The Washington Times AI News Desk

Walmart cuts or relocates about 1,000 corporate workers in tech consolidation

Walmart said Tuesday it would cut or relocate roughly 1,000 corporate employees as the retail giant completes a sweeping overhaul of its global technology operations, the Wall Street Journal first reported.

May 13, 2026

Washington Nationals introduce ‘Natty,’ an 8-week-old puppy set to become team’s first official dog

The Washington Nationals have a new roster addition -- and this one has four legs.

May 13, 2026

Cassidy, Massie and Cornyn crossed Trump. Now they’re paying for it.

Three Republican incumbents -- Cassidy, Massie and Cornyn -- face primary voters after crossing President Trump. Now they're running his playbook without his blessing, and their political survival is on the line.

May 13, 2026

5 questions about the Preakness’ scheduling dilemma

The two-week gap between the Derby and Preakness is considered too short for elite thoroughbreds, which typically rest a month or more between races.

May 13, 2026

Fetterman defends Trump’s reflecting pool costs, tells critics: ‘Get over the TDS’

FETTERMAN on Trump's reflecting pool costs: "Stop this henpecking. $13M? This is an iconic American place and was in serious disrepair. Get over the TDS and celebrate this is getting done for our 250th."

May 12, 2026

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani drops broad property tax hike in revised budget

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled a $124.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 that closes a projected $5.4 billion gap without raising property taxes on most property owners, walking back a threat he had used for months to pressure Albany for more funding.

May 12, 2026

Trump floats Vance-Rubio ‘dream team’ ticket for 2028

TRUMP on a Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket: "I do believe that's a dream team ... That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance. But you know ... I think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate."

May 12, 2026

‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder slams Hollywood silence on Israel, Gaza

"Hacks" star HANNAH EINBINDER says Hollywood is silent on "genocide" occurring in Gaza: "It pisses me off. I look at these people who have absolutely every privilege imaginable to mankind, and they cannot utter a single word."

May 12, 2026

5 questions about the AI-run Andon Cafe in Sweden

San Francisco startup Andon Labs has placed an artificial intelligence agent called "Mona," powered by Google's Gemini, in charge of running a cafe in Stockholm, Sweden.

May 12, 2026

Man identified after dying by suicide on Denver airport runway, striking Frontier jet

A Colorado man who breached the perimeter fence at Denver International Airport late Friday and walked onto an active runway has been identified as 41-year-old Michael Mott, airport officials and the city's chief medical examiner announced Tuesday.

May 12, 2026

Researchers recover 42 lost pages from key New Testament manuscript

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have recovered 42 long-lost pages from Codex H, one of the most significant early New Testament manuscripts in existence, using advanced imaging technology to reveal text invisible to the naked eye.

May 12, 2026

Netflix co-founder backs Gavin Newsom for president

Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, has thrown his support behind California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the 2028 presidential race, making him one of the first major Democratic megadonors to publicly back the governor's prospective bid.

May 12, 2026

Philadelphia man sentenced to 5 years for opioid distribution conspiracy in South Philly

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a years-long prescription opioid distribution conspiracy operating in South Philadelphia, the Justice Department announced.

May 12, 2026

CDC chief: Hantavirus is ‘very different than COVID’ as cases land on American soil

A hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers has now reached the U.S. One American is in a Nebraska biocontainment unit -- and two Mid-Atlantic states are monitoring residents for exposure.

May 12, 2026

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quits Democratic Party over antisemitism

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced Monday he is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, saying antisemitic hatred has moved from the party's fringe into its mainstream.

May 12, 2026

Newport News woman sentenced for stealing pandemic unemployment benefits

A Newport News woman with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently collect unemployment insurance benefits in the names of prison inmates and others during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said.

May 12, 2026

Rod Stewart calls Trump a ‘ratbag’ to King Charles

ROD STEWART talks about Trump to King Charles: "May I say, well done in the Americas. You were superb, absolutely superb ... put that little ratbag in his place."

May 12, 2026

Film critic Rex Reed, known for poison-pen reviews, dies at 87

Rex Reed, the film critic and celebrity journalist whose prose could soar into poetic admiration or plunge like a dagger between the shoulder blades, died Tuesday at his Manhattan home after a short illness. He was 87.

May 12, 2026

Michael Jackson estate calls abuse claims a ‘desperate money grab’

The Michael Jackson estate is dismissing renewed sexual abuse allegations from the Cascio family -- a New Jersey family long considered the late pop star's "second family" -- as a "desperate money grab."

May 12, 2026

Transgender athlete wins three events at California girls’ track prelims

A transgender athlete won or shared the top spot in three jumping events at a California postseason track meet Saturday, igniting protests for the second consecutive year by competing against biological girls in the competition in Yorba Linda.

May 12, 2026