Cary Farm Secures Runaway Great Pumpkin After Windy Flight
A two-story inflatable pumpkin at Phillips Farm in Cary, North Carolina, rolled down the road after wind gusts of 35 to 40 miles per hour arrived as the remnants of…
Saudi Attacks Expose the Widening Fallout From the Iran War
Houthi attacks on Aramco’s headquarters and Riyadh’s international airport, where 12 people were killed, have added to earlier damage to a Saudi oil pipeline. The incidents underscore the widening regional…
Congress’s AI Investments Put Disclosure and Oversight in the Spotlight
Recent congressional financial disclosures show that at least 106 lawmakers, spouses, or dependent children hold investments tied to artificial intelligence. An analysis estimates those assets at between $82.8 million and…
Police Say They Thwarted Alleged Attack Plot at Aurora Hindu Temple
Police in Chicago’s suburbs say they arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, and stopped a possible attack on a Hindu place of worship. Prosecutors allege that messages to co-workers included a shooting…
Guilfoyle’s Exit Tests U.S.-Greece Ties as Diplomatic Work Continues
Kimberly Guilfoyle has left her post as U.S. ambassador to Greece less than a year after arriving, following White House calls for her resignation amid allegations of improper and possibly…
Justice Department Forces Fast Review of California Ballot Concerns
The Justice Department has given California 48 hours to determine whether citizens appear on a federal list of people believed likely to be noncitizens who may have received mail ballots…
Social Security’s 2027 Increase: 3.6% Boost Offers Recipients $75 More a Month
The Social Security Administration projects a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment beginning in 2027, averaging $75 a month for 73 million Social Security recipients and nearly 7.5 million Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries.…
Netflix Makes a Hard Reset to Protect Its Growth Plan
Netflix plans to cut roughly 6% of its workforce, or about 1,000 positions globally, while continuing to invest in areas its co-CEOs call high-impact. The cuts will affect product, technology,…
Appeals Court Takes Up Trump’s Long-Running National Guard Deployment in Washington
The D.C. Circuit is hearing arguments over whether the National Guard should remain in Washington, where troops have patrolled for more than 14 months. The administration says the deployment supports…