The Latest Breaking News from David Swanson

Deviled eggs, seltzer and a burger you can't quit: The GLP-1 crowd is (halfway) reinventing the American BBQ

Price hikes, Ozempic culture, and a stubborn love of beef are colliding at the grill this July 4th.

Fortune · Jun 25

Ubisoft closes another 2 studios, lays off hundreds more employees

Ubisoft Winnipeg and Belgrade are gone, and nearly a third of its studio in Barcelona have been let go.

PC Gamer · Jun 10

It’s the media’s job to hold power to account. This year, too many got into bed with it instead

The lines between advertising, public relations and journalism have become dangerously blurred

The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2025

7 Victor Wembanyama photos of the 7-foot-4 Spur making tall NBA players look short

He's SO TALL.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 3, 2023

Photos: See the aftermath of flooding, mudslides from Tropical Storm Hilary

The storm drenched lower-lying areas as it moved from northern Baja California in Mexico into the United States, drenching California along the coast, in the mountains and in the Coachella Valley.

WEKU · Aug 21, 2023

Storm Hilary makes landfall in Mexico, carrying deluge to California

Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain.

France 24 · Aug 20, 2023

Huge wildfire explodes in southern California and spreads into Nevada

York fire, with zero containment Sunday evening, one of two major blazes burning in California as region faces hot and dry weather

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2023

‘Healing process’: Indigenous people welcome Tulare Lake return

Flooding due to climate change restores US lake, causing devastation for some and a ‘blessing’ to others.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

For a robot, earning trust could be a matter of good design

Straddling the line between emotive and creepy is a difficult task for robotics designers.

Fortune · Apr 14, 2023

China blasts meeting between Taiwan leader and US House speaker

China's foreign ministry on Thursday condemned a meeting in California between Taiwan's leader and the U.S. House Speaker as "acts of collusion" and said it would defend its sovereignty, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023