President Donald Trump has long argued the government should stay out of the way of artificial intelligence. Now, his administration is asking some of the most powerful AI companies to give Washington an early look at their newest models. Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday that would ask companies developing the most advanced AI systems to voluntarily give the […]
The Catholic diocese in Buffalo has been entangled in bankruptcy proceedings since 2020, and it’s now requesting its member churches to declare bankruptcy to resolve its own case. A university law professor told Straight Arrow the move isn’t likely to close the churches but helps the larger diocese resolve sex abuse claims. A new bankruptcy […]
An upset in Iowa, a runoff in Los Angeles and California’s gubernatorial race remains too close to call. The biggest primary winners from Tuesday and one of the night’s biggest surprises. Plus, a private CBS meeting turns into a very public firing. Scott Pelley is out, and his parting shot keeps the fight alive. And […]
If you’re expecting a baby in 2027, the way your pregnancy care is billed could look a little different. Beginning in January, new billing codes will replace the longstanding system that bundles most prenatal care and delivery services into a package. Instead, providers will be able to bill for individual services, creating a more itemized […]
A new Gallup study finds nearly one-third of Americans are feeling financially stressed, describing a daily struggle to keep up with all the bills, make financial trade-offs and stay in control of their money. The survey of more than 5,000 adults found that 32% of Americans fall into Gallup’s “financially stressed” category, while just 16% […]
A federal employee who filed a whistleblower complaint against the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency said his car’s brake lines were cut last year just hours after Musk publicly accused him of lying. The claim appears in a newly unsealed defamation lawsuit, filed on April 17, against the billionaire. The whistleblower, Dan Berulis, an […]
President Donald Trump sat down with the New York Post this week for an exclusive interview, talking about all things Israel and Iran. The headline of the piece focuses on recent reporting that when Trump spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu, he called the Israeli prime minister “f—— crazy.” But it wasn’t the headline that has since […]
Britain’s police watchdog is investigating the response to the murder of an 18-year-old college student who was handcuffed by police while lying dying from stab wounds. Henry Nowak, the victim, was stabbed multiple times during a confrontation in Southampton late last year. His killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, falsely claimed that Nowak had racially abused him […]
The sun is high, the temperature is higher and a Texas cattle rancher along the U.S.-Mexico border is checking his cows. He owns hundreds, so checking them all can take time, and with a new threat, it takes longer. That new threat is screwworm flies, and the Department of Agriculture is warning ranchers to keep […]
Street clashes, a newly enacted nightly curfew, and conflicting federal and local claims over an alleged detainee hunger strike have placed a privately run immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, at the center of a widening legal and public safety crisis. Newark officials issued a warning on Tuesday that they would broaden their existing […]
