A cruise ship remains anchored off West Africa after a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and sickened others on board. Now, health officials are investigating whether the virus may have spread between passengers. The MV Hondius is currently off the coast of Cape Verde with roughly 150 people on board, including 17 […]
Meta says it’s going to start using artificial intelligence to remove people under 13 from its sites and services. But the kids? They’re drawing on mustaches in hopes of bypassing age restrictions. The changes — and efforts to circumvent them — come as Meta faces a youth-harm trial in New Mexico, where officials are seeking […]
The Supreme Court on Monday moved to immediately finalize its ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, a step that cleared the way for new district lines and set off swift redistricting efforts across the South ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court granted a request to issue its judgment without waiting the usual 32 […]
More than two dozen House Democrats want the Trump administration to break with decades of silence on Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program, arguing that the war in Iran has made the policy harder to sustain. In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, 29 lawmakers led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, asked Secretary of State […]
Adam Hourican, a former civil servant from Northern Ireland, says he downloaded Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, out of curiosity. He quickly became “hooked,” he told the BBC, last August, after his cat died. Soon Houircan began speaking to an anime-style character on the Grok app known as Ani — […]
Home prices rose in 71% of U.S. metro markets during the first quarter of 2026 even as national price growth continued to slow, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Sixteen metro areas posted double-digit price gains, the report said. Overall, the median single-family existing-home price rose to $404,300 last […]
If you mention artificial intelligence to a person in the United States, chances are that person would roll their eyes or even let out a groan to show you they couldn’t care less about it. But ask someone in China, and their ears might perk up. Sentiment toward AI varies from nation to nation, with […]
The Trump administration is suing the state of New Jersey to stop it from offering in-state college tuition rates and financial aid to undocumented students. The suit is the administration’s ninth claiming states — including some run by Republicans — are illegally offering benefits to non-citizens that are not equally available to all citizens. The […]
Thousands of Americans want to resurrect the now-shuttered Spirit Airlines before its engines have cooled off. But financials and low profit margins in the airline industry will prove difficult, an analyst told Straight Arrow. Speculation about turning Spirit into a public company started hours after the airline went dark. Hunter Peterson, a voice actor, floated […]
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Health officials have confirmed at least one case while tracking several others tied to the voyage. The outbreak was identified aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship carrying roughly 150 passengers on a weeks-long route from South […]
