Truck crashes into security barriers near White House; driver arrested
A 19-year-old Missouri man, accused of driving a truck into barriers near the White House, made incriminating statements that have led investigators to believe he was seeking to harm the president, officials said Tuesday. The driver was Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, U.S. Park Police said Tuesday morning. The charges against Kandula for allegedly More...
Biden and McCarthy to meet as debt ceiling deadline looms
WASHINGTON — A meeting between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday afternoon to discuss a path forward to avert a debt limit breach failed to yield a deal, but both sides agreed More...
Meta fined a record $1.3 billion over E.U. user data transfers to the U.S.
Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) by European privacy regulators over the transfer of European Union user data to the U.S. The decision links back to a case brought by Australian More...
McCarthy says he’ll meet with Biden after ‘productive’ debt ceiling call
WASHINGTON — After he spoke to President Joe Biden by phone Sunday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said they have agreed to meet in person Monday afternoon to work toward a deal on lifting the debt More...
Russia claims capture of Bakhmut from Ukraine, a win for Putin
Casualties and counteroffensives Russian forces sought to surround and relentlessly shell Bakhmut after claiming control of the neighboring town of Soledar in January. As the Russians ramped up their assault, More...
Girl, 2, dies after Florida parents ‘decided to leave the child in the car’, authorities say
A 2-year-old Florida girl who fell asleep in her car seat died after she allegedly was left in a hot car on purpose by her parents, authorities said. The girl’s parents, Kathreen Adams, 23, and Christopher More...
Two dead found after 5-alarm blaze in North Carolina
Two people were found dead in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday in the aftermath of a five-alarm, officials said. Two construction workers had been missing after a massive fire broke out Thursday at an apartment More...
JPMorgan seeks files from Manhattan DA in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits
JPMorgan Chase is seeking documents from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in lawsuits the bank faces over its relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a former client, More...
New York City public schools remove ChatGPT ban
New York City’s Department of Education will rescind its ban on the wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT — which some worried could inspire more student cheating — from its schools’ devices and networks. The More...
SAG-AFTRA calls for strike authorization vote ahead of studio talks
SAG-AFTRA announced Wednesday that it will hold a strike authorization vote as it seeks to get its “ducks in a row” ahead of June 7 negotiations with the major studios. The vote does not mean that the performers More...
