BOGO, Philippines — Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade killed at least 69 people. Authorities said they feared the eventual toll would be...
Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say
TEL AVIV, Israel — As Israel’s full-scale assault in Gaza City began last month, Khitam Ayyad fled from her home there barefoot and without her possessions, heading to an area in southern Gaza that the Israeli military had designated as a “humanitarian zone.” The military said that tents, food and...
OpenAI Launches New AI Video App Spun From Copyrighted Content
OpenAI is releasing an AI video-generating app called Sora that lets people create and share AI videos that can be spun from copyrighted content and shared to social media-like streams. Copyright owners, such as television and movie studios, must opt out of having their work appear in the video feed,...
US Withholds $18 Billion From New York City Over DEI, OMB Chief Says
The federal government is withholding $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Wednesday, citing diversity, equity and inclusion concerns. — (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Wall Street Opens Lower After Weak Private Payrolls Data, Government Shutdown
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after much weaker-than-expected private payrolls data, while the federal government's shutdown raised uncertainty around the central bank's visibility into the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.1 points, or 0.07%, at the open to 46,366.78. The S&P 500 fell 23.5 points,...
US Government Shutdown Begins as Partisan Division Rules Washington
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs. There was...
Deadlock Grows Uglier as Congress Heads Toward Shutdown
WASHINGTON — The federal government barreled toward a shutdown Tuesday before a midnight deadline as President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress remained deadlocked with Democrats in a spending standoff that was growing uglier by the hour. Democratic leaders lashed out at Trump for posting a crude, artificial intelligence-generated video...
US Government Lurches Toward Shutdown, Trump Threatens Fresh Cuts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday as a vote to extend funding past a midnight deadline failed in the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce. The 55-to-45 vote all but ensured that U.S. government agencies will...
Madera County Deputies Arrest Two After Theft at Gas Station
Two people were arrested Tuesday after a theft at a Valero gas station in Madera County, authorities said. Deputies responded to the 22 Mile House Valero at Highway 41 and Road 208 after receiving a report of stolen merchandise, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities quickly located a suspect...
Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech Until Minute 44
WASHINGTON — It was a speech unlike any other and just like every other. The makings of it were strange and rare. Washington had raised a collective eyebrow last week when news began circulating that President Donald Trump and his defense secretary had summoned the country’s military brass to a...