The Senate passed landmark legislation Monday night intended to regulate the Wild West of college sports compensation and transfers, teeing up a vote in the House after the November midterm elections.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker waged a series of attacks against President Biden's leadership in a recent commencement speech, criticizing the president's policies on abortion, gender ideology and the COVID-19 pandemic. In a commencement speech last Saturday at Benedictine College — a Catholic liberal arts college in Kansas — Butker claimed the negative parts...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) shot down speculation Monday that his wife, Casey DeSantis, has any interest in running for future office. During a press conference Monday, DeSantis was asked whether his wife would consider running for Florida governor in 2026 after he finishes his second term in office. He said some people have floated her as...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed a bill into law Monday that will prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities in state public schools. The bill, titled the Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly Act, or "SAFER," requires all public education institutions to have single-sex restrooms, changing areas and...
Award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has fled to Europe just days after he was sentenced to prison, lashings and confiscation of property by the Islamic Republic. “I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and complicated journey,” Rasoulof said in a statement dated Sunday and shared with The Associated Press. His lawyer...
The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday granted state Attorney General Kris Mayes' request to delay the enforcement of the state's 1864 abortion ban, preventing it from taking effect for the next several months. The state's high court granted a 90-day stay of the 1864 law on Monday, meaning the ban cannot be enforced until Aug....
Red Lobster is shuttering at least 48 of its locations nationwide, and a restaurant liquidation company is auctioning off kitchen equipment from the impacted eateries this week.
OpenAI on Monday launched its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-4o, which promises improvements in its text, vision and audio capabilities. OpenAI unveiled the model during a live demonstration Monday, with Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati saying it is a “huge step forward with the ease of use” of the system. OpenAI’s newest model launched just...
A top Biden official said Monday the U.S. does not believe Israel’s “total victory” over the militant group Hamas is “likely or possible." Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell spoke about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas during the NATO Youth Summit in Miami just days after the Biden administration paused certain arms shipments...
Unified Command crews carried out a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, more than a month after it collapsed. A link of explosives was set off Monday, sending the crumpled steel section off the grounded Dali container ship and into the water in...
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Former President Trump’s nemesis in his New York trial took the stand Monday. Michael Cohen worked for more than 10 years as Trump’s attorney and fixer. At one time, Cohen famously said he would take a bullet for Trump. Cohen has become a staunch critic of the former president after he himself pleaded guilty to...
NEW YORK — The jury that will decide former President Trump’s fate in his hush money trial finally heard on Monday from Michael Cohen, who provided some of the strongest implications yet of his former client’s role in the scheme at the heart of the case. As he’s done many times before, Cohen recounted his...
