Trump Rejects AI "Pause" As Obama Urges Democrats To Regulate It

Early Returns Show Surprises In California As Other States Wrap Up Update (0030ET): Voters in six states went to the polls today for key primaries. While many races followed expectations, California delivered notable early drama with slow-counting mail ballots still to come. California Governor (Top-Two Primary) The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom remains the biggest story. In a crowded nonpartisan jungle primary, early returns (approx. 45-50% counted) show: Steve Hilton (R) leading at ~26.7% Xavier Becerra (D) close behind at ~25.8% Tom Steyer (D) trailing at ~19.6% Chad Bianco (R) is further back. If trends...

Dies-aster: California Diesel Nears $10 A Gallon As Global Fuel Crisis Deepens New AAA data show US diesel prices reached a record $6.05 a gallon, signaling severe tightening in global refined-fuel markets. The squeeze reflects converging pressures: damage to Russian refinery capacity and diesel export halts linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, ongoing disruption at Hormuz, expanding threats to Red Sea shipping, and renewed Chinese buying. Together, these developments threaten both fuel availability and the shipping routes needed to deliver supplies, with conditions appearing to worsen ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Patrick...

Like most nights, Wednesday night saw Israeli forces carry out artillery strikes and airstrikes across southern Lebanon, with reports of strikes hitting multiple municipalities across the Tyre, Nabatieh, and Bint Jbeil Districts. Those strikes included some casualties in the town of Haddatha, in Bint Jbeil, where an Israel airstrike wounded two civilians, one of them […]