The Latest: Musk renews threat to fire federal workers despite pushback from various agencies
Elon Musk is vowing yet again to fire any federal workers who don’t respond to an email asking them to list five things they ...
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer committed to raise U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027, saying ...
Apple shareholders not expected to scrap diversity programs despite broader backlash
Apple shareholders are expected to reject an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping corporate programs ...
The 2-point shot is less and less utilized in the NBA. The debate about whether that’s good rages on
The NBA is on the cusp of accomplishing something that it hasn’t seen before. The jury’s still out on whether it’s a good ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push Trump’s ‘big’ agenda forward, but GOP votes are in jeopardy
House Speaker Mike Johnson will try against the odds to muscle a Republican budget blueprint to passage this week, a step ...
Home Depot breaks same-store sales slump in fourth quarter with customer demand improving
Home Depot broke a two-year slump in same store sales during the fourth quarter as customer demand improved in a housing ...
Musk says failure to respond to email a second time will end in termination
The message appears to contradict recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which told agency leaders ...
Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, ...
British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work
A new album called “Is This What We Want?” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence.
No savings expected from nearly 40% of DOGE-canceled contracts
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature ...
Pope continues recovery, sleeps well as Vatican launches marathon prayers and allies cheer him on
Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from ...
‘So magical and cute’: Photo of puppy-shaped mountain goes viral, creates tourist destination
When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” it became a sensation in China and even created a tourist destination.