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When the Headlines Were Wrong About Trump
A false detail can travel farther than its correction. That has happened repeatedly in coverage of Donald Trump: remarks reported without their full context, photographs assigned the wrong date, and stories amended after publication. In other cases, Trump has taken media companies to court and obtained multimillion-dollar settlements. Those outcomes are different. A correction establishes that a report contained an error. An apology acknowledges a mistake. A settlement ends a
From Sheriff to Inmate to Advocate: Kyle Overmyer Tells His Story in Prison Prodigy
When Kyle Overmyer was appointed sheriff of Sandusky County, Ohio, at age 34, he became one of the youngest sheriffs in the state's history. Eight years later, he was in a prison cell. Now, a decade after his fall, the former lawman has written a memoir about how he got there and what he found on the other side. Prison Prodigy: Power, Prison, & a Purpose Reborn, co-written with Natalie June Reilly, was published in April 2026. The 173-page paperback traces Overmyer's path fro
River Trail Deaths Raise Serial Killer Concerns in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. — Five deaths along Lansing’s River Trail have prompted investigators to examine whether someone is targeting homeless men, raising fears of a serial killer in Michigan’s capital. Police Chief Robert Backus acknowledged the possibility during an October 2 news conference but stopped short of confirming a connected series. Investigators have identified similarities involving the victims, their injuries and the circumstances in which they were found. Authorities
Ukraine Braces for Winter as Russia Targets Kyiv’s Lifelines
KYIV — The battle for Ukraine is increasingly reaching beyond the front lines and into the systems that keep its cities functioning. As winter approaches, Russian attacks on bridges, transportation routes and energy facilities are intensifying pressure on residents already worn down by years of war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would respond by stepping up attacks on Russian oil refineries. In an interview published by Reuters on October 3, he described those fac
New Technology Is Changing How Humanity Explores Space
The next chapter of space exploration is being shaped by technologies that could help spacecraft navigate independently, transmit sharper images and operate far beyond the reach of reliable sunlight. Recent NASA developments show how those capabilities are moving from engineering concepts into demonstrations and mission plans. One major change involves spacecraft finding their own way. NASA’s CAPSTONE mission, a small satellite operating around the Moon, tested navigation sof
Could Houston’s Bayou Bodies Mystery Be Connected to Austin’s Lady Bird Lake Deaths?
A sharp decline in Houston body recoveries, an unresolved triple homicide and confirmation that the unofficial suspect has relocated to Austin are raising questions. For years, the number of bodies recovered from Houston’s waterways has fueled speculation about a serial killer. City officials have repeatedly rejected that theory. At a September 23, 2025, news conference about bodies recovered from Houston’s bayous, Mayor John Whitmire said, “We do not have any evidence that t
Hackers Borrow Trusted Names to Target America’s AI Experts
An invitation to help shape artificial intelligence policy might seem like a professional opportunity. For some American researchers, it was instead the opening move in an alleged cyber-espionage campaign designed to gain access to their accounts. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint reported October 1 that a China-aligned hacking group it tracks as TA419 impersonated prominent officials and researchers while approaching experts at think tanks, universities and law firms. The com
“Cash & Coke”: Two Brothers, a Corrupt Cop and a Hollywood Deal
Hornpin Media Group is negotiating with Matthew Cox to purchase the film rights to “Cash & Coke,” his true-crime article featured in the digital Inside True Crime Magazine. The proposed adaptation would bring a story of armed robberies, family loyalty and police corruption to the big screen. The article follows Robert “Snoop” George III and his half brother, Devell Hawkins, who robbed drug dealers throughout Florida. According to their accounts, their operation became more lu
Why the BOP May Restrict The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power is a book about influence: how people acquire it, defend it and use it in relationships. For someone reading at home, its lessons may seem like advice about work or human nature. Inside a federal prison, officials may view the same lessons through a different lens. They must consider whether a book could be used to intimidate others, encourage disruptive behavior or make criminal activity easier. That concern is the basis on which a federa
When the Headlines Were Wrong About Trump
A false detail can travel farther than its correction. That has happened repeatedly in coverage of Donald Trump: remarks reported without their full context, photographs assigned the wrong date, and stories amended after publication. In other cases, Trump has taken media companies to court and obtained multimillion-dollar settlements. Those outcomes are different. A correction establishes that a report contained an error. An apology acknowledges a mistake. A settlement ends a
The AI Boom Comes With a Building Bill
Artificial intelligence may appear to live inside a phone or laptop. Behind every prompt, however, are buildings filled with servers, cooling equipment and electrical systems. Technology companies are racing to construct more of them, making the AI boom as much a bet on physical infrastructure as on software. The bill is enormous. The International Energy Agency says capital spending by the largest technology companies exceeded $400 billion in 2025 and was expected to rise by
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Ukraine Braces for Winter as Russia Targets Kyiv’s Lifelines
KYIV — The battle for Ukraine is increasingly reaching beyond the front lines and into the systems that keep its cities functioning. As winter approaches, Russian attacks on bridges, transportation routes and energy facilities are intensifying pressure on residents already worn down by years of war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would respond by stepping up attacks on Russian oil refineries. In an interview published by Reuters on October 3, he described those fac
Could Russia’s Confrontation With Poland Turn Into War?
Polish fighter jets took to the skies early Wednesday as Russia launched another wave of drones and missiles against Ukraine. The Polish military said its aircraft were deployed as a precaution during strikes on western Ukraine. The alert ended after about an hour, with no violation of Polish airspace recorded. That distinction matters. Russia did not attack Poland on Wednesday. But the frequency of alerts—and the proximity of Russian strikes to the Polish border—has sharpene
Trump’s Greenland Deal Expands U.S. Military Reach Without Changing Who Governs the Island
President Donald Trump has signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the United States room to expand its military presence on the Arctic island. The deal is a significant shift after months of tension over Trump’s demand to acquire Greenland, but it does not make the island American territory. Greenland remains a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The three leaders signed the agreement Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nation
When the Headlines Were Wrong About Trump
A false detail can travel farther than its correction. That has happened repeatedly in coverage of Donald Trump: remarks reported without their full context, photographs assigned the wrong date, and stories amended after publication. In other cases, Trump has taken media companies to court and obtained multimillion-dollar settlements. Those outcomes are different. A correction establishes that a report contained an error. An apology acknowledges a mistake. A settlement ends a
The $5,000 Question: Can Trump Really Send Every American a “Dividend”?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has made one of the most attention-grabbing promises of the 2026 midterm campaign: If Republicans retain control of Congress in November, every adult American citizen will receive a $5,000 payment. Trump calls it the “Trump Dividend.” The proposal immediately generated enthusiasm among supporters—and an equally immediate question from economists and lawmakers: Can the federal government actually do it? Speaking at the Republican midterm con
Tampa Bay First: Can a Republican Finally Defeat Kathy Castor?
TAMPA — For nearly two decades, Kathy Castor has been one of the most secure Democrats in Florida politics. This November, however, the longtime Tampa congresswoman may be facing the most consequential election of her career. Republican Mike Beltran, a former state representative, is challenging Castor for Florida’s 14th Congressional District in a race that has suddenly attracted national attention. The reason is simple: The district Castor has represented for years no longe
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Could Elon Musk Become an Investor in CNN? What the Report Actually Says
Elon Musk has not purchased CNN. The news behind that claim is narrower: executives at Paramount have discussed asking Musk to join a group of investors as the company moves toward acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company. According to Semafor, which first reported the discussions, Musk was being considered as a potential investor. The report did not establish that he had agreed to invest, how much he might contribute or what rights he would receive. The distinc
YouTube Channels Are Becoming Big Businesses—and Some Grow Fast
A successful YouTube channel once meant a camera, a creator and enough advertising revenue to keep making videos. Today, a channel can be the foundation of a media company, with employees, sponsors, product lines and an audience larger than many television programs. For creators who find the right format, the jump from side project to substantial income can happen quickly. The scale is already significant. YouTube says its creative ecosystem contributed more than $60 billion
The Rooming House Boom: Why Renting by the Room Is Becoming Big Business
TAMPA — For decades, the American rental market revolved around a simple formula: one household, one apartment or one house. But soaring housing costs and changing lifestyles are helping revive an old concept with a modern business model—renting individual bedrooms instead of entire homes. Rooming houses, sometimes marketed today as co-living, shared housing or rent-by-the-room properties, are attracting both tenants looking for affordable housing and investors searching for
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USF Is Building a City Within a City: The $500 Million Project That Could Transform North Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — For decades, the stretch of Fletcher Avenue surrounding the University of South Florida has been one of Tampa's busiest corridors — a sprawling collection of apartments, restaurants, hospitals, shopping centers and traffic wrapped around one of the largest universities in the state. Now, USF is preparing to fundamentally change it. On Sept. 8, university officials broke ground on Uptown Landing, a nearly $500 million mixed-use development that will transform par
The Reinvention of Zephyrhills: How a Small Florida Town Became Tampa Bay’s Next Growth Frontier
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — For generations, Zephyrhills was the kind of Florida town people associated with retirement communities, bottled water, skydiving and a quiet downtown where life moved considerably slower than it did in Tampa. That version of Zephyrhills still exists. But increasingly, it is sharing space with something very different. New residents, housing developments, manufacturers and major investments are transforming this small Pasco County city into one of the east
Cobalt Apartments: Wesley Chapel’s New Luxury Community Faces a Test After Devastating Fire
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — In a part of Pasco County increasingly defined by rapid development, new shopping centers and upscale housing, Cobalt Apartments represents the changing face of Wesley Chapel. The 401-unit luxury apartment community was developed by Flournoy Development Group on approximately 45 acres near Wesley Chapel Boulevard. Construction began in 2022, with the project designed to include one-, two- and three-bedroom residences spread among two-, three- and four-st
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Biden Restricted Hundreds of White House Press Passes. Trump Banned Three News Organizations. Are They the Same?
Both administrations have been accused of restricting journalists, but the circumstances—and the extent of the restrictions—are significantly different. WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in September 2026, his supporters quickly pointed to an uncomfortable question for Trump's critics: Didn't President Joe Biden restrict hundreds of reporters himself? The answer is yes—but with an important qualification. The Biden a
A New Path Home: Federal Gun Rights Restoration Returns After 30 Years
For more than three decades, a federal felony conviction meant a permanent loss of Second Amendment rights, in practice if not on paper. The law had always contained a mechanism for restoration—18 U.S.C. § 925(c)—but Congress quietly gutted it in 1992 by barring the ATF from spending any money to process applications. The result was a statute that technically existed but functioned as a dead letter for over thirty years, leaving millions of Americans with old convictions no r
From Democratic Socialism to State Power: The Debate Surrounding Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK — The rise of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has brought an old American political argument back to the center of national politics: How much economic power should government possess, and when does an effort to create greater equality begin threatening individual liberty, private property and free enterprise? Mamdani openly identifies as a democratic socialist and has described his philosophy as extending democracy beyond elections into people's economic lives. H
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The Great White-Collar Shakeout: AI Is Coming for the Office
For generations, Americans worried that automation would replace factory workers. Robots assembled cars, machines replaced warehouse labor and computers eliminated entire categories of clerical work. Now automation has walked through the office door. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming capable of performing work once reserved for college-educated professionals: drafting contracts, writing computer code, analyzing financial information, creating advertisements, answeri
The Rooming House Boom: Why Renting by the Room Is Becoming Big Business
TAMPA — For decades, the American rental market revolved around a simple formula: one household, one apartment or one house. But soaring housing costs and changing lifestyles are helping revive an old concept with a modern business model—renting individual bedrooms instead of entire homes. Rooming houses, sometimes marketed today as co-living, shared housing or rent-by-the-room properties, are attracting both tenants looking for affordable housing and investors searching for
The Death of the Shopping Mall: WestShore Plaza Tells Us About Tampa's Future
For generations of Tampa residents, WestShore Plaza represented the future. When the mall opened in 1967, suburban America was booming. Families were moving away from traditional downtowns, automobiles were reshaping cities and enclosed shopping malls were becoming the new centers of American consumer life. Nearly 60 years later, WestShore Plaza may once again offer a glimpse of the future. Only this time, the future involves tearing much of the old model down. Third Lake Par
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New Technology Is Changing How Humanity Explores Space
The next chapter of space exploration is being shaped by technologies that could help spacecraft navigate independently, transmit sharper images and operate far beyond the reach of reliable sunlight. Recent NASA developments show how those capabilities are moving from engineering concepts into demonstrations and mission plans. One major change involves spacecraft finding their own way. NASA’s CAPSTONE mission, a small satellite operating around the Moon, tested navigation sof
Hackers Borrow Trusted Names to Target America’s AI Experts
An invitation to help shape artificial intelligence policy might seem like a professional opportunity. For some American researchers, it was instead the opening move in an alleged cyber-espionage campaign designed to gain access to their accounts. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint reported October 1 that a China-aligned hacking group it tracks as TA419 impersonated prominent officials and researchers while approaching experts at think tanks, universities and law firms. The com
The AI Boom Comes With a Building Bill
Artificial intelligence may appear to live inside a phone or laptop. Behind every prompt, however, are buildings filled with servers, cooling equipment and electrical systems. Technology companies are racing to construct more of them, making the AI boom as much a bet on physical infrastructure as on software. The bill is enormous. The International Energy Agency says capital spending by the largest technology companies exceeded $400 billion in 2025 and was expected to rise by
Technology
River Trail Deaths Raise Serial Killer Concerns in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. — Five deaths along Lansing’s River Trail have prompted investigators to examine whether someone is targeting homeless men, raising fears of a serial killer in Michigan’s capital. Police Chief Robert Backus acknowledged the possibility during an October 2 news conference but stopped short of confirming a connected series. Investigators have identified similarities involving the victims, their injuries and the circumstances in which they were found. Authorities
Could Houston’s Bayou Bodies Mystery Be Connected to Austin’s Lady Bird Lake Deaths?
A sharp decline in Houston body recoveries, an unresolved triple homicide and confirmation that the unofficial suspect has relocated to Austin are raising questions. For years, the number of bodies recovered from Houston’s waterways has fueled speculation about a serial killer. City officials have repeatedly rejected that theory. At a September 23, 2025, news conference about bodies recovered from Houston’s bayous, Mayor John Whitmire said, “We do not have any evidence that t
Why the BOP May Restrict The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power is a book about influence: how people acquire it, defend it and use it in relationships. For someone reading at home, its lessons may seem like advice about work or human nature. Inside a federal prison, officials may view the same lessons through a different lens. They must consider whether a book could be used to intimidate others, encourage disruptive behavior or make criminal activity easier. That concern is the basis on which a federa
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From Sheriff to Inmate to Advocate: Kyle Overmyer Tells His Story in Prison Prodigy
When Kyle Overmyer was appointed sheriff of Sandusky County, Ohio, at age 34, he became one of the youngest sheriffs in the state's history. Eight years later, he was in a prison cell. Now, a decade after his fall, the former lawman has written a memoir about how he got there and what he found on the other side. Prison Prodigy: Power, Prison, & a Purpose Reborn, co-written with Natalie June Reilly, was published in April 2026. The 173-page paperback traces Overmyer's path fro
“Cash & Coke”: Two Brothers, a Corrupt Cop and a Hollywood Deal
Hornpin Media Group is negotiating with Matthew Cox to purchase the film rights to “Cash & Coke,” his true-crime article featured in the digital Inside True Crime Magazine. The proposed adaptation would bring a story of armed robberies, family loyalty and police corruption to the big screen. The article follows Robert “Snoop” George III and his half brother, Devell Hawkins, who robbed drug dealers throughout Florida. According to their accounts, their operation became more lu
Whatever Happened to Hip-Hop? How Rap Lost Its Grip on the American Music Charts
For nearly two decades, hip-hop didn't simply participate in American popular culture. It dominated it. Rappers became fashion icons, entrepreneurs and celebrities. Drake, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Future and Travis Scott routinely occupied the upper reaches of the charts. Rap's language, fashion and production techniques spread throughout popular music. But something has changed. In 2025, hip-hop/rap accounted for just 19 percent of Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hi
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The Circus King’s Florida Palace: Inside the Extraordinary World of The Ringling
SARASOTA, Fla. — Long before Florida became a land of sprawling resorts, luxury condominiums and billion-dollar developments, one of America’s richest and most famous showmen looked across Sarasota Bay and imagined something extraordinary. His name was John Ringling. Today, his 66-acre estate remains one of Florida’s most remarkable landmarks—a place where a Venetian-style mansion, priceless European artwork and the strange and spectacular history of the American circus exist
The Dalí Museum: Surrealism on Florida's Gulf Coast
Rising along the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, The Dalí Museum is one of the world's premier destinations for admirers of surrealist art. Home to the largest collection of works by Spanish master Salvador Dalí outside of Europe, the museum attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and has become one of Florida's most celebrated cultural landmarks. The museum first opened in 1982 after collectors A. Reynolds and Eleanor Morse spent decades assembli
From Billions to Bust: The Fall of NFT Art
Just a few years ago, NFT art was the story of the decade — million-dollar auction sales, celebrity collections, and breathless predictions that digital ownership would reshape the entire art world. In 2026, the picture looks starkly different. The numbers tell the story bluntly. Art NFT trading volume has collapsed roughly 93% from its 2021 peak of $2.9 billion, falling to just $23.8 million by early 2025. The top 20 most-traded art NFT collections from 2021 have, on average
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Could You Live on a Cruise Ship Cheaper Than Living in Tampa?
TAMPA — With apartment rents, groceries, electricity, insurance and entertainment costs continuing to squeeze household budgets, an unusual question is becoming less ridiculous than it sounds: Could someone actually live aboard cruise ships for less than it costs to live in Tampa? For certain people, the numbers can be surprisingly close. A typical Tampa resident doesn't pay only rent. There is electricity, water, internet, groceries, transportation, entertainment and occasio
The New Tampa Weekend: How Locals Are Vacationing Without Leaving Home
TAMPA — For years, a Florida vacation meant packing the car, heading to Orlando or booking a flight somewhere far from home. But for a growing number of Tampa Bay residents, the perfect weekend getaway may now be only a few miles away. The rise of Tampa's hotels, waterfront restaurants, rooftop bars, spas and entertainment districts has made the stay cation increasingly attractive. Instead of spending hours traveling, locals are checking into hotels in their own backyard and
The YouTube Lifestyle: When Creating Content Becomes a Way of Life
For millions of Americans, YouTube is entertainment. For the people who have learned to make a living from it, however, YouTube can become something much bigger. It is a career, a business, a social network and, increasingly, a distinct subculture with its own language, celebrities, gathering places and way of life. The popular image of a YouTuber is someone sitting in front of a camera making videos. The reality for successful creators is considerably more complicated. Many
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