(Headline USA) ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.
Researchers reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump was asked on Tuesday whether he supported a reported plan for Israel to escalate in Gaza with the goal of fully occupying the Palestinian territory, and said it was “pretty much up to Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his senior officials...
(José Niño, Headline USA) In a sudden reversal, the Trump administration abandoned a controversial move to condition billions in federal emergency grants on a state or city’s willingness to shun the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
At issue was a proposal floated Monday by the Department of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is under investigation by an independent federal agency tasked with uncovering government misconduct.
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has launched a probe into allegations of illegal political activity tied to the office Smith once led.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced the investigation...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) After weeks of stalling, Democratic leaders are finally expressing willingness to engage with Republicans in the government funding process – but they’re wielding Medicaid as a bargaining chip.
Congress has until Sept. 30 – the end of fiscal year 2025 – to pass all 12...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) traveled to the West Bank on Monday to visit a Jewish settlement considered illegal under international law, a strong show of support for the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory.
According to Ynet, the trip was organized by the Yesha Council settler lobby...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After no quorum was reached in the Texas House on Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows voted for and signed motions the House passed requiring the return of 56 missing Democrats. This included Burrows signing civil warrants for their arrest and directing the sergeant of...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published new photos on Tuesday of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, including one indicating that the deceased sex trafficker once had a bet with billionaire Bill Gates.
Among the photos released by the Times is a framed dollar signed by Gates, with the...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 866 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the killing of aid seekers continue.
The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 15 Palestinians killed in previous Israeli attacks were...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched airstrikes against al-Shabaab during fighting in southern Somalia on Friday, the same day the African Union’s (AU) mission in the country, AUSSOM, reported a major battle.
AFRICOM offered no details about the strikes other than saying they were...
The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.
About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a “major”...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them to return to Austin or said he would take action to have them removed from office. He also said several of them may have committed felonies.
Several House Democrats posted videos...