The Pentagon has announced that Palantir’s Maven AI platform will officially join the U. S. armed forces as a core system, giving soldiers advanced tools for spotting and engaging threats across all environments. In a letter to top military leaders, Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg explaine
When people think of top medical help, they often picture the big city hospitals nearby. But sometimes the best doctors live in another state. A woman found out she had cancer last year. Her local doctors were unsure of the newest treatments. She went to a hospital that does cutting‑edge research a
Alex Karaban first appeared on a college basketball court in 2022, but his story runs deeper than the hoops and the scoreboards. Born on November 11, 2002, he grew up in Northborough, Massachusetts, where the local courts became his playground and his future. As a freshman at UConn, he started 38 of
The Fairfield Board of Education will meet next Tuesday to decide the date for the 2026 graduation ceremonies at Ludlowe and Warde high schools. The proposal is to hold the events on June 16 at 6 p. m. , a change that will be voted on during the special session. In addition to the graduation plan
The conflict in the Middle East has moved beyond what President Trump imagined. Three weeks after hostilities began, oil prices are climbing and the U. S. feels alone while more troops get ready to move out. Trump said the fight was over, yet Iran keeps blocking shipping and striking nearby states.
The city of Passaic has a rule that stops shops selling weed, but it is ready to let more factories make the product. The council has signed a second letter that supports a company called Integrity One Alternative Care, which wants to build a plant inside Passaic. The firm still needs the state’s fi
The northern Chernihiv area of Ukraine was plunged into darkness Saturday after a Russian drone hit power lines, according to the regional governor. Repairs are already underway to restore electricity across the region. The attack hit a zone that borders Russia and Belarus, where just under one mil
A fraudster is pretending to be the Norwalk Oyster Festival and has tricked former vendors into sending money. The scam started before last year’s event and is still going on with a fake social‑media ad. The fraudster used real vendor names and the correct festival details to look legitimate. The s
A former head of a collapsed crypto firm is using prison‑approved messages to cheer on President Trump. The prisoner, serving 25 years for fraud, recently wrote about the president’s military strikes on Iran. He says the action was needed to stop a nuclear threat and that it weakened Iran’s army. H
The last step in figuring out how much damage the former Columbia Falls smelter has caused to nature is now ready. A plan written by state and federal agencies, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and other partners will examine the site again and decide how to repair or pay for long‑term h
