The California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a regulation prohibiting the larger Department of Fish and Wildlife from using certain toxic insecticides on lands under its jurisdiction. Specifically, the action will forbid the application of neonicotinoid pesticides — often called "neonics" — which pose a threat to birds, bees and other critical pollinators. The...
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, slammed President Biden as "offensive and wrong" for objecting to a provision in the annual defense bill that grants a major pay raise to junior enlisted troops. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a Tuesday statement that it "strongly opposes...
The White House condemned the pro-Palestine protest outside of the Nova exhibit in New York, which honors the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. In a statement Tuesday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates called the demonstrations “horrifying behavior.” “The events at yesterday’s memorial to those murdered at the Nova music festival are...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, after alleging they failed to adhere to the company's founding mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity. Musk's attorney submitted the request for the case's dismissal "without prejudice" in San Francisco Superior...
The sweeping gains made by far-right parties in the European Union (EU) parliamentary elections over the weekend puts support for Ukraine on thinner ice as more skeptical lawmakers take up a bigger share of seats in the legislative chamber. Voters largely elected moderates and leftists, but the gains of far-right members in Europe imperil efforts...
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown is hoping for a victory in Nevada's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, after former President Trump handed him a last-minute endorsement on Sunday night. Trump notably endorsed the former Army captain over two other Republicans who have closely aligned themselves with the former president: former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Jeff Gunter,...
Former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault was projected to win the Republican primary in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, a key seat the GOP hopes to flip.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, backed by former President Trump, survives a serious primary challenge, defeating a rival who was backed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.