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Viktor Hovland jumped within a shot of the halfway lead at the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, where Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele are also in contention. Hovland has been struggling with his swing over the past year and has missed the cut in four of his last five worldwide starts, but finds himself tied-second heading … Read more
Factories are all the rage in defense tech: Anduril announced a billion-dollar “megafactory” in Ohio earlier this year, while Saronic said last month it’s planning its own factory to mass-produce autonomous warships. Now, Anduril is considering building a factory in the U.K. as it expands beyond U.S. defense contracts. “If we get enough orders, absolutely … Read more
WASHINGTON — For weeks, Democratic lawmakers have met with and mimicked figures they believe may offer them a path back to power in Washington: online influencers and content creators. Hours before President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress this month, Senate Democrats huddled with a dozen online progressive personalities who have millions of followers. House … Read more
Wyoming Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman tangled with a fiery town hall audience in her home state on Thursday night as she went back and forth with constituents over Elon Musk’s DOGE and cuts to federal spending. At one point, Hageman sparred with a woman who said she was a retired military officer and Republican, who … Read more
President Donald Trump seemed to issue a warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalisms, as reports of destruction to vehicles, dealerships and charging stations surge across the country. Early Friday morning, Trump posted on his social media platform: “People that get caught sabotaging Teslas will stand a very good chance of going to jail … Read more
The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration now says he is “not shutting down the agency” after earlier suggesting he might do so in the wake of a judge’s ruling limiting the Department of Government of Efficiency’s access to sensitive agency data. Leland Dudek, the acting head of the agency, said in a statement … Read more
The Israeli army has been instructed to seize more territory in Gaza — while evacuating Palestinians — as it expands its ground operation. Israel said the longer Hamas refuses to release the remaining hostages, the more territory they will lose, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz. “We will intensify the fighting with strikes from the … Read more
Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. A two-time heavyweight champion, he also won gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and saw success, in his post-boxing career, pitching the now-omnipresent countertop grill that bears his name. … Read more
Thomas Tuchel praised Myles Lewis-Skelly’s “natural confidence” after the England debutant scored in Friday’s 2-0 win over Albania – but has challenged Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden to improve their performances. The 18-year-old kick-started Tuchel’s tenure with a slotted finish 20 minutes into his England debut. The Arsenal defender continued to impress as England found … Read more
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement is contained in a settlement to an individual challenge she lodged against Meta’s tracking and profiling back in 2022. O’Carroll had argued that a legal right to object to the use … Read more
