Story at a glance Utah is the most energy efficient state in the United States, according to a new WalletHub analysis. The personal finance company compared home energy and vehicular energy consumption among 48 states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, to come up with their recent ranking of most and least energy efficient states. ...
President Biden is expected to arrive Wednesday in Israel with the task of showing the United States’s unwavering support for the Jewish state in its fight against Hamas amid a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, a risky task for the president that could define his response to the Israel-Hamas war. Also complicating matters are fresh...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to launch a pilot program that would allow taxpayers in 13 states to electronically file their taxes directly with the agency for free during the 2024 tax season. Four states — Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York — have agreed to work with the IRS to integrate their state...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a probe Tuesday into the city of Trenton, N.J., and the Trenton Police Department (TPD). “The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law by TPD,” the DOJ said in a press release. “The investigation will focus on TPD’s use of...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen warned Monday that “deceleration” of artificial intelligence (AI) development could “cost lives." “We believe any deceleration of AI will cost lives,” Andreessen said on a web page titled “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” on the Andreessen Horowitz website. “Deaths that were preventable by the AI that was prevented from existing is...
Democratic Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has denied under oath that he shared information about absentee ballots with a campaign volunteer accused of stuffing papers into a drop box.
Sen. McConnell urges White House for a comprehensive aid package to Israel, emphasizing the need for credible border crisis solutions post Hamas attack.
Former President Trump’s legal team appealed the partial gag order issued against him by the federal judge presiding over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case related to Jan. 6, 2021.