Tokyo — The Pentagon is expected to announce that the U.S. will upgrade U.S. Forces Japan to a Joint Force Headquarters run by a three-star commander, a major step in U.S.-Japan plans to enhance their defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, alongside his Japanese counterpart, Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara, will announce the
Former President Donald Trump told attendees at a conservative Christian event on Friday night that they “won’t have to vote anymore” if he is elected into office in November. He implored Christians to save America by voting “just this time,” so that he can win the presidential election in a landslide “that’s too big to
The customer data were sold for just a few cents per car, which the senators said was ‘particularly insulting.’ Automakers are sharing “millions of Americans’ driving data” with data brokers without their consent, according to a letter sent by lawmakers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that called for an investigation into the matter. The
Apple on Friday joined more than a dozen major tech companies pledging to abide by the Biden administration’s guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the White House, which is looking to mitigate AI-related risks. “Today, the administration announced that Apple has signed onto the voluntary commitments, further cementing these commitments as
In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. Government lawyers wrote in documents filed late Friday to the federal appeals court
Tucson — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign chief has signaled that Harris, if elected in November, would continue President Biden’s asylum crackdown, which U.S. officials have credited for a steep drop in migrant crossings along the southern border. In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, was asked if the
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said he will continue to hold outdoor rallies just two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the former president said: “I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO