Adam Hourican, a former civil servant from Northern Ireland, says he downloaded Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, out of curiosity. He quickly became “hooked,” he told the BBC, last August, after his cat died. Soon Houircan began speaking to an anime-style character on the Grok app known as Ani — […]

Home prices rose in 71% of U.S. metro markets during the first quarter of 2026 even as national price growth continued to slow, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors.  Sixteen metro areas posted double-digit price gains, the report said. Overall, the median single-family existing-home price rose to $404,300 last […]

If you mention artificial intelligence to a person in the United States, chances are that person would roll their eyes or even let out a groan to show you they couldn’t care less about it. But ask someone in China, and their ears might perk up.  Sentiment toward AI varies from nation to nation, with […]

The Trump administration is suing the state of New Jersey to stop it from offering in-state college tuition rates and financial aid to undocumented students. The suit is the administration’s ninth claiming states — including some run by Republicans — are illegally offering benefits to non-citizens that are not equally available to all citizens. The […]

Thousands of Americans want to resurrect the now-shuttered Spirit Airlines before its engines have cooled off.  But financials and low profit margins in the airline industry will prove difficult, an analyst told Straight Arrow.  Speculation about turning Spirit into a public company started hours after the airline went dark. Hunter Peterson, a voice actor, floated […]

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Eugene Bush earned the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Okinawa, where he simultaneously defended a wounded Marine and administered life-saving plasma despite his own severe injuries.

Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Health officials have confirmed at least one case while tracking several others tied to the voyage. The outbreak was identified aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship carrying roughly 150 passengers on a weeks-long route from South […]

Two U.S. service members are missing in Morocco after failing to return during a multinational military exercise. A joint search involving U.S. and Moroccan forces is now underway along the Atlantic coastline. The soldiers, both with the U.S. Army, were last seen near the Cap Draa training area in southern Morocco, where the exercise is […]

The paper hits the driveway before you’re fully awake. A dull thud, then the scrape of it sliding across concrete. By the time you reached it, the front page had already been decided. The stories were chosen and whatever happened in the world overnight was arranged for you to unfold at the kitchen table that […]