Larry Summers to retire from Harvard following Epstein fallout
Former Harvard President and Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced he plans to resign from his position at the university amid growing scrutiny over his ties to convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers said he would retire from his professorship at the end of the academic year. “I will always be grateful to the thousands of students […]
Pentagon sinks ROTOR Act, the air safety bill responding to DC midair crash
A bipartisan aviation safety bill drafted after a fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C., has been rejected in the House, stalling its path forward. The bill failed, 264–133, one day after the Pentagon withdrew its support. It’s a reversal that The New York Times reported fueled opposition in the House. The ROTOR Act fell short […]
An apology — and a denial — from Bill Gates over ties to Epstein
Microsoft founder Bill Gates apologized Tuesday to staff at his nonprofit Gates Foundation for his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During a town hall meeting, Gates acknowledged having two extramarital affairs while married to the foundation’s co-founder, Melinda French Gates. But he denied the women were among Epstein’s victims and said he did […]
4 killed after Cuban troops open fire on American speedboat along Cuban coast
Cuban officials said that its military opened fire on a U.S.-registered speedboat Tuesday, killing four people and injuring six. Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior posted on X, saying that the American boat fired the first shots, and a commander of the Cuban border guard was injured. “When a surface unit of the Border Guard Troops […]
How Anthropic will lose more than $200 million if it refuses Pentagon demands
The clock is ticking for Anthropic, one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies, after the Department of Defense threatened to blacklist the company from working with the military. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the company has until 5 p.m. on Friday to grant the Pentagon full, unfettered access to its AI model. If not, […]
FBI raids LAUSD HQ, superintendent’s home while DOJ lawsuit looms
The FBI raided the offices of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the district’s superintendent, Alberto Carvalho. So far, it’s unclear exactly what prompted the raid conducted on Wednesday morning. FBI raid The FBI and Department of Justice reportedly confirmed federal agents searched Carvalho’s office at LAUSD headquarters in downtown LA. Employees were reportedly […]
Blue states challenge CDC, RFK Jr. in new lawsuit over vaccine changes
Representatives from 15 states sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their leaders, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya. The complaint, filed Tuesday, alleges that the defendants unlawfully dismantled and reconstituted a federal vaccine advisory panel and then changed the childhood vaccine schedule […]
Raising the steaks: Why beef prices keep climbing
Food inflation is finally easing — but not in the meat aisle. Beef prices surged 15% over the past year and are poised to keep climbing, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rising prices haven’t curbed Americans’ appetite for steaks and burgers, at least not yet. But shoppers want to know who, or what, […]
Pirro abandons bid to indict six Democrats after grand jury rejection: Reports
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has ended her office’s attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a social media video that urged service members not to follow unlawful orders. The move follows a federal grand jury’s unanimous refusal earlier this month to bring charges, according to NBC News, which first reported […]
