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5 questions about Nvidia’s new AI personal computer chips
Nvidia wants to put an artificial intelligence supercomputer in every home -- and it's starting with your next laptop.
Motor City Pizza Co. cheese bread sold at Costco, Walmart, Target recalled
Champion Foods LLC of New Boston, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling certain batches of its Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread products over concerns of potential Salmonella contamination, the company announced May 29, 2026.
Former TD Bank worker pleads guilty to fraud, bribery scheme costing $3.4M
A former TD Bank employee pleaded guilty to defrauding customers and bribing an employee at another financial institution to falsify bank records, facilitating more than $3.4 million in fraud losses, the Justice Department announced.
California man gets 65 months for smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into U.S.
A California man was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into the United States over a six-year period, the Justice Department announced.
‘He was slowing down’: Jill Biden opens up about Joe’s decline, the debate scare, and Hunter pardon
Jill Biden now admits Joe Biden was "slowing down" in office. But she says the decline was natural aging -- not the cognitive crisis his critics described.
Maryland requires teachers to potty train students as pre-K enrollment surges
Maryland's four largest school districts have implemented a state policy requiring teachers to provide potty training assistance to children up to age 5 as taxpayer-funded pre-kindergarten programs expand to serve more low-income families, according to the Washington Times.
N.Y. reparations commission holds final public hearing as residents call for cash payments
"It shouldn't only be a check, but it should start with a check": New York's state reparations commission convened its final public hearing Saturday in Harlem, where residents called on officials to make direct cash payments to Black Americans as the only path to what one attendee described as "true justice."
Analysis: Hollywood more likely to cast a man named Chris or talking animal than a woman over 60
Actress EMMA THOMPSON on Hollywood not casting older women in leading roles: "Women are half the population and we get older. So where are the stories about us? The older we get, the more interesting we are." A new analysis by a British anti-ageism campaign finds that the film industry's top-grossing movies are more likely to feature a male lead named Chris, or even a talking animal, than a woman over the age of 60, drawing renewed calls for Hollywood to address what advocates describe as a pervasive culture of age-based discrimination.
Peter Thiel buys $12M Buenos Aires mansion, temporarily relocates family to Argentina
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has purchased a $12 million mansion in Buenos Aires and temporarily moved his family to Argentina, driven by concerns over taxation, the threat of nuclear war and the risks of artificial intelligence
Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning ‘Star Wars’ editor, dead at 80
Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning film editor whose work helped shape the original "Star Wars" trilogy and who was a central figure in Hollywood's New Hollywood era, died Wednesday at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 80.
Chicago mayor visits Pope Leo at Vatican, invites pontiff to return home
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson led a 46-person delegation to the Vatican on Wednesday for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff who was meeting with his hometown's leader for the first time since his election to the papacy. The pope declined to wear a Cubs hat that was presented to him by the mayor.
TikToker loses job after praying for Pam Bondi’s cancer to worsen
A Massachusetts woman has been fired from her job at a credit union after posting a TikTok video that appeared to pray for former Attorney General Pam Bondi to suffer a severe case of throat cancer, setting off a wave of condemnation online. The TikToker said: "Dear MAGA Lord Jesus, please let her end up with a hole in her throat that she has to push every time she speaks..."
40 things to do in Washington, D.C. this weekend: May 29-31
Washington closes out May with a busy weekend of baseball, live music, theater and museum-hopping. From Kid Cudi and Jazz in the Garden to Nationals baseball, Washington Spirit soccer and blockbuster Smithsonian exhibitions, there are plenty of reasons to get out and explore the city.
ABC challenges FCC license review as unconstitutional assault on free press
Disney-owned ABC submitted license renewal applications for its eight broadcast television stations to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, but declared it was doing so "under protest," calling the agency's order "unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional."
The hottest year in Earth’s history is coming — scientists say 2027 is the year
Earth's hottest year ever recorded hasn't happened yet. U.N. scientists say 2027 is the most likely candidate -- and they're putting the odds at 86%.
American Airlines pushes elites to buy first class as free upgrade era fades
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom is making no secret of where the carrier stands on complimentary upgrades: The airline would rather sell first-class seats than hand them to frequent flyers for free, a strategy that is reshaping the value of AAdvantage elite status for millions of loyal customers.
‘Simpsons’ writer who foresaw Trump presidency announces 2028 White House bid
Dan Greaney, an Emmy-winning writer for "The Simpsons" who penned the episode that anticipated a Donald Trump presidency more than a decade before it happened, has launched his own campaign for the White House in 2028.
Florida troopers net 249 in multi-agency immigration sweep
Florida Highway Patrol teamed up with five federal, state and local agencies this month for a three-day immigration enforcement operation along South Florida highways that resulted in 249 arrests and transfers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump’s record-low approval rating, proposed $250 bill
JIMMY KIMMEL on proposal to put Trump on a $250 bill: "There he is, the least-popular bill since Cosby. What better way to pay for a single tank of gas than with a bill featuring the head of the man who made it cost that much?"
Rosie O’Donnell reveals face-lift she once called a ‘betrayal’ of feminism
Rosie O'Donnell vowed never to get a face-lift since she saw it as a "betrayal" of feminism. In a new essay, she reveals she underwent a face-lift after losing 50 pounds.