The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday moved forward with a proposal to require the makers of political ads to disclosure any use of artificial intelligence. The rule means advertisers on broadcast television, radio and cable will be required to reveal the use of AI technology for voice and image generation, amid concerns that the...

The GOP attorneys general of Montana and Kansas filed a formal complaint on Thursday against Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, accusing him of violating the Hatch Act with anti-Republican statements. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach are accusing Cardona of using government resources for political activities and requesting the U.S. Office...

Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in Frontiers in Cancer...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) in the wake of her silent protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the House chamber Wednesday, saying she was merely representing voters in her district. “Rashida Tlaib is an elected member of Congress,” Jeffries said during a press briefing Thursday in...

A producer of the popular HBO political comedy “Veep” says the most similar candidate in this year’s race for the White House to main character Selina Meyer is former President Trump. “The Selina-est candidate is Donald Trump,” David Mandel said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday.  “Vain, worried about his looks, has...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ordered the removal of homeless encampments in the state following the recent Supreme Court ruling that empowers cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public. Newsom's executive order directs state agencies and departments to develop "clear policies" to "urgently address" the thousands of homeless encampments located across California, his...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is recalibrating his strategy to forge closer ties with Donald Trump and his camp, as the recent convergence of political events has sent ripples of anxiety through his team.

As the Great Salt Lake falls prey to human-induced drought conditions, its increasingly exposed seabed is emitting greenhouse gases and accelerating climate change, a new study has found. About 4.1 million of such gases were released from the dried-out lake floor in 2020 alone, with carbon dioxide making up 94 percent of those emissions, according...

Democrats are accusing Republican operatives of boosting the campaign of Independent presidential candidate Cornel West in North Carolina and Arizona, as ballot access fights rage in key swing states. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) last week claiming West’s bids in Arizona and North Carolina took illegal...

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu on Thursday after months previewing how she would handle Israel relations if elected in 2024.