Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed any notion of forgiving Russian President Vladimir Putin during a podcast interview with Lex Fridman, citing atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy labeled Putin a child murderer and rejected the possibility of a peace deal involving forgiveness.
Tensions between China and Taiwan escalated Friday as a Hong Kong-owned freighter allegedly severed a vital undersea communications cable near Taiwan. The incident, echoing earlier sabotage in the Baltic Sea, has heightened fears of a potential Chinese "quarantine" of Taiwan, aimed at isolating the island from the global community.
Gary Shapley, the IRS supervisory special agent who exposed alleged misconduct in the Hunter Biden tax investigation, has called for sweeping reforms at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and his own agency. Shapley’s testimony and subsequent disclosures have raised concerns about political bias and systemic issues within federal institutions.
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have sued the Biden administration for blocking a deal that would have resulted in the Japanese company acquiring the U.S. steelmaker.
Nicholas Roske, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, filed a motion Friday to suppress statements made to authorities and evidence collected during his arrest, arguing violations of his constitutional rights.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, attention is turning to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and her future career prospects. Despite facing criticism for her performance in the role, Jean-Pierre’s next steps could closely resemble those of her predecessor, Jen Psaki, who transitioned into a lucrative media career after leaving the White House.
President-elect Donald Trump made a pointed remark about the Walt Disney Company during a recent event at Mar-a-Lago, where former Marvel Entertainment boss and billionaire Ike Perlmutter was in attendance. "The guy went from stone-cold broke to owning Disney," Trump told the crowd, referring to Perlmutter. "Then he got out of Disney because they went woke. He didn’t want woke Donald Duck."
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are "distorting" the power grid, according to a Bloomberg report. The outlet's analysis found that "more than three-quarters of highly-distorted power readings across the country are within 50 miles of significant data center activity."