Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, who was convicted of defrauding investors through a blood-testing scheme, has been approved to move to a halfway house in August 2027, according to ABC News. Holmes founded health technology startup Theranos in 2003, claiming she could test for a wide range of conditions with just a small amount […]
Two giant pandas are set to arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Thursday during a press conference at the White House. “The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and American people,” Xi said in a translated statement. “Here, I have a piece of […]
President Donald Trump heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping as his Chinese counterpart underscored the importance of U.S.-China cooperation during their opening remarks at the start of Xi’s second state visit to the U.S. Trump, in the Grand Foyer of the White House, described how he and first lady Melania Trump were “honored” to […]
California gave up on prosecuting a protester for posting a video criticizing Planned Parenthood, the defendant’s activist group announced Wednesday. A San Francisco County court dropped charges on Wednesday against Anastasia Rogers over the roughly 14-second Instagram video that got her arrested in December, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust said in a statement. The court […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he welcomed President Donald Trump’s peace plan as a concept, but that it hadn’t materialized in the region. Abbas, who spoke to the U.N. General Assembly via a prerecorded video address because his visa to the United States was denied, offered some praise for Trump, saying he welcomed the […]
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Republicans have sought to make controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker synonymous with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, but a new poll suggests their efforts may be falling short, as many voters do not know who the social media figure is. Piker had appeared with el Sayed before the primary election and has quickly […]
The guest list for Xi Jinping‘s state dinner is dominated by giants of tech and business, as artificial intelligence is among the most pressing concerns for President Donald Trump and the Chinese president during his visit to Washington. The dinner comes midway through the three-day visit, which started with Trump meeting Xi at Joint Base […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are preparing to fete Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade, with more than trade and artificial intelligence policy talks on the table. The state dinner, which is being held in the White House’s East Room […]
A state judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register on Wednesday over a 2024 poll that inaccurately showed then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the lead. Trump claimed the newspaper’s poll was “deceptive” and violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law, but Iowa District Judge Scott Beattie […]
