A timeline of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s relationship
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner served as White House advisors during Donald Trump’s first term. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner remain an influential political couple even though they have said they don’t plan to reprise their roles as White House advisors in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. While Ivanka Trump stepped back from politics and…
Biden blocks Japan’s $14 billion takeover of US Steel on national security grounds
A US Steel plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania.A US Steel plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Shares in US Steel fell on Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a $14 billion takeover by Nippon Steel. In a statement, Biden said a committee of national security and trade experts had found that the deal would leave one of “America’s…
Elon Musk’s next venture set to launch this year: a private preschool
Elon Musk is opening a new private preschool in Texas in 2025. Elon Musk is expanding his reach as he launches his newest venture: early childhood education. Located in Bastrop, Texas, Ad Astra is a private preschool that is accepting applications for children aged three to nine. The school’s website said that Ad Astra will…
Elon Musk is riling up British politics and going to war with the prime minister
Elon Musk at an AI event in London in the UK in 2023. Elon Musk on Friday deepened his feud with the government of the UK, calling for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to be removed from office. The messages continued a trend of increasingly forthright political interventions by Musk, whose attention has moved beyond the…
Trump is no fan of alcohol
President-elect Donald Trump, a lifelong teetotaler, would sometimes use other beverages during formal diplomatic toasts. During a 2018 event, an aide was spotted pouring a Diet Coke before Trump raised his glass. Donald Trump once said that not drinking was “one of my only good traits.” President Joe Biden, a fellow teetotaler, and his administration…
Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel
Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot system at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024. A Ukrainian defense initiative is making steel armor for the country’s inventory of American-made Patriot batteries, providing the air-defense systems with extra protection against shrapnel. The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system that has…
US vs. Chinese cruisers: China is building its top surface warship at breakneck speed, and it’s a match for its US rival
The US’s Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, at left, is now rivaled, if not topped, by China’s Type 055 “Renhai” cruiser. China’s navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in China’s navy, officially known as the…
What we know about Matthew Livelsberger, the suspect behind the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
The Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday. The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck loaded with explosives behind Wednesday’s Las Vegas blast was an active-duty US Army soldier who, a coroner said, committed suicide. In a press release on Thursday, the Clark County coroner identified the driver as…
The new science on alcohol and cancer: 4 studies that found a link
Researchers are finding that even moderate drinking carries health risks. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, said Americans need to know there’s a link between alcohol and cancer, citing four recent studies. Murthy said all alcoholic beverages should have cancer warning labels on them, a measure Congress would have to design and approve. In…
