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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters An executive order that could soon be signed by President Donald Trump would thwart states’ artificial intelligence laws by launching legal challenges and withholding federal funding, according to … Read more
The Hyundai Crater concept SUV was revealed at the LA Auto Show on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Michael Wayland / CNBC LOS ANGELES — Hyundai Motor has ambitions to increase the rugged, off-road capabilities of its vehicles in the U.S., based on a new “Crater” concept SUV revealed Thursday. The rugged compact vehicle mixes Hyundai … Read more
The U.S. economy added substantially more jobs than expected in September, according to a long-awaited report Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000 in the month, up from the 4,000 jobs lost in August following a downward revision. The Dow Jones consensus estimate for September was 50,000. The July total … Read more
Travel time and the world with a ukulele player from Hawaii, Native American films, two Civil Rights icons, classical music, and Christmas tunes from Mannheim Steamroller. In Boomer’s top five picks: What’s Booming RVA: A Big Little World. Jake Shimabukuro Two decades of worldwide ukulele entertainment in a dynamic, genre-bending style Shimabukuro has a newly … Read more
VA Tech Helmet Lab staff testing a hockey helmet – credit, VA Tech Helmet Lab In 2011, Steve Rowson and his fellow engineering students at Virginia Tech were asked by the Hokies equipment manager if they could test commercially-available football helmets to see which was the safest. Obliging the man, they ran a series of … Read more
For Sale real estate sign for Redfin in front of a townhome, Walnut Creek, California, Oct. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Improvement in mortgage rates at the end of the summer boosted home sales, but that gain may be short-lived. Sales of previously owned homes in October rose … Read more
AARP The Magazine EXCLUSIVE: Sigourney Weaver, Talks Action Heroines, Humor, and Living Boldly at 76 The ‘Alien’ icon discusses childhood insecurity, defying her doubters, and why embracing her comedic side has been key to five decades of success WASHINGTON— After nearly five decades as one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading women, Sigourney Weaver continues to … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Odds of a December rate cut remained low following the release of delayed jobs data. Markets were last pricing … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The chipmaker popped 5% after it reported fiscal third-quarter results that were well above expectations. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance was also stronger than analysts anticipated. Walmart — The retail giant rose slightly on better-than-expected results for the third quarter. Walmart earned an adjusted 62 … Read more
Stacks of Timbuktu manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute – credit, UNESCO Bureau of Mali, CC 4.0. INT Thousands of ancient Arabic texts have returned to their rightful place in the legendary Saharan trade city of Timbuktu after years of safe-keeping further south. Having undergone extensive digitization, fear that the content of the manuscripts may … Read more