New tariffs on U.S. trade partners and experts divided on OpenAI hack: Morning Rundown
Hundreds of American diplomats and their families in the Middle East ordered to evacuate at the start of the Iran war are frustrated with a lack of answers.
The month that turned the Red Sox from a disappointment into MLB’s hottest team
A month ago, the Boston Red Sox were 32-46 and facing a lost season. Since then, they matched a historic 1946 winning streak and clawed back into the playoff race. Here’s how they turned it around.
U.S. launches new strikes and Trump threatens ‘massive attack’ as Iran widens war
The United States launched a fresh barrage of strikes on Iran overnight as President Donald Trump threatened a major new escalation after Tehran opened a second front in its pressure campaign on the world economy.
A rogue OpenAI model hacked a startup, and some experts worry that’s just the start
OpenAI claimed responsibility in a blog post detailing how a combination of some of its most advanced models had escaped and hacked into Hugging Face.
Tropical Storm Bertha weakens after bringing strong winds and heavy surf to Louisiana and Texas
Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast for a second time Thursday, hours before weakening to a tropical depression.
Laura Loomer meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine after her major reversal on the war
Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary far-right social media commentary, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington.
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
The liberal justice pointed to rulings like the decisions rejecting Trump’s sweeping tariffs and his efforts to strip birthright citizenship from the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally.
Bipartisan bill would require companies to tell users when they’re talking to AI
The Senior Chatbot Protection Act would require clear labeling of AI and new protections for health and financial conversations.
As tensions rise in Madison after deadly police shooting, victim is identified
The man fatally shot by a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, earlier this week has been identified.
Massachusetts revokes doctor’s right to renew medical license after Jan. 6 attack
Years after punching a police officer during the attack at the Capitol on Jan.