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Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act
The contrasting responses illustrate a yawning disconnect emerging between a tech sector warning of AI's existenti…
The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that
Trump signed two executive orders in March directing federal agencies to reduce housing regulatory burdens and make it easier for smaller banks to provide mort…
Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip
Commander Reid Wiseman and his U.S.-Canadian crew's homecoming was poignant: They returned to their Houston home base on the 56th anniversary of the launch of …
Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage
All eyes were on the capsule’s life-protecting heat shield that had to withstand thousands of degrees during reentry. On the spacecraft’s only other test fligh…
'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
Sangha stood at the podium Wednesday just before she was sentenced and told the judge she wears her shame “like a jacket.” She is the only defendant whose plea…
Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100
Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation’s main arteries, people from around the world still …
Oil plunges toward $95 as the Dow surges 1,000 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
Some of the euphoria that launched explosive moves for stock and oil prices early Wednesday faded as the morning progressed, and financial markets have been prone to sharp and sudden reversals because of deep uncer…
Jurors are deciding whether a doctor tried to kill his wife during a cliffside hike in Hawaii
“Every backup plan ends in Arielle’s death,” Garner said, displaying the rock and photos of her injuries.
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
Houston's Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station's three NASA and one French residents.
US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February
Health care companies added 76,400 jobs last month, boosted by the return of 31,000 Kaiser Permanente employees to work after the end of a strike in February. Factories added 15,000 jobs last month but have still s…
Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth
To set the mood, Mission Control’s wake-up music for the crew was “Green Light” by John Legend featuring André 3000. The song segued into the 3-2-1 of the astr…
Eggs for Easter cost much less in the US than last year. A look at the numbers
“Farmers are no strangers to volatility. It’s part of the business. But in recent months, many have been selling eggs at or below the cost of production,” said…
Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, one of his former personal lawyers, as the acting attorney general. Three people familiar with the matter tol…
Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war
But he spent much of his time repeating some of the same things he said in recent weeks, while also suggesting that the U.S. was close to meeting its major mil…
Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA's first lunar voyage in decades
Five minutes into the flight, Commander Reid Wiseman saw the team’s target: “We have a beautiful moonrise, we’re headed right at it,” he said from the capsule.…
Stocks rally worldwide as oil prices ease on hopes for a possible end to the Iran war
That added to optimism following a couple tenuous signals of hope from earlier Tuesday that Wall Street latched onto, including a news report quoting Iran’s president as saying that it has “the necessary will to en…