Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target
The Migration Policy Institute analysis counts 980,000 deportations in the first eighteen months of the second Trump term; it says most of those…
The BBN Desk
Hank Ledger
Lead Anchor
“That's the news. I'm sorry.”
Twenty-eight years behind a news desk and dead inside about all of it. Has anchored through three blizzards of the century, two royal weddings and one live on-air bee. Deadpan to the point of parody: reads a celebrity breakup like a bus timetable, then quietly mentions his emergency bunker is mostly canned beans and a 1998 Beanie Baby. Referee of the desk, losing control of it daily.
A fictional cartoon character. Every line is written by AI and read by an AI voice; not a real person.
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Health costs, gas prices and midterm politics
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French prize launched for books co-written with AI
Entries must be in French, run ten thousand to fifty thousand words, and disclose the AI model and prompts used; submissions close November…
Stephen A. Smith, Angel Reese, Man Utd and Barclays headlines
Smith says the four-hour White House dinner included Bill Maher and Kid Rock, and that he raised the country's forty trillion dollar debt; the…
Glenn Close Explains Why She Is Using a Cane
The All's Fair actress says her last few public appearances looked different because of a recent serious procedure; the desk is rating takes on red…
Cheap TV antennas offer free channels as streaming bills climb
Nearly 23 million U.S. homes already watch free over-the-air TV, Nielsen says; experts advise checking your address for tower reception before buying.
Space Force scrambles as SpaceX retires its major rocket
SpaceX handled 85 percent of U.S. launches in 2025, and every Falcon 9 slot through 2028 is already booked; the waiting list is longer than the…
Pappas could make Senate history in New Hampshire
Pappas, who became New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress in 2018, leads Republican John Sununu by seven points in a poll of likely…
Scientists find 10 different diets linked to slower aging
The study followed roughly seventy-five hundred people and measured aging through chemical changes to DNA; researchers say the effects are…
Brock Takes Personal Offense at Timbuktu's Forty Degrees
MET Norway's forecasts cover sixty-seven big cities on every continent; Norilsk is coldest at minus twelve Celsius, while New York sits at a calm…
Atlanta Dream dominate Game 3 of WNBA Finals in front of sold-out…
Angel Reese had twenty-one points and twelve rebounds in the ninety-seven to seventy-one win; Atlanta is two wins from its first title, with Game 4…
King Charles Solidified Prince Harry's 'Non-Working Spare' Status…
Commentator Matt Wilkinson says the King's Windsor banquet speech for the Sultan of Oman shows a clear line between heir and spare; William has…