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Trump Maintains Defiant Message In Kentucky Midterm Rally, Makes Dubious Claims About Republican Popularity

The president held a rally on Saturday in which he touted the supposed successes of his two terms in office, attacked his domestic opponents and claimed that the Republican party is gaining ground in the polls.

Israeli Settlers Attack Foreign Media And Diplomats In West Bank. Israel Questions The Reports.

A European delegation made up of French, Belgian and Polish representatives were attacked by Israeli settlers while visiting the West Bank. One day earlier, a Washington Post photojournalist was hospitalized after a similar attack.

Calls Grow In Europe For Governments To Develop Alternatives To, Or Outright Abandon, Musk-Controlled Tech

Amidst tensions with the U.S., Ukraine is pushing for a European alternative to Starlink. The leading political party in Scotland also called for X to be banned.

AOC Donated $1 Million To Michigan Candidate El-Sayed's Senate Campaign, Fuelling Speculation That She Will Run In 2028

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirmed the donation to Abdul El-Sayed on Friday, saying that she sought to "combat the smears" against the Muslim candidate.

Anthropic Co-Founder Claims AI Could Add Trillions To U.S. GDP Within Four Years

Speaking at the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Jack Clark said that artificial intelligence developments could increase U.S. economic output from its current level of about $30 trillion to $44 trillion by 2030.

Trump Waives Russia Sanctions He Previously Signed Into Law. The Move Has Prompted International And Domestic Backlash.

The president signed an executive order on Friday night pausing the implementation of sanctions prescribed by the "Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026."

Russian Oil Company is Managing to Keep Service Stations Open Following Trump's Sanctions Waiver

The U.S. Treasury Department extended Thursday a sanctions waiver that allows Russian oil company Lukoil to keep its service stations open.

Gen Z Is Seeking Debt Help Faster Than Any Other Generation, New Figures Show

Average unsecured debt among people seeking assistance climbed to $40,200, while nearly half of new clients now have personal loans.

Investors Rotated Out of the AI Trade and Geopolitical Tensions Soared. The Nasdaq Saw Its Worst Week in Months.

Semiconductor companies have been hit this week over concerns about competition from China.

Acupuncture Deserves a Better Explanation

The National Institutes of Health reports that in a controlled trial of chronic back pain with no identifiable physical cause, 66% of participants who received Pain Reprocessing Therapy (a talk therapy technique) reported being pain-free or nearly pain-free after four weeks, compared with 20% who received placebo injections and 10% who received usual care.

Pond Management Consolidates, the Hardest Asset to Buy Is Trust

What institutional capital does not bring is the thing that actually keeps customers.

Puerto Rico's Tax Incentive Debate Turns to Long-Term Economic Impact

For Alberto Bacó-Bagué, former Puerto Rico secretary of economic development and founder of the Partnership for Modern Puerto Rico (PMPR), the discussion also raises a longer-term question: How can incentives contribute to opportunities for people who already live on the island?

Climate Risk Has No Standard, and That Costs Everyone

The World Economic Forum identifies geoeconomic confrontation as the top global risk for 2026, with extreme weather ranked as the most severe long-term risk through 2036.

Geopolitical Tensions Keep Rising. Oil is Now Hovering Around $110 a Barrel.

Iran continues to escalate attacks against tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Russia and Ukraine are targeting energy infrastructure.

Marilyn Cohn's Vision for a Self-Sufficient Village Could Offer a New Model for Rural Development in Africa

Cohn traces the idea further back to her faith and an early sense of being called to work in Africa. A research trip to Kenya and Uganda in 1997 helped determine where the project would take shape.

Air Shows Are More Than Spectacle. They're an Investment in Aviation's Future

For Claude Spears, founder of AirShows.com, the real air show begins long before the first takeoff. Spears is a specialist air show announcer and sound professional.

Most Registered Voters Dislike Politicians Who Support Building Data Centers Near Them, Poll Shows

A Pew analysis identified more than 1,500 data centers in development nationwide, with 67% taking place in rural areas.

Scientists Have Found An Unlikely Alternative To Gasoline. It Could Cost About $2.75 A Gallon.

A new study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute tested a process that turns plant material into crude-like oil, but commercial-scale production costs were modeled rather than demonstrated.

Oil Prices Are Already Soaring. Their 'Real' Cost Could Be Much Higher, Analyst Says.

Disruptions in the Middle East have driven physical oil prices sharply above futures benchmarks and squeezed refinery margins in Europe and Asia.

Sanctioned Oil Tankers May Get a U.S. Reprieve from Trump. But Freight Costs Might Not Feel a Difference.

Discussions on the matter follow President Donald Trump's temporary suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel.

U.S. Starlink Restrictions Fuel Russian Aggression, Ukrainian Minister Says. Millions are at Risk.

A Ukrainian official said that Moscow appears to view the limitations on Starlink as an opportunity to escalate its offensive, particularly against infrastructure essential to civilian life.

Zelenskyy Warns That Tens of Millions of Ukrainians Could Flee and Head to Europe if Kyiv Loses the War

"Russia is killing us," Zelenskyy said on Friday.

OpenAI Faces Lawsuits From Multiple States Over Claims ChatGPT Harms Children and Deceives Adults.

Prosecutors are also accusing OpenAI of failing to adequately control advanced AI systems capable of deceptive behavior and unauthorized cyberattacks.

Nearly 1 in 5 Older Americans Have Medical Debt Despite Medicare Coverage, Study Shows

A study by the Urban Institute found that 17.6% of adults aged 65 and older reported that they or a family member had medical debt by December 2025.

Nearly Half of Americans Are Less Optimistic About Their Lives Than a Decade Ago, Poll Shows

Although the survey did not establish why respondents feel less hopeful, other recent polling points to mounting concerns about the cost of living, political divisions, and the country's economic future.

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