WASHINGTONΒ βΒ An extraordinary new policy from the Defense Department that equates basic reporting methods to criminal activity has prompted a revolt among Pentagon journalists that could leave the nationβs largest agency and the worldβs largest military without a press corps. The new policy, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is a dramatic departure from historic standards at…
Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home near Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. He was 84. According to his longtime friend and business partner Leonard Lusky, his death was due to natural causes. Turcotte, who despite being in a wheelchair since…
A new version of ChatGPT has arrived that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises will have Ph.D-level smarts. OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of GPTβ5, which it calls its “smartest, fastest and most useful model yet.”Β The artificial intelligence company that brought the world ChatGPT says its latest version of the AI-powered chatbot will be…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ In a surprising about-face, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced Friday that she would be dropping an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that critics had labeled as politically motivated since it became public in January. That investigation, which focused on whether Powell had lied to Congress about the…
A benefit cheat who defrauded more than Β£23,000 by claiming she was too ill to go outside was caught surfing and ziplining in Mexico. Catherine Wieland, 33, claimed her anxiety was so severe it left her housebound. But the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it discovered she had been lying about her condition….
CIF City and Southern Section high school football scores from across the Southland for Saturday, Oct. 4.
The BIG3 basketball atmosphere is one of a West Coast summer-style block party β quite literally β bursting with frenetic hip-hop energy brought straight to the hardwood. At the center is legendary rapper and Hollywood A-lister Ice Cube, who, between games, stands before a BIG3-branded backdrop in the bowels of the Intuit Dome, greeting families…
Continued growth in streaming subscriptions and strong domestic tourism to its theme parks propelled Walt Disney Co.βs fiscal third quarter earnings, even as its theatrical results dipped, the company said Wednesday. The Burbank media and entertainment giant reported $23.7 billion in revenue for the three-month period that ended June 28, up 2% compared with the…
The Coca-Cola Company is brewing up a sale of Costa, Britainβs biggest high street coffee chain, more than six years after acquiring the business in a move aimed at helping it reduce its reliance on sugary soft drinks. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Coca-Cola is working with bankers to hold exploratory talks about a…
John Healey, the defence secretary, has held urgent talks with the boss of Leonardo, the Italian defence contractor, amid fears for thousands of jobs at a military helicopter factory in Somerset. Sky News has learnt that Mr Healey met Roberto Cingolani, Leonardo’s chief executive, on Friday for talks about an ongoing tender process which could…