President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
The Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he wants to work with Republicans to hold back the International Criminal Court (ICC) from issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister over allegations of war crimes in the Gaza Strip. While Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the committee's outgoing...
The Biden administration on Friday issued sanctions against what it describes as a violent, extremist Israeli group that has been blocking, harassing and damaging humanitarian aid convoys bound for the Gaza Strip. The sanctions target individuals with the group Tzav 9. Sanctioned individuals are generally blocked from entering the U.S. and have any property or...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning those who take medication for ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, could face a disruption in accessing care after two executives were arrested for a $100 million fraud scheme. The CDC issued a health advisory to inform public health officials, clinicians and patients about the potential for medication...
The FTC’s delay is all the more troublesome because OpenAI, like big tech firms, is cutting safety and security teams at the same time competition is increasing.
Measures such as the Right to IVF Act and the Right to Contraception Act appear aimed less at solving real problems than at political grandstanding. If adopted they would bulldoze state laws.
Boeing and Airbus emphasized that there are no safety concerns after revealing Friday that some titanium parts used in their aircraft had falsified documentation, triggering a federal investigation. Boeing did not say which models of aircraft or how many were affected by the titanium parts, but the company emphasized that it does not believe the...
After a report that former President Trump called Milwaukee, which will host the Republican National Convention next month, a “horrible city,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said the city’s “crime rate is going to go up” when Trump and his "34 felony counts” arrive in the city. "I don't know many people in Milwaukee who have...
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan said he'd be willing to step into the political ring if necessary, when asked during a Fox News interview Friday. “We need somebody in there that’s got some common sense, you know what I’m saying? So if you need a president or a vice president, I’ll volunteer and take this country...
Kate, the Princess of Wales, is giving a rare health update since announcing her cancer diagnosis, saying she is "making good progress," but she's "not out of the woods yet." "I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made the...
Pope Francis warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) in the first-ever address by a pontiff to the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries Friday. Francis described the rapidly advancing technology as an “exciting and fearsome tool” and emphasized the need for human oversight at the group’s annual summit, which was held...
The Biden campaign is taking over the homepage of a local newspaper in Milwaukee on Friday, seizing on comments from former President Trump a day earlier in which he criticized the city. The Biden campaign will have a homepage takeover ad of The Shepherd Express — an alt weekly — and the Journal Sentinel, highlighting...
A Republican-led effort to restore a confederate statue featuring a Black “Mammy” in Arlington National Cemetery was narrowly defeated late Thursday afternoon. The restoration of the Reconciliation Memorial was introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) but failed to pass in a 192-230 vote. Two dozen Republicans voted against restoring the monument. No Democrats voted in...
