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Washington — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict.The two countries in the South Caucasus signed agreements with each other and the U.S.that […]

President Trump on Thursday said he had instructed the Department of Commerce to “immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate” census that would exclude undocumented immigrants . But the census is a massive undertaking and has huge repercussions nationally, including on congressional seat alignment — so it’s not […]

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 GPT‑5 , which it calls its “smartest, fastest and most useful model yet.” The artificial intelligence company that brought the world ChatGPT says its latest version […]

Sen.Bernie Moreno , R-Ohio, is introducing “Holly’s Act” after a woman was violently attacked by a mob in Cincinnati late last month – a move aimed at ending what he calls the justice system’s revolving door for repeat offenders.The attack happened around 3 a.m.on July 26 at the intersection of […]

The Trump administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of millions of dollars to develop mRNA vaccines and treatments imperils the country’s ability to fight future pandemics and is built on false or misleading claims about the technology, public health experts said. But research into H5N1 mRNA vaccines were among nearly two […]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr.announced Tuesday a crackdown on mRNA vaccine technology and research to develop it, following months of pressure from anti-vaccine activists. The contracts will either be canceled or altered, according to HHS, including projects focused on creating an H5N1 bird flu vaccine and developing […]

The U.S.job market, already showing the strain from global trade tensions , is showing early signs of another critical issue facing workers today: artificial intelligence. In July alone, rising adoption of generative AI technology by private employers accounted for more than 10,000 job cuts, according to a report released this […]

China is no longer building nuclear weapons solely for deterrence — it’s using them to fuel its ambitions as a dominant power in Asia, seeking to intimidate U.S.allies and undermine American influence across the region, according to a new report. The Hudson Institute warns that by the mid-2030s, China is […]

Booming tech stocks lifted the fortunes of eight of the world’s top 10 wealthiest.Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hit a high mark. Last update: August 1, 2025, 12 A.M.EDT In a month where the biggest tech companies led U.S.stock market indices to successive new highs, the CEO of sizzling AI chip firm […]

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is once again raising eyebrows, this time over a resurfaced clip in which he says, ” Israel is not a place , it is not a country.”Mamdani, who as the Democratic nominee is considered the frontrunner for mayor of the city with […]