Sebastian Usher Middle East correspondent Lucy Clarke-Billings BBC News Getty Images Palestinians awaits news about the prisoner release in the West Bank Israel says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, in another potentially major setback in the ceasefire process. It came after six Israeli hostages, including four kidnapped during […]
Feb 22, 2025, 05:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES — When the NHL draft comes to Los Angeles this summer, expect a lot more Gary Bettman. On Saturday, the league formally announced that the 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theatre, confirming a report from ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
The 37-year-old—who shares with Kylie daughters Wyatt Elizabeth Kelce, 5, Elliotte Ray Kelce, 3, and Bennett Llewellyn Kelce, who turns 2 Feb. 23—joked that statistically, the odds of conceiving a boy were not high. “At the end of the day, we’re not shooting with good percentages. We’ve got to give up on that idea,” the ESPN […]
Valiik / Shutterstock.com Recent efforts to streamline government operations under the Trump administration include significant IRS budget cuts, including plans to lay off 6,700 employees—mostly probationary workers with less than two years of service. These cuts come during tax season, raising concerns about delays, reduced assistance, and weaker enforcement. With fewer resources, the IRS may […]
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US government workers received an email on Saturday afternoon asking them to list their accomplishments from the past week or resign – the latest development in the Trump administration’s efforts targeting the federal workforce. The email came after billionaire Trump confidante Elon Musk tweeted that employees would “shortly receive an email requesting to understand what […]
Feb 22, 2025, 03:37 PM ET The Fresno State men’s basketball program has drawn scrutiny for potential ties to sports gambling, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The NCAA and university are both investigating, sources said. The school has removed one player from the team and suspended two others for at least Saturday’s 72-69 loss […]
Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok 3. One of the co-founders of xAI, Igor Babushkin, insisted that the company was […]
Babooo0 / Shutterstock.com Donald Trump is ramping up tariff policies, proposing sweeping new import taxes that could spike consumer prices. The plan includes a broad 10%-20% tariff on imports and a massive 60%-100% hike on Chinese goods. Tariffs function as taxes on foreign products, often leading to higher consumer prices while aiming to boost domestic […]