John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty to mishandling classified materials Friday. It comes just weeks after reports that the Trump aide-turned-critic had reached an agreement with federal prosecutors. As part of a deal, Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of retaining national defense information, which could amount to prison time […]
During his first presidential campaign in 2016, Donald Trump proudly called himself the “king of debt.” “I’m great with debt,” Trump said in a June 2016 interview with Norah O’Donnell on “CBS This Morning.” “Nobody knows debt better than me. I’ve made a fortune by using debt.” But he drew a sharp distinction between private […]
Hackers have stolen funds from an undisclosed number of Polymarket users, the prediction market company disclosed Thursday. In a statement on X, Polymarket said the hackers were able to target victims by injecting a malicious script into its website following the compromise of a third-party vendor. Polymarket said that it has fixed the issue and […]
Ukraine’s growing drone force is putting new pressure on Russia by forcing the Kremlin to defend a far wider area than the front line. Ukraine sent hundreds of drones into Russia overnight in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s largest attacks since the full-scale invasion. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 660 […]
The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote Friday on a book list that would make Bible passages and stories required reading for millions of elementary and middle school students. Traditionally, reading lists are chosen by individual schools or teachers. Texas is home to about 5 million public school students, about 11% of […]
A federal judge blocked Postmaster General David Steiner’s plan to withhold ballots from the 23 states refusing to comply with an executive order on voter rolls. The Massachusetts judge also nullified the order as unconstitutional, killing President Donald Trump’s plan to establish a national voter list. Judge Indira Talwani struck down Trump’s March 31 executive […]
In the movies, killing the original vampire leaves its minions reduced to ash and flames. The Supreme Court on Thursday set forth a similar chain reaction across the country when it ruled Hawaii’s “vampire” gun law runs afoul of the Constitution. Justices in the 6-3 majority ruled that Hawaii’s law requiring express permission from a […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, multiple media outlets reported Thursday, citing U.S. officials. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, wrote that a one-way attack drone went to the west side of the vessel before striking it, inferring the attack was deliberate. U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said the […]
Artificial intelligence has officially made its way into the political sphere, and more significantly, into this year’s campaign cycle. But now, it’s taking a dramatic turn, as a failed political candidate faces criminal charges for using AI tools on the campaign trail. Jonathan Rinaldi was arrested outside his home in New York on Wednesday and […]
As local newspapers shutter left and right, hundreds of small-town, family-owned publishers are going to battle against Big Tech to prevent their business models from being eaten alive by chatbots. In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, some 400 local newspapers from across the country accused OpenAI and Microsoft of systematically copying articles from their websites […]
