The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into former Elle Magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, according to multiple reports. It comes after Carroll won a multi-million-dollar civil judgment against President Donald Trump. One of those cases centered on Carroll’s sexual assault allegations against the president. The other involved defamation claims after Trump repeatedly denied her accusations. A jury […]

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran looks increasingly shaky after new drone claims and fresh threats near the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the death toll rises after the paper mill implosion in Washington state, with more workers still missing. Recovery crews continue searching through the debris as investigators try to determine what triggered the […]

Real or AI? It can sometimes be hard to tell the difference when you’re watching videos on YouTube. Now, the platform says it’s about to get a lot more obvious. YouTube is rolling out more prominent labels for videos created or heavily altered by artificial intelligence. The company says the goal is to make sure viewers can […]

Trump administration officials are pushing for a $250 bill with President Donald Trump’s face on it, despite current federal law, which only allows deceased people to appear on bills, according to a new report. Two Trump administration officials have been urging staff at the Treasury Department to prepare prototypes of the $250 note since last […]

Nearly three dozen former federal judges are asking a court to reopen the legal dispute between President Donald Trump and the IRS after the Justice Department created a controversial $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as part of the settlement.  In a new legal filing Wednesday, the former judges argued the agreement raises serious questions about whether […]

The U.S. Coast Guard is relaunching its search for an American woman who went missing in the Bahamas after new GPS data appears to contradict her husband’s account of where he was on the night she disappeared. Brian Hooker told authorities his wife, Lynette, fell overboard from an eight-foot dinghy while on the Sea of […]

A former senior CIA official is accused of lying about his academic credentials and military experience before joining the agency with top secret-level clearance. Then, while in his role, he allegedly stole $40 million in gold bars and other valuables.  David Rush was arrested and charged last week with criminal theft of public money, but […]

Facing a budget hole worth billions of dollars, Washington state devised a plan to take what it deems excess funding from one of the nation’s few pension funds able to pay out retirement benefits without coming up short. The pension’s contributors immediately sued, pitting the state against its retirees. Democratic lawmakers who ushered the bill […]

Pope Leo XIV released his much-anticipated “Magnifica Humanitas” (roughly, the Magnificent Humanity) on Memorial Day, with the Catholic leader pleading for humanity’s protection as artificial intelligence rapidly advances. The plea comes as several AI companies have come under fire for their humanlike chatbots, driving some people to harm or suicide.  However helpful or harmful, AI […]

As the nation’s new Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin is responsible both for immigration enforcement and airport security. He is publicly considering a new plan that would combine the two functions of his agency — and potentially upend global air travel. During an interview Tuesday with Fox News’ Sean Hannity,  Mullin said the agency is […]