Disney, which owns ABC News and airs “The View,” is reportedly asking the daytime talk show’s hosts to scale back their political commentary — particularly their criticism of President Donald Trump. According to sources cited by The Daily Beast, both Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic want a shift in the […]
United States President Donald Trump reportedly told European leaders that Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t end the war in Ukraine because he believes Russia is winning, according to an article published in The Wall Street Journal. The White House pushed back on the report, disputing the characterization of the president’s remarks. The alleged comments came […]
A controversial new Olympic-style sports event is ready to challenge the notion of “clean competition.” The first-ever Enhanced Games will kick off in Las Vegas in May 2026. In the Enhanced Games, organizers encourage the use of performance-enhancing drugs, along with pushing the limits of science and technology, to get the best out of their […]
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has officially partnered with famed designer Jony Ive to create a new artificial intelligence device. The $6.5 billion deal marks OpenAI’s largest acquisition to date, according to The New York Times. A designer with a renowned portfolio Ive is best known as the creative mind behind Apple’s most iconic products. […]
For the first time in over two decades, the U.S. has a brand-new major theme park. Universal’s Epic Universe officially opened on Wednesday, May 21, in Orlando, Florida. It marks a $7.7 billion investment and six years of construction by Comcast’s NBCUniversal. The park, located two and a half miles from Universal’s existing properties, is […]
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Thursday, May 22, he mistakenly vetoed part of a state budget bill. The part he accidentally vetoed was supposed to allocate $35 million to housing-related efforts. Armstrong meant to veto only specific parts of Senate Bill 2014, but due to a “staff markup error,” he mistakenly vetoed $25 million […]
A Connecticut school district has told a judge it should be legally shielded from a lawsuit over a resident teen graduating despite her inability to read or write at the time. Attorneys representing the city of Hartford and the Hartford Board of Education are making their case that they enjoy a level of legal immunity […]
President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission has released its “MAHA” report detailing American children’s overall health, calling it a “crisis.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary and commission leader behind the report, told reporters on Thursday, May 22, that the report represents the “most radical consensus” a U.S. government […]
If you picked up the Chicago Sun-Times or another major newspaper recently and checked out the “Heat Index: Your Guide to the Best of Summer” book list, you might have had trouble finding many of the recommended titles. That’s because at least 10 of them, like “Tidewater Dreams” by Isabel Allende and “The Last Algorithm” […]
The House passed President Donald Trump’s so-called big, beautiful tax and budget bill by a single vote. Now, the bill moves on to the Senate, where Republicans say they’ll make changes to several provisions that could put the bill’s final passage in question. For a bill to become law, the Senate and House must pass […]
