Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone’s eye: robots. Ever since Karel Čapek introduced the word “robot” in his 1920 play “R.U.R.,” or Rossum’s Universal Robots, people have fantasized about a world run by […]
Sitting in the stack of photos Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate are images of young women whom many believed to be minors and survivors of the financier’s crimes. For a forensic psychologist, Epstein retaining those images is a common move seen with serial killers. Images the Democrats released sparked […]
Construction of an offshore wind project off the coast of New York can restart following a Thursday court order. The decision allows Empire Wind developer Equinor to continue building offshore wind turbines after a December order from the Trump administration halted progress on the project, which is more than halfway complete. Judge Carl J. Nichols […]
An appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s decision to release former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention. While the panel of judges did not rule on the merits of the case, it did state that a judge in New Jersey does not have jurisdiction over it. Federal laws require Khalil to […]
A sweeping set of proposals the Trump administration says tariffs will finance — including a part of the recently proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget — now hinges on a Supreme Court decision over presidential tariff powers. The ruling will determine whether the revenue stream behind those plans remains intact. The Supreme Court is considering whether […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats now see a clear path to winning back control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Schumer said such a scenario would have seemed unlikely just a year ago. But now, he argues, President Donald Trump has become a […]
The White House reversed its decision to terminate up to $2 billion in federal grants supporting addiction recovery and mental health centers. The reversal comes about a day after the administration sent out termination letters that left many providers off guard. Officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sent the letters to hundreds […]
The Trump administration’s push to rebrand the Pentagon as the “Department of War” could cost anywhere from $10 million to as much as $125 million, according to a new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO warns that a full, legally binding name change approved by Congress could ultimately push the price even higher […]
More than a dozen current and former college basketball players have been charged in connection with a point-shaving scheme involving 17 NCAA Division I teams. A federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleged that the scheme involved 39 college basketball players, 15 of whom were charged. ESPN is reporting that those […]
Natalie Trice spent her last holiday season scrolling through Instagram and Facebook, checking notifications and watching other people’s highlight reels. But this time, something clicked. “I realized how much ‘IG’ and Facebook were taking over my life,” said Trice, founder of Natalie Trice Publicity. “The comparison, the endless ads, the use of pain points to […]
