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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet on the planet, capable of waging electronic warfare, of dropping nuclear weapons, of evading the surveillance and missile defenses of Americaβs most fearsome enemies at supersonic speeds. Ten of them are being deployed by a newly branded War Department to Puerto Rico to combat drug traffickers in…
The market seems to be content, for now at least, to keep betting big on AI. While the value of some companies integral to the AI boom like Nvidia, Oracle and Coreweave have seen their value fall since the highs of the mid-2025, the US stockmarket remains dominated by investment in AI. Of the S&P500…
Televisionβs biggest night is here and with it comes some of the best red carpet fashion of awards season. This yearβs Emmy-nominated stars include the always stylish Kristen Bell (βNobody Wants Thisβ), Quinta Brunson (βAbbott Elementaryβ), Ayo Edebiri (βThe Bearβ), Keri Russell (βThe Diplomatβ), Carrie Coon (βThe White Lotusβ), Cate Blanchett (βDisclaimerβ) and Michelle Williams…
OpenAI is temporarily blocking users of its Sora 2 AI video app from making content that includes Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness after some people created what the technology company called “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights activist.Β OpenAI, the company behind generative-AI platform ChatGPT, said late Thursday on social media that it made the…
Switzerland has been neutral ground in the heart of Europe for more than 500 years. This week, Davos provided a safe space for a full-frontal assault on the continent’s economic and political model that will be felt long after the canapes are cleared. The World Economic Forum has always relied on a political presence to…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Chicago is emerging as the latest testing ground for President Trumpβs domestic deployment of military force as hundreds of National Guard troops were expected to descend on the city. The president said Wednesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for failing to support federal agents, and continued to…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Saturday’s games.
The fiery debate about a proposed ballot measure to tax Californiaβs billionaires has sparked some soul-searching across the state. While the idea of a one-time tax on more than 200 people has a long way to go before getting onto the ballot and would need to be passed by voters in November, the tempest around…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump is requesting $152 million from Congress to begin βrebuildingβ the prison on Alcatraz Island for operational use, though his administration appears to have taken few steps toward advancing the project. The request, in the presidentβs proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, resurrects Trumpβs attention-grabbing concept of converting the crumbling site β which has…
The head of Britain’s main banking lobby group has warned the chancellor against a budget raid on the industry, arguing that it would undermine her aim of delivering sustainable economic growth. In a letter to Rachel Reeves seen by Sky News, David Postings, the chief executive of UK Finance, said renewed speculation about increases to…
