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Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards - 2026-02-26T21:19:45-05:00
The Defense Department has been feuding with Anthropic over military uses of its artificial intelligence tools. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and access to some of the most advanced AI on the planet.

Airstrikes hit Afghan capital of Kabul, hours after Afghanistan attacks Pakistan - 2026-02-26T21:07:28-05:00
Pakistan carried out airstrikes hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack in the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries. The clashes are making a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky.

Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning 'repetitive' in 6 hour deposition - 2026-02-26T20:39:58-05:00
In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.

Chicagoans pay respects to Jesse Jackson as cross-country memorial services begin - 2026-02-26T18:46:41-05:00
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism.

In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount - 2026-02-26T17:43:37-05:00
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.

Trump's ballroom project can continue for now, court says - 2026-02-26T16:51:21-05:00
A US District Judge denied a preservation group's effort to put a pause on construction

NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong - 2026-02-26T15:55:33-05:00
Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump - 2026-02-26T15:47:48-05:00
Hours after the student was taken into custody in her campus apartment, she was released, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concerns about the arrest to President Trump.

These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states - 2026-02-26T14:22:21-05:00
Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.

Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting - 2026-02-26T14:01:59-05:00
After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.