The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) quietly entered an agreement in 2023 with Flock Security, an automated license plate reader company that uses cameras to collect vehicle information and cross-reference it with police databases.  But unlike many of the other police departments around the country that use the camerasContinue Reading

AP Photo/Petr David Josek United States’ Jack Eichel celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in a men’s ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. The Associated Press 11:54 JST, February 23, 2026 CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ItalyContinue Reading

Lucy Davalou Published on 22/02/2026 – 14:36 GMT+1 Russia targeted Ukraine with another heavy night of bombing as it launched 50 missiles and nearly 300 drones across different Ukrainian regions, days ahead of the four-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country’s energy infrastructure remains oneContinue Reading

Ukrainian soldiers test drones in Donetsk, Febuary 2025.Credit: Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Military budgets are growing, especially in larger economies. In 2024, global military spending totalled U$2.7 trillion1, a 9.4% increase in real terms over the previous year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), aContinue Reading

The rise of the global far-right can be seen as an epidemic. It doesn’t erupt suddenly: first, it’s a mild, almost imperceptible fever. Then, it spreads, mutates, becomes contagious. Finally, it settles in, like the climate. It ceases to be alarming, because it has become commonplace. “We’re in the mostContinue Reading

The extraordinary mid-decade redistricting push has “eviscerated the competitive range of districts in which Americans have a real say over who controls Congress in November,” says David Wasserman, senior elections analyst for the Cook Political Report. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Fewer congressional contests areContinue Reading