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A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.

It comes as the company leans more heavily into AI and as it faces pressure from lawmakers.

The Trump administration is considering tapping into Department of Defense funding to hire contractors, a move that would vastly expand the scale and scope of immigrant arrests and deportations in the U.S., according to three sources familiar with the matter. 

On Wednesday afternoon, the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, comprised entirely of members appointed by President Donald Trump, voted to remove billionaire David Rubenstein and chair of the board and replace him with Trump.

A New Jersey man whose wife was killed by a hippo during an African safari has filed a lawsuit alleging that their tour operator was negligent in failing to keep her safe. 

Prince Harry, who shares kids Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, with wife Meghan Markle, detailed the difficult conversation he started having with his children about his Invictus Games organization.

Some prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.

Tesla’s record in China shows how Elon Musk has thrived in a system in which regulators, the media and the courts are by design intertwined.

Grimes criticized her ex Elon Musk after he brought their son to a press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House.

A military aircraft has crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

The results of the small study add to evidence that people find drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy helpful to manage cravings for tobacco and alcohol.

A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 signatures by Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island. The petition notes California’s superior weather and an endless supply of avocado toast. The organizer says he go...

A United flight departing from Chicago was forced to return to O’Hare Airport for an unexpected issue in the cockpit Wednesday, the airline said.