Major lunar standstill to illuminate Stonehenge on summer solstice

Major lunar standstill to illuminate Stonehenge on summer solstice

(NewsNation) — Skywatchers could gain new insights about Stonehenge during a rare celestial event coming to the skies this summer solstice on Friday, June 21. Every midsummer’s night, tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising sun in alignment with the Heel Stone standing outside the circle, but a longstanding … Read more

Cyberattack disrupts operations at US car dealerships

Cyberattack disrupts operations at US car dealerships

(NEXSTAR) — Car dealerships across the U.S. experienced a major computer system outage on Wednesday as their software provider, CDK Global, dealt with a cybersecurity incident. The company told Nexstar it has since restored some of its systems while it continues to investigate the incident that halted operations for several auto dealers. “With the work … Read more

Elon Musk backpedals ‘Go f— yourself’ comment to advertisers

Elon Musk backpedals ‘Go f— yourself’ comment to advertisers

(NewsNation) — Tech billionaire and X CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday attempted to walk back comments he made in November when he told advertisers who pulled their spending to “go f— yourself.” Musk said during a conversation with WPP CEO Mark Read that his comments weren’t targeting advertisers “as a whole” and instead were making … Read more

Former GOP Rep. George Santos embarks on new social media adventure: OnlyFans

Former GOP Rep. George Santos embarks on new social media adventure: OnlyFans

(The Hill) — Embattled former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Wednesday that he was joining a new creative platform: OnlyFans. “The moment you’ve all been waiting for! Only on #OnlyFans will you get the full behind the scenes access to everything I’m working on,” Santos posted on social media platform X. “See ya all there!” … Read more

Summer solstice to be earliest in 228 years

Summer solstice to be earliest in 228 years

(NewsNation) — The summer solstice, falling on June 20, 2024, will be the earliest solstice in more than 200 years, thanks to a quirk in the Gregorian calendar. The solstice will be the earliest since George Washington was president, the French Revolution was in full swing and Jane Austen began writing “Pride and Prejudice.” What … Read more

24 charged in $50M Sinaloa cartel cash laundering ring: DEA

24 charged in M Sinaloa cartel cash laundering ring: DEA

(NewsNation) — Associates of the Sinaloa drug cartel based in Los Angeles conspired with a Chinese underground banking network to move more than $50 million in drug proceeds from the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, federal drug officials announced this week. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced federal charges against 24 people following a multiyear … Read more

White House pushes back on ‘cheap fake’ Biden videos

White House pushes back on ‘cheap fake’ Biden videos

White House officials are aggressively pushing back against a wave of “cheap fake” videos that purportedly show President Biden being confused or meandering, and which question his mental and physical fitness ahead of the election. The rise of the videos, which do not use artificial intelligence (AI) but are cropped or edited in a way … Read more

LAUSD votes to ban student cellphone use

LAUSD votes to ban student cellphone use

LOS ANGELES (NewsNation) — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education voted on Tuesday to ban cellphone use during the school day. The new rule will take effect in January 2025, though the Los Angeles Times reports that the details still need to be “approved in a future meeting by the Board … Read more

How to watch the presidential debate between Trump, Biden

How to watch the presidential debate between Trump, Biden

(NewsNation) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to take the debate stage next week for the first presidential debate of 2024. The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, marks the first time the pair have shared a stage since 2020.  The race between the pair remains tight with polling by … Read more

Video shows singer driving before arrest

Video shows singer driving before arrest

(NewsNation) —  Video of what is reportedly Justin Timberlake’s vehicle shows the silver SUV driving down a Sag Harbor, New York, street the night of his drunken driving arrest. Police arrested Timberlake on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Monday night in Sag Harbor, New York, NewsNation confirmed. He was in the area following a stop … Read more