Fauci’s COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee more than 100 times on July 29, 2026.
The Republican-led hearing – convened to scrutinize Fauci’s ...Read more
Trump returning to Las Vegas next week to promote his tax policies, White House says
President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas next week to promote his administration’s Working Families Tax Cuts, his second such appearance in the valley this year, the White House said.
Trump is slated to again ...Read more
Trump says Hamas will disarm though questions linger about deal
President Donald Trump said the U.S.-led Board of Peace had reached an agreement for Hamas to disarm, though questions remained about the extent of the accord and officials suggested it would not be implemented immediately...Read more
Woman arrested by ICE at DIA released from Colorado immigration detention
The Ecuadorian woman whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Denver International Airport last week went viral was released from federal custody Thursday afternoon, according to her lawyer.
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Hunger in Orange County probably worse now than in Great Recession
By the end of 2024 the number of people in Orange County who struggle to eat every day had jumped to a level not seen since the Great Recession, and in the 18 months since then, the situation has almost certainly grown ...Read more
Holey Land wildfire in Florida burns 5,400 acres and is 50% contained
A wildfire burning in far northwestern Broward County was 50% contained as of Thursday evening, according to the Florida Forest Service.
The Holey Land wildfire is located near the Broward/Palm Beach County line, south of...Read more
Watchdog group accuses a Kentucky middle school of letting church 'proselytize' students
An organization focused on the separation of church and state has accused a Lexington middle school of letting church representatives “proselytize” local middle schoolers.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation on ...Read more
New ruling on detained immigrants means hundreds in WA could get out
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling likely means hundreds of immigrants detained in Tacoma's ICE detention center — and many more throughout eight other western states — will likely get a bond hearing that ...Read more
Trump says Hamas to disarm, Gaza to get new government
President Donald Trump said the U.S.-led Board of Peace had reached a deal for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, as well as putting the area under a new Palestinian ...Read more
Immigration agents detained NC teen despite US citizenship. Why he's seeking damages
RALEIGH, N.C. — An Apex teen who was detained last year by immigration agents despite being a U.S. citizen is now seeking damages from the Trump administration for what he says was a wrongful arrest and “unjust” ...Read more
US State Department mislabels African nations on map at AIDS summit
The U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa that mislabeled every nation on the continent that it attempted to highlight at the International AIDS Conference in Brazil this week.
Nigeria, a vast country sitting ...Read more
As TPS ends for Haitians, Miami archbishop makes last-ditch plea to lawmakers
MIAMI — Miami’s top Catholic leader is continuing to advocate for a three-year extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants in the United States, calling the humanitarian ...Read more
Anthropic's AI models hacked three organizations during tests
Anthropic PBC announced that its artificial intelligence models had breached three different organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a ...Read more
LinkedIn is cracking down on 'AI slop' with new reporting tool
LinkedIn has a new mission: Cleaning up the AI-generated junk in its feed.
The Microsoft-owned platform on Thursday unveiled a “seems like AI slop” button so users can report posts that appear to be low-quality posts ...Read more
Anheuser-Busch reports increased revenues following World Cup partnership
ST. LOUIS — The World Cup and a focus on premium beer brands helped to buoy sales, Anheuser-Busch InBev leaders reported Thursday.
For its most recent quarter, ending June 30, revenue grew 5.6% — $1.65 billion — to ...Read more
Judge tosses lawsuit alleging Zillow deceived home shoppers
A federal judge has thrown out the central claims in a lawsuit alleging that Zillow illegally deceived home shoppers into working with certain real estate agents.
The case, filed in September, said that prominent buttons ...Read more
Microsoft's head count falls for first time in a decade
Microsoft's global workforce has fallen by 5,000 employees since last summer, as the company looks to streamline its corporate structure amid the artificial intelligence boom.
As of June 30, the end of Microsoft's 2026 ...Read more
Qualcomm lands deal to power BMW's self-driving electric vehicles
San Diego chipmaker Qualcomm announced Wednesday that BMW has chosen it as the lead chip supplier for the automaker’s next-generation vehicles, extending a partnership into the next decade.
The deal builds on a ...Read more
Amazon blows past earnings estimates with booming cloud growth
Amazon beat Wall Street earnings estimates, driven by better-than-expected cloud-computing growth, a sign the company’s artificial intelligence bets are showing results.
The Seattle-based tech giant on Thursday reported...Read more
Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar over pro-Israel controversy
Boy George has withdrawn from his scheduled appearance in Jesus Christ Superstar over pro-Israel controversy.
The Culture Club singer, 65, had been due to play King Herod between 3 and 15 August as part of the Andrew ...Read more
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