Beating back IS in Syria raises new challenges for US For the last few years, the United States could neatly sum its objective in Syria in a single, uncontroversial bullet point: fighting the Islamic State group. Now that the extremists have been squeezed from all but the last bits of […]
A fierce flu season pummels Washington region A vicious strain of the flu is battering the Washington region, mirroring a wave of debilitating illness that in recent weeks has seized the entire United States, health officials say. With the number of cases across the country still rising, health officials in […]
6 year old girl dead from Flu after hospital was sent back home Another kid has passed on from flu. Little 6-year-old Emily Muth from Cary, North Carolina was determined to have this season’s cold virus last Tuesday and passed on only three days after the fact on Friday night. […]
Oscars: Nominees Banking on the Biggest Box-Office Bump Nine movies are competing for the best picture prize in this year’s Oscar contest, many of them smaller titles that have earned anywhere from $6 million to $40 million so far. Now that this year’s Oscar nominations have been unveiled, which of […]
iPhone X May Be Discontinued Later This Year The iPhone X is dead—well, sort of. Apple is reportedly planning on discontinuing the latest version of the phone in their series. According to an AppleInsider report, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo noted that the iPhone X didn’t attain the popularity it was […]
Apple releases Meltdown patches for older versions of Mac Apple on Tuesday took the next step toward protecting Mac users from recently disclosed security vulnerabilities that have been shown to affect many kinds of devices. The move brings Apple closer to being on par with Microsoft in terms of deploying […]
Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack At least 11 people have been injured in an ongoing attack on the offices of international aid agency Save the Children in Afghanistan. An explosion took place outside the organisation’s compound in Jalalabad, authorities said. Gunmen then entered the building. Local […]
US-led coalition says 150 ISIS fighters killed in airstrike The US-led coalition fighting ISIS killed approximately 150 ISIS fighters in a Saturday airstrike, Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the coalition, told CNN Tuesday. The target of the strike was an “ISIS headquarters and command and control center,” Dillon said, […]
A new Apple iPhone may not have 3D Touch Remember all the hype surrounding Apple’s 3D Touch for iPhones not so long ago? Well, the pressure-sensitive feature that came with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus to compliment swiping and other actions may not be in a newer model, according […]
Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds The White House sent out a message aimed at mollifying Turkey’s president on Tuesday, suggesting that the United States was easing off its support for the Syrian Kurds. That message was quickly contradicted by the Pentagon, which said it would continue […]
