19+ hour, 33+ min ago   (399+ words) Texas leaders are drawing a firm line on security and public funds, pressing schools and airports to stop normalizing practices they say can mask radical agendas. Story Highlights Governor Greg Abbott tied airport funding to halting new Muslim ablution stations;…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (478+ words) Kremlin officials and Kyiv confirmed three-hour talks and follow-on meetings with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, signaling a real push to stop the war’s bloodshed and rising costs for Americans at home. Story Highlights Witkoff and Kushner met Vladimir…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) Four major U.S. space firms abruptly pulled out of France’s Paris space summit after reports that a White House science official warned attendance could look like support for European Union policies. Story Highlights SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, and Starcloud withdrew…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (138+ words) Norway seized a Russian cruise ship in the Arctic under a court order to enforce a multibillion-dollar award tied to Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimean assets. — Paul Serran (@paul_serran) September 4, 2026 Watchdog News follows the stories that matter by bringing together breaking developments,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (166+ words) Armed men stormed a church shelter near Port-au-Prince, killing at least 47 people and kidnapping more than 50, in one of Haiti’s deadliest recent attacks. Pope Leo XIV today said that he is praying for the people of Haiti after dozens were…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) President Trump created the U.S. Space Academy and told astronauts aboard the International Space Station about it during a live call from NASA Mission Control. Yesterday, President Trump spoke with astronauts aboard the ISS and announced plans for a new Space…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) U.S. Treasury moved to cut Banque Misr’s United Arab Emirates branches off from dollar access after alleging $1.8 billion in Iran-linked flows. Story Highlights Treasury proposed a rule to bar U.S. banks from serving Banque Misr UAE branches. Officials said about $1.8 billion…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (358+ words) Newsrooms are clashing over pronouns in a kidnapping case, and the confusion is leaving readers unsure who did what. Story Highlights Advocacy guidance urges reporters to use a suspect’s chosen gender and pronouns, even if police records differ. A university…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (447+ words) The State Department plans the largest visa crackdown in U.S. history to stop visitors from gaming the system by filing asylum claims to stay. Story Highlights Officials plan to revoke business and tourism visas for up to 200,000 people who later sought…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (397+ words) Activists swarmed a San Francisco billionaire’s mansion to denounce license plate cameras as “mass surveillance,” even as more cities rethink or drop the systems over privacy risks. Story Highlights Protesters targeted Chris Larsen’s home over his support for Flock Safety…...