King Charles III cracks some jokes, and a congressional map gets thrown out: The news quiz
James Comey gets indicted again, the Pentagon says how much the Iran war has cost taxpayers, and viral trend is removing door handles.
How Tom Steyer’s alliance with progressives vaulted him into the top tier of California’s governor race
When the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution endorsed Tom Steyer in the unwieldy California governor’s race, the irony of a progressive group founded on an anti-billionaire
Spirit Airlines shuts down, blames cost of fuel due to Middle East war
The collapse of the first U.S. carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war will cost thousands of jobs.
Musk’s case against OpenAI lands roughly in its first week
Three days of cross-examination in Oakland produced a $130bn lawsuit’s most awkward admissions, including that xAI trains on OpenAI’s models. The judge, not the jury
Apple’s $599 Mac mini is gone. Blame the AI agents.
Apple has quietly raised the desktop’s starting price to $799 after demand from developers building local AI tools cleared its shelves. Tim Cook says it
Windows 11: A guide to the updates
A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows 11 by fixing bugs, releasing
UK’s Starmer eyes banning some pro-Palestine protests
PM Keir Starmer says the phrase ‘globalise the Intifada’ should be ‘completely off limits’.
Who Is Nayib Bukele? El Salvador’s ‘coolest dictator’
At 44, Bukele has built the world’s highest imprisonment rate and scrapped presidential term limits. What comes next?
China’s UN Envoy: Hormuz closure will dominate Trump-Xi talks
China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities.
Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse
The airline had been in talks with the Trump administration about a $500m bailout.
‘If we sleep, they bite’: Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.
Where’s my Oscar? Eight times Academy Awards trophies have gone missing
From burglary to ransom, Oscar-winners like Frances McDormand, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis have lost their coveted statuettes.
Trump cabinet member contacted crisis firm to bury bad press: NYT report
A member of Trump’s cabinet was in contact with a crisis management firm to bury negative press as he made a push for a White
Conservative stalwart demolishes Trump’s ‘specious’ plan to grant himself more power
Conservative columnist George Will ripped into President Tweety McTreason’s “specious” argument for giving himself the power to unilaterally withdraw from treaties even when Congress disapproves