1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (712+ words) More than 20 members of Congress have called for new or stronger artificial intelligence regulation this week after a researcher warned that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives." Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass, told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday that…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (859+ words) With less than two months until the midterms, election and county officials are prohibiting employees from participating on prediction market contracts. Officials said it's the tightest measure they can take to ensure employees, who have access to ballots, do not…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (420+ words) Jimmy Kimmel, the late night talk show host with Disney-owned ABC, is taking some precautions in the face of scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel said on Wednesday night that he will not air an interview with Democratic Senate…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (275+ words) Democratic Sen. John Fetterman on Wednesday night made a surprise appearance at the Republican midterm convention, an astonishing move that is bound to invite even more scrutiny about his party loyalty. "Yes, I'm a Democrat," Fetterman, the first-term senator from…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (597+ words) If strong worker protections are one of your top workplace criteria, you might want to start applying to roles in California. Oxfam's 2026 Best States to Work Index, published Sept. 3, evaluated all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico on the strength of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (477+ words) Singapore's prime minister has commonly been cited as the world's highest paid elected leader. Now, incumbent Lawrence Wong will see the compensation gap between him and his global counterparts grow even wider. Wong on Tuesday announced in the parliament that…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (357+ words) New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate candidates for a key U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Both Democrats and Republicans are aiming to win the seat in their quest to control the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (774+ words) The U.K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. officials and lawmakers warning of economic consequences for doing so. Speaking in the country's parliament on Tuesday, U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (376+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced a fresh funding boost for Greenland, seeking to shore up Arctic ties with the self-governing Danish territory amid U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation drive. Speaking alongside Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (381+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to spend as much as $500 million from his political operation to help Republicans with about two months to go before the November midterm elections. "I think I have like close to a…...