US soldier killed in Iraq was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina
The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina.
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Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists
The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is pushing back against a White House report labeling the institution's leadership as radical activists.
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Ex-UK government minister Ann Widdecombe was hit with a hammer 21 times, prosecutors say
Joshua Kerry, 28, is charged with the murder of former British politician Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead in her England home.
Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement where Anthropic will pay authors for
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Dana Point Harbor announces more restaurant closures
As the famed harbor enters its next phase of development, its remaining watering hole and restaurants count down to their last days of service.
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AI stocks gather more strength, even as Brent oil’s price tops $90
Wall Street climbs as AI stock gains help offset rising crude oil prices and inflation concerns, despite broader pressure on company revenue.
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Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was…
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US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report says
A new amfAR report shows U.S. federal funding cuts to the global PEPFAR program caused clinic closures and reduced HIV prevention services worldwide.
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Southeast Asia’s top diplomats hold security talks in Manila as US-Iran fighting rages
ASEAN foreign ministers open security talks in Manila amid resurging U.S.-Iran hostilities and a violent skirmish in the South China Sea.
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Lebanon’s president meets with Trump in Washington to push for Israeli troop withdrawal
Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's president, is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. The Tuesday meeting caps his visit to Washington.