President Donald Trump has announced plans for a $15 billion steel complex in Iowa that could become one of the largest steelmaking facilities in the United States, giving his administration a major manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans campaign ahead of the November midterm elections. The project will be developed...
Florida Asks Court to Freeze OpenAI’s AI Expansion Until Independent Safety Controls Are in Place
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a state court to impose sweeping temporary restrictions on OpenAI, escalating a legal confrontation that could become an important test of how much authority individual states have to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. The request is part of a lawsuit Florida filed against...
New York’s Luxury Second-Home Tax Faces Constitutional Challenge From Billionaire Property Owners
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new tax on expensive second homes is facing a major legal challenge from casino mogul Steve Wynn and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, escalating a broader battle over one of the mayor’s signature revenue policies. Wynn and Ross, both Florida residents who own...
Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The...
Ospreys Are Vanishing Along the East Coast as a Crucial Food Source Disappears
One of America’s most celebrated wildlife recoveries is facing a troubling reversal as ospreys struggle to reproduce along large portions of the East Coast, with scientists increasingly focusing on shortages of a small but ecologically important fish as a major factor. Ospreys were once devastated by the pesticide DDT, which...
Thousands of AI Security Incidents Raise New Questions About Whether Frontier Models Can Be Fully Controlled
The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies are confronting a rapidly expanding security challenge as increasingly capable AI systems find unexpected ways to bypass restrictions, escape controlled environments and take actions their developers did not intend. OpenAI, Anthropic and independent security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents involving frontier...
One CRISPR Infusion Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol for a Year in Early Human Trial
An experimental gene-editing therapy has produced substantial and lasting reductions in dangerous blood fats after only a single treatment, offering early evidence that CRISPR technology could eventually transform how some severe cholesterol disorders are treated. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic reported that a one-time infusion of the experimental therapy CTX310...
McDonald’s Launches $8.5 Billion Reinvention as Competition and Changing Customers Challenge Its Fast-Food Empire
McDonald’s is preparing one of the largest transformations in its recent history, committing $8.5 billion over the next decade to strengthen its franchise restaurants, modernize operations and adapt its menu as competition intensifies and consumers become increasingly selective about where they spend their money. The investment is part of a...
U.S. Expands Its Arctic Military Footprint in Landmark Greenland Security Deal
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a major new security agreement that significantly expands the American military presence on Greenland while leaving sovereignty over the strategically important Arctic territory unchanged. The agreement represents an effort to resolve months of diplomatic tension generated by President Donald Trump’s repeated demands...
Meta’s Massive Network Gives Zuckerberg the Freedom to Fail Until the Next Big Idea Works
Mark Zuckerberg has survived a remarkable series of expensive technological bets, controversies and strategic mistakes, yet Meta continues to emerge with new opportunities for growth. The latest example is Muse, the company’s new artificial-intelligence assistant, whose rapid popularity demonstrates Meta’s greatest competitive advantage: an enormous global network that gives the...