Author: Tristan Sparks

The Miss America Organization has announced an end to the swimsuit portion of its competition and the practice of judging contestants specifically on their outward appearance.

Maker of fearsome animal robots slowly emerges from stealth… (Second column, 11th story, link) Related stories:MIT researchers create AI psychopath ‘Norman’…SEXBOTS ‘DANGER’: Life-like machines could spread STIs, worsen impotence and ‘normalize pedophilia’…LOVE FOR THE LONELY? Advertise here

A man has been arrested after two police officers suffered “serious injuries” in the neck and arm after an alleged knife attack at a house in Scotland, sparking a large-scale emergency operation.

Democratic leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi is hitting President Donald Trump in a soft spot — the slow growth of Americans’ wages in a go-go economy. 

The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two incoming projectiles fired at southern Israel by terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip in the predawn hours of Sunday, the army said, as Israeli fighter jets bombed a number of terrorist positions in the coastal enclave in response to an earlier rocket attack on southern Israel.

Tensions soar as Israel hits Gaza militant bases after mortar fire… (Second column, 12th story, link) Advertise here