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‘More real than real’: Why deep-fake political ads are fooling older Americans
When Rep. Thomas Massie raised the alarm about an AI-generated attack ad that falsely shows him in a romantic scenario with two progressive Democratic stars, he warned it could mislead and rattle older voters.
Preakness racegoers bid a wistful farewell to historic Laurel Park
Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course did not host the Preakness, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, for the first time in 118 years. That made this weekend's 151st race likely a last hurrah for Laurel, which opened in 1911 and is slated to become a training facility next year as officials consolidate the state's declining racing industry.
Is a bot coming for your job? Employers expand AI tools from resume-sorting to layoffs
Employers have shifted from using AI for sorting resumes to taking its advice on which employees to eliminate in layoffs, according to a recent workforce report.
Preakness in Laurel conjures memories of suburban Maryland’s equestrian past
The Maryland Jockey Club will host the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday for the first and only time, stirring long-buried memories of the urbanized area's equestrian past.
Republicans pivot to emergency gas tax holiday, affordability agenda as soaring prices anger voters
Soaring inflation, rising gasoline prices and crushing housing costs have pressured Republicans in Congress to make an emergency pivot to affordability measures as they face an increasingly dissatisfied electorate that could boot them out of the majority after November.
Chinese President Xi expected to push Trump on Taiwan concessions as Iran conflict set to reignite
President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week will be long on ceremony but short on deliverables, with potential risks for American security, analysts predict.
5,000 churches claim sanctuary status from ICE warrantless arrests
More than 5,000 churches have publicly declared themselves to be sanctuaries, immune from the most aggressive of ICE's immigration enforcement.
Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security
The Secret Service wants Congress to give it $1 billion for security but says $220 million of it, rather than the full amount, will be spent on the White House ballroom project.
Widow of FSU mass shooting victim accuses OpenAI of assisting gunman’s rampage
The widow of a mass shooting victim at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, saying the company's artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT enabled the attack that killed two people and wounded six others.
215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes
Some 215,000 U.S. government workers were delinquent on their federal taxes in 2024, the IRS' inspector general reported Monday, and said things are steadily getting worse.
Trump administration releases first batch of formerly classified UFO files
The Pentagon is releasing a never-before-seen cache of UFO documents, allowing the public to examine evidence gathered on what the government now refers to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
Neither rain nor sleet — nor a handgun: USPS nears rule to allow pistols in mail
The U.S. Postal Service is nearing completion of a rule that would allow people to ship handguns through the regular mail, undercutting the oldest federal firearms law in existence and drawing fierce criticism from both sides of the gun debate.
U.S. lacks enough space launch facilities to meet expanding civilian and national security needs
The United States set a record for space launches in 2025, and with the Trump administration saying 2026 will be even bigger, concerns are swirling in U.S. national security circles over the extent to which the country's launch facilities are overstretched.
The New York Times hit with EEOC lawsuit alleging anti-White workplace discrimination
The Trump administration accused The New York Times in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of engaging in race-based workplace discrimination by rejecting a White male editor for promotion in favor of a less-experienced "multiracial female."
Perceptions of higher crime don’t align with reality of less violence overall, report says
A new report shows that the public's perception of crime rising nationwide has remained unchanged on average for nearly 20 years, despite a sharp decline in most types of crime.
Catholic University doubles down on blocking antisemitism speakers
The Catholic University of America is pushing back on free-speech complaints after blocking a student group from hosting talks on antisemitism unless it presents "both sides."
Accused L.A. fire-starter aligned himself with suspected ‘vigilante’ assassin Luigi Mangione
The man accused of starting one of the most devastating fires in the history of Los Angeles ranted against capitalism and the wealthy, and when asked why someone might torch the Pacific Palisades, compared such an act to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, prosecutors said.
