Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the U.S. operation guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz off the Iranian coast is a “temporary solution” after the standoff resulted in the exchange of fire one day earlier. “Iran cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway,” Hegseth said at
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania is suing Character AI to stop the artificial intelligence platform’s chatbots from representing themselves as licensed medical professionals and providing medical advice. According to a lawsuit, a Character AI chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist in Pennsylvania and provided an invalid license number. The state accused the company of
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a town hall meeting near Columbus, Ohio, on May 4, 2026. Janice Hisle/The Epoch Times COLUMBUS, Ohio—On the eve of Ohio’s primary election, the unopposed Democrat, the Republican frontrunner, and his challenger for governor all made campaign stops in or near the Buckeye State’s capital city. On
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana — in the Buckeye State, they’ll be casting ballots in Senate, House and governor’s primary races, while Hoosiers will weigh in on House and state races. Indiana is heavily Republican, but President Trump will be keeping an eye on some of the state races
Washington — As Justice Department lawyers work to defend President Trump’s second-term policies in scores of lawsuits, the president’s proclivity for posting on social media is providing a trove of evidence for lawyers challenging his actions in court. In at least a dozen cases out of hundreds that have been filed, judges have pointed to
Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo, in this illustration taken on Sept. 11, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday requested that a judge declare Meta Platforms Inc. a public nuisance and require the company to pay $3.7 billion, while also requiring wide-scale
The U.S. Department of Education says it opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. In a press release, the department says Smith has been “admitting biological men.” The probe by the department’s Office of Civil Rights will look at whether the college violated Title IX, a