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- Tech
Elon Musk seeks $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft
Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, according to new legal filings.…
- Asia
China hits record $1 trillion trade surplus in 2025, challenging Trump’s trade policies
BEIJING — China reported a record trade surplus of $1.189 trillion for 2025, according to customs data released Wednesday, as the country’s manufacturing sector surged despite renewed pressure from the administration of …
- World
Trump weighs pardon for former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced, the White House confirmed to U.S. media.…
- Houston
Texas Supreme Court hears pivotal challenge to state’s SB 8 abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case stemming from the state’s restrictive 2021 abortion law, focusing on a procedural dispute that could shape future legal challenges to the b…
- Politics
US Supreme Court rules candidates can challenge election laws before voting day
Supreme Court rules candidates can challenge election laws before voting begins WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Wednesday that political candidates have the legal standing to challenge election laws befo…
- Politics
Users fight back against booming underground trade in personal data
A multi-billion dollar industry of data brokers is quietly collecting and selling the personal information of millions of people, including home addresses, phone numbers, and indicators of political leanings.…
- Houston
Second armed robbery strikes University of Houston week after on-campus bank heist
HOUSTON — A woman was robbed at gunpoint on the University of Houston campus early Wednesday, marking the second armed robbery at the school in just one week. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m.…
- Tech
OpenAI Faces New Lawsuit Over ChatGPT-Linked Suicide Despite CEO Safety Warnings
OpenAI is facing a new lawsuit alleging its ChatGPT chatbot failed to prevent a user’s suicide, despite the company’s claims that its latest model includes robust safety features.…
- World
Hong Kong fire death toll hits 168; dozens arrested for manslaughter, corruption
HONG KONG — The final death toll from a devastating November fire at a residential complex has risen to 168, officials announced Monday, marking the world’s deadliest housing fire since 1980.…
- Tech
South Korea deploys AI to coordinate fire response across regional boundaries
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s National Fire Agency announced Tuesday that it will integrate artificial intelligence into its 119 emergency response system to calculate the fastest routes for firefighters and equipme…
- Politics
13 US House members aged 80 and older seek re-election
More than half of the U.S. House members aged 80 and older are seeking re-election, according to an NBC News report. Thirteen of the 24 lawmakers in that age bracket are currently campaigning for another term.…
- Health
CDC removes seven vaccines from routine childhood schedule, sparking alarm among experts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has overhauled its pediatric vaccination guidelines, removing seven vaccines from the routine immunization schedule for children.…
- Tech
Elon Musk’s X suffers second outage this week amid mounting AI scandal
Elon Musk’s X social media platform suffered its second major outage of the week on Thursday, with tens of thousands of users reporting issues accessing the service. The outage began around 10 a.m.…
- US
USDA ordered to investigate international scientific partners, sparking 'new McCarthyism' fears
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees to investigate foreign scientists collaborating on research projects for evidence of "subversive or criminal activity." T…
- World
Trump threatens tariffs on nations opposing U.S. bid to buy Greenland
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that refuse to support U.S. efforts to annex Greenland, citing national security interests.…
- World
Syrian army retakes Tabqa city as Kurdish forces stage rapid retreat
Syrian government forces have seized full control of the strategic city of Tabqa and its military airport along the Euphrates River, state media reported.…
- Politics
White House threatens to sue CBS News if Trump interview is edited
WASHINGTON — The White House has threatened to sue CBS News if the network fails to broadcast a recent interview with President Donald Trump in its entirety.…
- Politics
Indonesia weighs scrapping direct local elections, sparking fears of democratic backsliding
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s parliament is considering ending direct elections for local leaders, a move analysts say would shift power from voters back to the political elite.…
- Vietnam
Indonesia finds wreckage of plane carrying 11 as heavy fog hampers rescue efforts
Indonesian authorities have confirmed the discovery of wreckage from a plane carrying 11 people that went missing over South Sulawesi province.…
- Tech
Scientists disprove sterile neutrino theory, ending a 30-year search for the particle
Researchers with the MicroBooNE experiment have concluded that a hypothetical particle known as the "sterile neutrino" does not exist, ruling out a primary explanation for long-standing mysteries in the field of particle…
- US
US Education Secretary Pushes Public School ‘Reset’ Toward Privatization and Religious Values
WASHINGTON – U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has declared the nation’s public school system a failure, pledging a “radical” restructuring while working to dismantle the very department she leads.…
- World
Canada turns to China for EV partnership amid trade pressure from US
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that Canada has agreed to eliminate its 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower Chinese duties on Canadian agricultural products, marking a sha…
- Tech
Anthropic unveils Claude Cowork AI assistant to automatically organize computer files
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic has launched a preview of "Claude Cowork," a new tool designed to allow everyday users to automate tasks directly on their computers.…
- World
India launches massive hunt for rogue elephant after 22 killed in rampage
WEST SINGHBHUM, India — Forestry officials in eastern India are hunting a rogue elephant that has killed 22 people since early January.…
- Culture
Elon Musk’s X: From child safety vows to tool for AI-generated porn
Elon Musk’s social media platform X is facing a crisis as its built-in artificial intelligence tool, Grok, is being used to generate a flood of non-consensual deepfake pornography.…