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Updated 20 hours, 38 minutes ago

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…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting ener…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' while warning more casualties are likely

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Monday to widening concerns that the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by decl…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Oil prices leap on worries about Iran war, while US stocks trim their sharp losses

Oil prices are leaping Monday with worries that the Iran war will clog the global flow of crude and make inflation even worse. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, are swinging between sharp losses and a tiny gain.

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iran’s supreme leader has been killed during major attack, Trump says

A major attack launched by Israel and the United States killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump announced Saturday, confirming an assassination that he said gave Iranians their “…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war

How long will it last? Will it grow? What will it mean to us — and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israe…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to 'take over'

The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump urged the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by risi…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

The privately funded group sued for an order pausing the ballroom project until it undergoes multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein's crimes and doesn't recall meeting him

The closed-door depositions in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, a typically quiet hamlet north of New York City, come after months of tense back-and-forth between the former high-powered Democratic couple and t…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
President Donald Trump's post-State of the Union sales job begins now

His address Tuesday was a declaration of pride in the achievements of his still-young second term, as he boasted of an economic renaissance at home while he's …

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother's return

Drops of her blood were found on the front porch, but authorities haven’t publicly revealed much evidence. Since the first days of her disappearance, authoriti…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will argue that Republicans are best suited to continue tackling the public's concerns about the cost o…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop

Despite the sheriff's request for people not to search on their own, volunteers have continued to look. A small group reported finding a black backpack on Sund…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

The man entered the north gate of the property as a vehicle was exiting and was confronted by two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.…

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Millions are stuck at home due to blizzard warnings and travel shutdowns in northeastern US

New York City and Boston canceled public school classes for Monday, while Philadelphia switched to online learning. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it the…