A federal appeals court has allowed construction of former President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom to continue into June, clearing the way for work to proceed for now as the legal challenge moves forward. The ruling means contractors can keep working on the project during the early summer period, reversing a pause that had…
A mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital left at least six people dead before police shot and killed the gunman, authorities said. The attack ended after officers confronted the suspect and stopped the violence, according to published reports. The shooting happened in Kyiv, where the gunman killed at least six people and also took hostages inside…
Tesla has expanded its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, extending the company’s driverless ride-hailing efforts beyond its earlier operations in Austin. The rollout adds two of Texas’ largest metro areas to Tesla’s robotaxi footprint. The company has been testing and operating robotaxi service in Austin, and recent local reporting there said Tesla had reported…
Ukrainian police shot and killed a gunman in Kyiv after authorities said he opened fire, killed six people, and took hostages during an hourslong standoff in a neighborhood supermarket. The shooting unfolded in the Ukrainian capital’s Kyiv neighborhood, where officials said the suspect entered a grocery store, began firing, and then held people inside against…
OpenAI senior executive Srinivas Narayanan is leaving the company, saying he plans to spend time with his aging parents in India. Narayanan’s departure was disclosed publicly in a statement in which he said he was “looking forward to spending some time with my aging parents in India,” according to multiple published reports. The announcement identifies…
At least six people were killed in Kyiv after a gunman opened fire and took hostages, according to Ukrainian officials and multiple news reports. Authorities said the attacker was later shot and killed by police, bringing the standoff to an end. The shooting unfolded in a Kyiv neighborhood and included a hostage-taking incident inside a…
Attacks on commercial ships were reported after Iran reclosed the Strait of Hormuz, raising immediate concerns about safety in one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints. The reports centered on trade vessels operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and…
At least five people were killed in Kyiv after a gunman opened fire and took hostages, according to multiple reports, before police shot the attacker dead. The shooting unfolded in a district of the Ukrainian capital and involved a hostage situation that drew a police response. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that people were killed…
Former President Donald Trump’s recent claims about Iranian concessions have drawn immediate questions and public rejections from officials in Tehran, injecting new uncertainty into already-stalled diplomacy between the United States and Iran. The claims, carried in public remarks and amplified across international coverage, were met with pushback from Iranian voices who disputed that Tehran had…
A federal court ruling has cleared the Trump administration to continue construction work on a planned White House ballroom, allowing the project to move forward despite an ongoing legal challenge over how the work is being carried out. The decision centers on the administration’s effort to build a ballroom on the White House grounds in…
Stormy Daniels, the adult film performer whose name became widely known through the criminal hush-money case involving former President Donald Trump, is back in the headlines amid new tabloid coverage and renewed attention on her former attorney, Michael Avenatti. In recent days, the New York Post published a story focused on new photos of Daniels,…
OpenAI saw three top executives depart in a single day as the company moves to narrow its focus and reduce internal projects described as “side quests,” according to recent reports. The exits were described in multiple published accounts as part of a broader leadership shuffle at the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company. Those reports said…