Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase
Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
Hegseth says US ‘can’t stop everything’ that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned.
Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democrats’ midterm hopes after Senate primary win
James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration.
Trump endorsement will come soon in the Texas Senate runoff between Paxton and Cornyn
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he soon will endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race, warning that the divisive contest “cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer.”
Cracks appear in Trump’s MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war
For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he’s faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing his praises.
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry’s vulnerability to physical disasters
Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry’s vulnerability to conflict.
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files
The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
Minnesota sues to block Trump administration’s withholding of Medicaid funds
Minnesota on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from withholding $243 million in Medicaid spending, warning it may have to cut health care for low-income families if the funding is held back.
Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth
Oil prices jumped Tuesday for the second straight day and gas prices moved higher in the United States, underscoring the threat of rising inflation posed by the Iran war.
Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region
Israel said it launched airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers and a nuclear research site Tuesday, and Iran struck back against Israel and across the Gulf region, targeting U.S. embassies and disrupting energy supplies and travel.
Alabama man, on death row since 1990, to get new trial
One of Alabama’s longest-serving death row inmates could soon receive a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that prosecutors violated his rights by intentionally rejecting potential Black jurors.
White House attributes redness on Trump’s neck to skin cream but doesn’t say what it’s treating
The White House on Monday attributed a large red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck to a skin cream he is using, without elaborating on what condition it is treating.
US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed her and five other U.S. service members.
Lawmakers finally questioned the Clintons about Epstein. They also asked about pizzagate and UFOs
A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but once they finally had a chance to sit down with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever be deposed by Congress, the sessions veered off track with a leaked photo, talk of the pizzagate conspiracy theory and questions about disclosing government information on UFOs.
Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder
A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war.
Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators, in her Senate hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Reese and Valincius earn USA Baseball invites
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