Edan Alexander: Bruce Pearl calls for hostage’s release

Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl made a passionate plea for the return of American hostage Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The No. 1-seeded Tigers rolled to an 82-70 victory over No. 9 Creighton on Saturday and Pearl started his postgame media availability by talking about Alexander. The 21-year-old Israeli-American solider is … Read more

Homan, Trump’s border czar, says administration won’t defy judge’s order on deportation flights

Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, vowed Sunday that the Trump administration would not defy court orders stemming from legal challenges over its invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to help deport undocumented immigrants from the United States. Still, speaking exclusively on ABC’s “This Week,” on Sunday, Homan also said, “I don’t care … Read more

Browser Use, the tool making it easier for AI ‘agents’ to navigate websites, raises $17M

We may not have an agreed-upon definition of AI “agent” yet, but a multitude of startups want to create “agentic” tools to automate various tasks online. One such firm, Browser Use, has attracted a ton of interest from developers and investors thanks to its solution that makes websites more “readable” for AI agents. Browser Use … Read more

Maduro regime to start accepting deportations from US

Venezuela will resume accepting deportation flights from the US after Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro suspended the flights earlier this month. Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela’s Assembly and chief negotiator with the U.S. announced the change in policy on Saturday. “We have agreed with the U.S. government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants with … Read more

Pope Francis expected to make appearance Sunday

LONDON — Pope Francis is expected on Sunday to make his first public appearance since being hospitalised in Rome more than five weeks ago. Officials at Gemelli Hospital, where the 88-year-old pope has been undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, said they were preparing for the pope to appear in a window. He’s … Read more