• WATCH: Trump announces Apple investment of additional $100B in U.S. manufacturing

    WATCH: Trump announces Apple investment of additional $100B in U.S. manufacturing

    Aug 06, 2025 09:55 PM EST

    ... initiative called the American Manufacturing Program, but it is not a full commitment to build its popular iPhone device domestically. “This includes new and expanded work with 10 companies across America. They produce components — semiconductor chips included — that are used in Apple products sold all over the world, and we ...

  • Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide

    Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide

    Aug 06, 2025 02:13 PM EST

    ... are completely ineffective. They're barely there — if anything, a fig leaf." OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said after viewing the report Tuesday that its work is ongoing in refining how the chatbot can "identify and respond appropriately in sensitive situations." "Some conversations with ChatGPT may start out benign or ...

  • 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' documents motivation and development of the atomic bomb

    'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' documents motivation and development of the atomic bomb

    Aug 05, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    Amna Nawaz: There's a major shift, of course, when Hitler dies by suicide in April of 1945. As you mentioned, Hitler had been the primary justification for that atomic bomb work for so many and those scientists. You quote one, Emilio Segre, who's an Italian-American nuclear physicist ...

  • Wall Street takes worst tumble since May after employers slash hiring and new tariffs roll out

    Wall Street takes worst tumble since May after employers slash hiring and new tariffs roll out

    Aug 01, 2025 02:00 PM EST

    ... though, also counts “maximum employment” as one of its two mandates along with keeping prices stable. Issues with either of those goals could prompt a shift in policy. The Fed held rates steady again at its most recent meeting this week. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been pressured by Trump ...

  • With the fiscal year drawing to a close, congressional leaders are gearing up for a shutdown fight

    With the fiscal year drawing to a close, congressional leaders are gearing up for a shutdown fight

    Jul 29, 2025 04:11 PM EST

    ... support while the House bills are generally advancing out of committee on party line votes. WATCH: How a ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ provision could accelerate a shift toward private education This week, the Senate is expected to consider the appropriations bill to fund military construction projects and the Department of Veterans ...

  • WATCH: Trump says Philippines will pay 19% tariffs in deal struck with leader Marcos

    WATCH: Trump says Philippines will pay 19% tariffs in deal struck with leader Marcos

    Jul 22, 2025 03:20 PM EST

    ... the player above. Trump revealed the broad terms of the agreement on his social media network and said the U.S. and the Philippines would work together militarily. The announcement of a loose framework of a deal comes as the two countries are seeking closer security and economic ties in ...

  • Arizona Gov. Hobbs tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

    Arizona Gov. Hobbs tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

    Jul 20, 2025 06:34 PM EST

    ... and make the ecosystem more resilient. But a week after ignition, blustery winds, hot temperatures and lower humidity quickly intensified the flames, prompting officials to shift to aggressive suppression and order evacuations. The blaze has charred more than 18 square miles (46 square kilometers), and as of Saturday it was ...

  • Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

    Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

    Jul 18, 2025 01:39 PM EST

    ... a bill approving Trump's request to cut funding to public broadcasters NPR and PBS. “They’re trying to silence people, but that won’t work. Won’t work. We will just get louder," said Curtis, who has previously criticized Trump and is set to visit Colbert's show in ...

  • WATCH: Vance pitches Trump's tax and spending law to supporters in Pennsylvania

    WATCH: Vance pitches Trump's tax and spending law to supporters in Pennsylvania

    Jul 16, 2025 03:44 PM EST

    West Pittston, which sits in Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan's district in northeastern Pennsylvania, is a place where Trump's populist brand of politics has found a foothold. Trump's popularity with the white working class has accelerated the political shift in nearby areas, including around Wilkes-Barre and Scranton ...

  • Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll passes 100 in flood-ravaged Texas

    Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll passes 100 in flood-ravaged Texas

    Jul 09, 2025 03:51 PM EST

    A growing emphasis on first responders' mental health There's been a marked shift toward acknowledging the mental health challenges of the job, said Ian Stanley, a University of Colorado emergency medicine professor. Much of the change has occurred in the last decade, pushed along by the growing focus on ...