What to know about new US passport design with Trump portrait
The White House and the State Department said it was a “limited edition.”
A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to
Oil price rises above $120 after reports of ‘extended’ Iran blockade
The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues.
Video shows Ilhan Omar misreading ‘World War II’ as ‘World War 11.’ Here’s the full story
A 2025 verbal gaffe Omar made resurfaced in April 2026. Many posts sharing the footage omitted key context.
Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell’s final rate decision as Fed chair
Powell’s news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed’s independence.
Hungary’s next PM says frozen EU funds will be paid out soon
Péter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election.
Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest
Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes.
Supreme Court signals it may deal Trump major setback in mass deportation crusade
Conservative justices on the Supreme Court showed signs of leaning towards blocking Trump’s effort to deport millions of immigrants. Politico reported on Wednesday that Chief
DHS official at center of ‘sugar baby’ scandal had accused boss of sex harassment: report
A Department of Homeland Security official who was accused of using a “sugar baby” platform to fund her lifestyle had apparently accused her former boss
Why Math’s Final Axiom Proved So Controversial
How do mathematicians decide that something is true? They write a proof. Often they start with proofs that already exist, building on or drawing connections
What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?
Doron Zeilberger is a mathematician who believes that all things come to an end. That just as we are limited beings, so too does nature
US infant formula supply is ‘safe,’ FDA says after looking for potential contaminants
Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants
Trump on a president going to space: ‘We’ll have to try it sometime’
While Trump congratulated the Artemis II astronauts who recently orbited the moon, he joked about whether a president could also go up to space, saying
Secret Service officer was hit by gunfire from correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect, sources say
Investigators believe that the man charged with the attempted assassination of President Tweety McTreason shot a Secret Service officer who was wearing a ballistic vest