Dan Apple left the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1990, just over halfway through his degree. More than three decades later, at age 55, he’s back in school and on track to graduate by the end of the year—thanks to a new initiative aimed at helping adults finish what they started.
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla shareholders will vote on whether to fund his AI startup xAI, even as the company faces backlash over antisemitic content generated by its chatbot, Grok. The move has drawn comparisons to previous controversial business decisions made by Musk, raising questions about corporate governance and priorities.
Vice President JD Vance faced protests and political attacks while vacationing with his family at Disneyland over the weekend. Protesters, California officials, and even Governor Gavin Newsom used the visit to criticize the administration's immigration enforcement policies, despite Vance making no public political statements during the trip.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has uncovered wasteful spending by local councils, revealing that illegal migrants are receiving taxpayer-funded perks including fast food, streaming services, and leisure outings. The revelations have sparked backlash, with critics claiming the government is prioritizing illegal migrants over struggling British families.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he hopes a ceasefire agreement in Gaza could be finalized within a week. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews after returning from the FIFA Club World Cup final, Trump said, “Gaza, we are talking and hopefully we’re going to get that straightened out over the next week.”
Top leaders of Cuba’s communist regime, including figurehead Miguel Díaz-Canel, were hit with new U.S. visa restrictions Friday on the fourth anniversary of the July 11, 2021 anti-communist protests. The State Department sanctioned key officials for their roles in the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators, holding them accountable for grave human rights abuses.
Former President Joe Biden admitted to The New York Times that he did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons affecting large groups of people, although he defended the use of the autopen.
