Ford is set to recall roughly 85,000 Explorer SUVs fitted with the Police Interceptor Utility Package over concerns of engine fire risk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday.  The recall specifically affects the 2020-22 models that have 3.3-liter gas or hybrid engines, per the agency. “In the event of an engine failure, engine...

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz posted his first TikTok video on Friday with his dog Scout, jokingly referring to the popular social media app as “TimTok.”  “Hey everybody,” he said in the brief video. “Tim here with Scout at the dog park along the Mississippi, doing our first entry into TikTok, or as he...

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) criticized former President Trump’s attacks on Vice President Harris, suggesting they follow the "same format" as in 2020 and would likely lead to the same result. “He's following the same format that he did in 2020 if he keeps it up. Because if this gets to be a battle...

{beacon} Evening Report   © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Harris nominating convention takes shape Vice President Harris will officially accept the Democratic nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, riding a wave of enthusiasm that seemed unimaginable in the wake of the GOP convention in July. The coronation in Chicago will cap...

OpenAI said Friday it disrupted an Iranian influence operation that was using ChatGPT to generate content related to the U.S. presidential election and other topics.  The network known as Storm-2035 used the company’s chatbot, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to create content, including “commentary on candidates on both sides in the U.S. presidential election,” that was...

Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse responded to reports that he inappropriately spent the university’s funds during his brief stint in leadership. “Now, it is true that there was substantial funding for a number of important new initiatives. I am very happy to defend each and every one of these initiatives,” Sasse wrote Friday...

A judge in New York has blocked the launch of a planned joint venture on streamed live sports by some of the nation's largest legacy media companies. The planned venture, dubbed Venu, would provide a direct-to-consumer streaming platform offering NFL, NHL and NBA games and more from leading media companies like Disney, which owns ESPN,...

Former Vice President Mike Pence's conservative think tank laid out just how far the Democratic Party has shifted from its past positions in a memo ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

A Black advocacy group called out Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for failing Black students by not fulfilling education funding goals.

Climate Voters for Harris held a virtual campaign call featuring Jane Fonda and Bill Nye to discuss the "climate crisis" and the Inflation Reduction Act.