Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S.
Days after its chief executive met with President Trump, Apple said on Monday that it planned to spend $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, hire…
California asks US government for billions in fire relief funds
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the US federal government for $40 billion (£31.6b) in funds to help rebuild areas of Los Angeles devastated by January fires. Newsom sent the…
US measles outbreak leaves nearly 100 ill in Texas and New Mexico
Health officials in two US states are tracking measles outbreaks as cases rise to nearly 100 people. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported on Friday that it was…
‘I’ll see you in court’ – Trump and Maine governor clash on trans athletes
Trump was addressing Democratic and Republican governors at the White House when the confrontation occurred. During the exchange, Trump told Governor Mills, “You better do it because you’re not going…
Cuts to U.S. Weather and Climate Research Could Put Public Safety at Risk | naked capitalism
Yves here. Bob Henson and Jeff Masters describe yet another example of how DOGE slash and burn spending cuts are ending or damaging programs like weather research that are important…
As Conflict Rages in Congo, President Offers U.S. Minerals Deal
In his first interview since an armed group backed by Rwanda seized swaths of his country’s territory this year, Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered…
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and…
Two Texas teenage girls arrested for ‘mass casualty attack’ plot
Two teenage girls in the US state of Texas have been arrested for plotting a “mass casualty attack” with pipe bombs and guns, police say. The girls, ages 15 and…
Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
In a series of interviews from prison, a former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy described for the first time how he and others in his department regularly entered homes without warrants, beat…
Reeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair
Defeats across the once solidly blue Rio Grande Valley. Shrinking margins in big Democratic cities like Houston and Dallas. Lost seats in the State House. The drubbing that Texas Democrats…