Science
SpaceX Targets Starship Flight 13 Tonight After Engine Failures and Weather Delays
SpaceX will attempt to launch Starship on its 13th test flight tonight from Boca…
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Mark Masterson has written more than 1,700 articles for Live News Chat since 2022 and files most days. His beat is the news the networks on this site are carrying live: US politics, world affairs, breaking news, and the courts, with regular work on technology, sport and entertainment. Because the site exists to point readers at live coverage, most of his reporting is written within hours of the broadcast it follows, and is sourced from primary material where one exists: the filing, the transcript, the agency release, the company statement. Originally from Canada, he has worked in online publishing for over a decade. Corrections and story tips go to security@livenewschat.eu, and the standards his work is held to are set out in the Live News Chat editorial policy.
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Government
Trump Signed the Saudi Nuclear Deal, Then Rewrote Its Terms on Social Media
The ink on the largest U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement in decades was barely dry when…
Economy
Houthis Hit Two Saudi Oil Tankers in the Red Sea, and Crude Is Suddenly Knocking on $100
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they struck two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and the…
Entertainment
Jason Alexander Finally Apologized to Courtney Stodden. She Wants More Than Words
Fourteen years after a Funny or Die sketch had him rubbing a cellphone across…
Sports
The Red Sox’s 15-Game Win Streak Is Over, and It Was Still the Best Story in Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 5-1 on Wednesday night and ended the longest winning…
Entertainment
Comic-Con 2026 Opens Today With Marvel Back in Hall H and Apple Crashing the Party
San Diego Comic-Con throws open its doors this morning, and for the first time…
Business
Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Deal Now Runs Through an FCC With a Conflict Problem
Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery cleared Europe’s antitrust regulators and now needs…
Politics
The B-1 Bomber Just Entered the Iran War. Here’s What That Escalation Actually Means
The United States flew a B-1 Lancer bomber against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets…
Artificial Intelligence
White House Accuses Moonshot AI of Smuggling Nvidia GB300s and Distilling Anthropic’s Fable
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios accused Moonshot AI of covert large-scale distillation of…
Politics
Trump Honors Four Fallen Service Members at Dover as Iran War Death Toll Climbs to 17
President Donald Trump stood on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday…
World News
New 50% Tariffs on Canadian Hockey Sticks, Cheese, and Cars, and the USMCA May Be Dead
President Trump signed three proclamations Monday imposing 50% tariffs on a sweeping range of…
Sports
ESPN Gave Tim Tebow a Multi-Year Extension While Laying Off Karl Ravech, Ryan Clark, and Tom Pelissero
ESPN announced Monday that Tim Tebow has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to…
World News
Drone Video Shows a 10-Foot Great White Shark Stalking Children Off a Southern California Beach [VIDEO]
A drone operator filmed a 10-foot great white shark gliding within feet of a…
Apps & Software
The Hidden Cost of Free AI Companion Apps
Free AI companion apps are easy to try because they remove the first barrier:…
Apps & Software
The Role of Game Studios in Crafting Unforgettable Player Journeys
Every headline about record-breaking launch numbers or explosive stream counts traces back to a…
Politics
Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia That Could Open the Door to Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump has approved a sweeping 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that…
Design
Weatherproof Design: Durability and Safety of Flat Roof Windows
Flat roof windows have a simple job inside the home: bring daylight into places…
AI
OpenAI’s AI Models Escaped Their Sandbox, Hacked Hugging Face, and the Company Is Calling It ‘Unprecedented’
OpenAI confirmed Tuesday that two of its most advanced AI models broke out of…
Entertainment
Lena Headey Says Hollywood Still Protects ‘Predatory Men,’ and Game of Thrones Fans Proved Her Point
Lena Headey spent eight seasons playing one of television’s most ruthless power brokers, but…
Politics
The Pentagon Just Admitted Nearly 100 Troops Were Injured in Iran, and Its Own Tracking System Showed Zero
The Pentagon disclosed Monday that nearly 100 American service members have been injured in…
Travel
How to Plan a Scenic Road Trip through Northern France After Departing Dover
An enjoyable road trip across northern France works best when the sea crossing is…
Politics
Hegseth Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion as Pentagon Demands $67 Billion More From Congress
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday that the U.S.…
Health
Taylor Farms Spent $2.2 Million on Super PACs and Got a White House Meeting. That’s the Scandal, Not the False Positive.
On March 20, 2025, the FDA announced it would delay the rule requiring produce…
Society/Culture
Aaron Rodgers Ends Decade-Long Family Feud With Reunion Photos That Broke the Internet
Aaron Rodgers just did something more surprising than any fourth-quarter comeback in his 21-year…
Weather & Enviorment
Tropical Storm Bertha Targets Gulf Coast With Days of Heavy Rain and Coastal Flooding
Tropical Storm Bertha is crawling across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, aiming at a…
Entertainment
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Shatters Box Office With $124 Million Opening Weekend
Christopher Nolan just proved, again, that he is the last filmmaker alive who can…
Economy
Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon Again as Iran War Squeezes American Wallets
The national average price of gas crossed $4 a gallon on Monday for the…
Government
FBI Told to Stop Investigating ICE Agent Shootings as Accountability Fears Mount
The FBI has been directed to stop investigating confrontations involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Crime
El Mayo Zambada Gets Life in Prison, Ending the Sinaloa Cartel’s Founding Chapter
A federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to life in prison…
Sports
Kevin Keegan, the Two-Time Ballon d’Or Winner Who Embodied English Football’s Joy, Dies at 75
Kevin Keegan, the Doncaster miner’s son who became the most electric footballer of his…