The European Union is considering action against Elon Musk’s Grok after the artificial intelligence tool created sexualized images of minors. The EU joined Britain, India, Malaysia and France in threatening to punish Grok over the undressing of minors. In a statement on Monday, EU digital affairs spokesman Thomas Regnier addressed the chatbot as well as […]
Monday marks one year since New York City began its congestion pricing toll for parts of the city. The controversial plan is an attempt to reduce traffic, improve air quality and raise revenue for the city. Congestion pricing adds a $9 fee on most drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours. Cameras track […]
Jim O’Neill, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced Monday sweeping changes to the country’s routine childhood vaccine schedule. The CDC now recommends that all children receive vaccines against 11, instead of 18, diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human […]
On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he is issuing a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. The move concerns the lawmaker’s participation in a video reminding troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said the letter was a “necessary” step in the process that could ultimately end with Hegseth demoting Kelly’s retired rank […]
In 2020, the Department of Justice did something almost unheard of: it indicted a sitting president of a foreign nation — Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro — on drug trafficking charges. But the case languished for five years, as Maduro continued to rule his South American country. In an even more extraordinary move, that all changed this […]
Wall Street reacted to the military operation that brought Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to U.S. custody with a rally that bolstered major oil and gas stocks. While maintaining that narco-terrorism was the motive for Maduro’s capture, at a Saturday press conference, President Donald Trump made clear another central aim of U.S. intervention in Venezuela: rebuilding […]
A federal judge approved the Justice Department’s request to end a consent decree with the Louisville Police Department, which started under former President Joe Biden’s leadership as a way to ensure reform at the department. The Trump administration has pushed to terminate any lasting agreements they said amounted to “micromanagement” of local police. The Louisville […]
The Department of Homeland Security put Hilton Hotels on blast Monday, accusing the hotel conglomerate of refusing to host immigration agents near Minneapolis. The X post included screenshots of emails that appeared to be sent from Hilton.com domains. But Hilton claims they don’t own or operate the hotel in question. “NO ROOM AT THE INN!” […]
Starlink, the satellite internet service run by Elon Musk, is offering free broadband access to users in Venezuela as the country grapples with power and connectivity disruptions following the U.S. operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. A notice posted on the company’s website is titled “Support for the People of Venezuela,” signaling an effort to restore […]
For a growing number of Americans, reading is more than leafing through a physical book. Between 2011 and 2021, the share of Americans who listened to an audiobook more than doubled, from 11% to 23%, according to the Pew Research Center. At the same time, the share who read an e-book rose from 17% to […]
