OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new GPT-5.6 Sol AI model, complying with a request from the Trump administration to vet security risks.
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Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education
The proposal in Texas would mandate literary works such as Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” alongside parables from the New Testament.
Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be ‘a 12-hour news story’ today
Vance says the legacy of the 37th president is “enjoying a bit of a renaissance.”
Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services
President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.
988’s LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.
Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain
The interim peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran last week was the result of weeks of tough diplomacy repeatedly threatened by outbreaks of violence.
Judge blocks Trump plan that would limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields.
Search underway to replace Safari Park gorilla that died unexpectedly in May
Gorilla experts at other U.S. zoos are assisting in the search for a new silverback to replace Paul Donn, the leader of the gorilla troop at Safari Park since August.
Escondido awards contract for city’s second skate park
The Westside Park Skate Spot is scheduled to open by the end of the year
Michael Smolens: Sens. Padilla, Schiff call out Trump’s attempt to manipulate election
Some of Trump’s moves to essentially take over the elections process, and limit voter access, have so far been thwarted by the courts.