Are the Russians taking a cue from the Rolling Stones when it comes to camouflaging its naval ships? New satellite images of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shows when the Russians see a gray ship, they want it painted black. Black as night. Black as coal. Well, not the whole the ship, just the bow and…

A Russian general appears to be one of the first officials to suffer consequences after Wagner Group mercenaries staged a brief rebellion. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, has reportedly been detained. It’s not clear where Surovikin is detained, or whether he has been charged with…

A federal judge ruled writer E. Jean Carroll is allowed to continue on with her second defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, and the NFL is cracking down on its players violating the league’s sports betting rules. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, June 30, 2023. Judge rejects Trump request to…

President Biden said the Supreme Court “is not a normal court” when asked by a reporter if it’s a “rogue court.” The statement came after remarks about the court’s decision to end race-based admissions at colleges and universities around the country.  During his speech, the president suggested that admissions offices should consider adversity as a…

The Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities cannot use race as a factor in admissions, effectively ending affirmative action. The organization Students for Fair Admissions sued Harvard and the University of North Carolina arguing that their admissions processes violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth…

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a Postal Service worker who did not want to work on Sundays to observe the Sabbath. The justices described Groff v. DeJoy as a clarifying decision and outlined what constitutes an undue hardship under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.  The 1964 law requires employers to…

More Americans are getting married for the first time in their 40s and 50s. According to the Journal of Marriage and Family, since 1990, the midlife-first-marriage rate has increased by 75% for women and 45% for men.  According to a new Pew Research study, 25% of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married, which…

China used American-made technology to spy on Americans when a Chinese spy balloon was caught hovering over U.S. military bases back in February. The revelation is now coming to light through a Wall Street Journal exclusive that details what U.S. officials were able to find after collecting remnants of the spy balloon and investigating its…

A federal judge ruled that most of North Carolina’s new abortion law, including the ban on almost all abortions after 12 weeks, can take effect July 1 as originally planned. Lawyers for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and a physician requested that U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles put most of the new restrictions in the law…

Speaking in Spain on Thursday, June 29, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the possibilities of more rate hikes in 2023, as well as tighter rules for banks following the failure of several large banks in recent months. Powell’s comments came at a banking conference in Madrid, a day after Powell participated in a panel…