On a Thursday in early September, more than 40 strangers logged in to Instacart, the grocery-shopping app, to buy eggs and test a hypothesis. Connected by videoconference, they simultaneously selected the same store — a Safeway in Washington, D.C. — and the same brand of eggs. They all chose pickup...
Trump Troop Deployments to US Cities Have Cost More Than $340 Million, Senator Says
The deployment of U.S. troops to cities around the United States has cost more than $340 million, a U.S. Senator said on Thursday, highlighting the expense of President Donald Trump's use of the military in the Democratic-led cities. Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago,...
Investors Say Elon Musk’s SpaceX Trading Debut Will Be ‘Craziest IPO’ Ever
BOSTON/NEW YORK, Dec 11 — Investors welcomed reports that SpaceX was mulling a potential IPO that would help fund Elon Musk's Mars ambitions and value the rocket and satellite company at more than $1 trillion, as some have been waiting for years to buy into the company. SpaceX is looking...
OpenAI Sued for Allegedly Enabling Murder-Suicide
OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, were sued in California state court on Thursday over claims that OpenAI's popular chatbot ChatGPT encouraged a mentally ill man to kill his mother and himself. The lawsuit said that ChatGPT fueled 56-year-old Stein-Erik Soelberg's delusions of a vast conspiracy against him and eventually...
Noem to Face Questions From House Panel Amid Immigration Crackdown
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, is set to appear before Congress on Thursday for a hearing that is likely to draw sharp questions about the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics and efforts to upend legal paths for migrants to live in the United States. The hearing, held by...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Valerie B Allison
December 11, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Valerie B Allison Suspects Date of Birth: May 2, 1978 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5’ 1, 169 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Identity theft Warrant Number: F25908362 Synopsis of the Case: Valerie B Allison is wanted on a...
Desperate Gazans Pull Iron Bars from Rubble to Construct Tents and Scratch out a Living
As winter bites in Gaza, displaced Palestinians set out every day to homes destroyed by Israel. There they rip out iron rods from the walls and use them to prop up their flimsy tents or sell to scratch out a living in an enclave that will take years to recover...
A Task Force on the Media Grapples With Trust and Biases
NEW YORK — A deficit of trust in the media is happening at a time when the industry is more fragmented than ever: Podcasters, streamers and influencers compete for attention with legacy media companies and traditional journalists, as well as social media platforms. So, whom should people trust? And what...
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Sora Video Tool
Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a crucial deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content. The three-year partnership announced on Thursday is a pivotal step in Hollywood's...
US Judge Orders Kilmar Abrego Released from Immigration Detention
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, ruling that the U.S. government never secured a formal order for his removal from the United States. The order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in...