The Washington Times AI News Desk

Florida banker bribed to open fake accounts, issue 150 debit cards for cartel cash

A former retail banker at TD Bank was sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes and helping launder more than $5.5 million in narcotics proceeds to Colombia, the Justice Department announced.

June 11, 2026

Kimmel mocks Pratt’s loss with U-Haul stunt; reality star fires back: ‘I have nothing left to pack’

KIMMEL on Spencer Pratt's loss: "He clearly promised that if Karen Bass or Nithya Raman were elected mayor, he's going to move out of L.A. He said he was done with L.A. And Spencer, if you're watching, we are so, so sorry to see you go."

June 11, 2026

‘24 Jump Street’ in the works with original cast in talks to return

Sony is developing a third installment in its "Jump Street" comedy franchise, with Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube in talks to return.

June 11, 2026

Supermarket pharmacy chain to pay $40M over alleged inflated Medicare drug prices

Ahold Delhaize USA Inc., the Massachusetts-based supermarket operator whose retail pharmacy chains include Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop and Food Lion, has agreed to pay $40 million to resolve allegations that it reported inflated prescription drug prices to federal healthcare programs, causing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE to overpay certain claims, the Justice Department announced.

June 11, 2026

Belfast riots spread to second night as police deploy water cannons

Police in Northern Ireland fired water cannons Wednesday on rioters hurling projectiles at officers in Newtownabbey, as anti-immigrant unrest fueled by a viral knife attack entered its second consecutive night near Belfast.

June 11, 2026

Schumer blasts Trump plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island as ‘fiasco’ after fresh U.S. strikes

SCHUMER blasts Trump's Iran plan: "For weeks, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio have insisted their disastrous war in Iran is over. How stupid do they think the American people are? This morning, Trump said he plans to take Kharg Island, which could even mean putting American boots on the ground."

June 11, 2026

Pentagon floors locked down over hazardous materials incident

Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon were locked down and partially evacuated Thursday after building systems detected what officials described as a hazardous materials incident, according to three sources and the Arlington County Fire Department.

June 11, 2026

Gwyneth Paltrow draws online backlash over Israeli luxury real estate commercial

Gwyneth Paltrow is facing a wave of online criticism after appearing in a television commercial for 51 Park, a luxury residential development in Herzliya, Israel. Many social media users have accused her of complicity in genocide, with hostile comments flooding her recent Instagram posts, though she did not post the commercial herself.

June 11, 2026

Nearly 1 in 5 teens and young adults turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice, study finds

Nearly 1 in 5 American adolescents and young adults are now turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional support -- a sharp increase from just a year ago -- and most are doing so without telling anyone, according to new research that is raising alarms among mental health professionals.

June 11, 2026

Karmelo Anthony transferred to state prison as he appeals murder conviction

Karmelo Anthony was moved to a Texas state prison Wednesday, one day after a jury convicted him of murder and sentenced him to 35 years behind bars for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet.

June 11, 2026

Seinfeld tells streamer Palestine ‘doesn’t exist’ outside Madison Square Garden

Jerry Seinfeld dismissed a request from a live streamer to say "Free Palestine" outside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, replying with three words -- "It doesn't exist" -- before walking away.

June 11, 2026

N.Y. township passes resolution to preserve ‘mother,’ ‘father’ in local law

The Town of Hempstead, the largest township in the United States, voted Monday to preserve the words "mother" and "father" in its own legal code, a direct rebuke of a state bill that would replace those terms with gender-neutral language across New York's family law statutes. The state Legislature passed a bill on June 2, replacing "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" throughout New York's family court and child support statutes.

June 10, 2026

Jasmine Crockett says knife that killed Austin Metcalf wasn’t a ‘deadly weapon’ due to its size

JASMINE CROCKETT on the Karmelo Anthony verdict: "Well, I would argue the size of [the knife] alone, you wouldn't even think it's a deadly weapon."

June 10, 2026

Study: Many women reported wanting more information about abortion pill complications

STUDY: Many American women who underwent medication abortions said they wished they had received more information about potential complications.

June 10, 2026

NASA names Artemis III crew for 2027 Earth orbit test flight

NASA has announced the four-person crew for Artemis III, a test flight mission scheduled for 2027 that will conduct critical rendezvous and docking operations in Earth orbit ahead of Artemis IV, the first planned crewed mission to the lunar South Pole in 2028.

June 10, 2026

Natalie Portman, 350 people in film industry back Israeli director forced from French festival

Actress Natalie Portman has joined more than 350 prominent figures in the international film industry in signing an open letter condemning the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who withdrew from a French film festival after pro-Palestinian filmmakers threatened to pull their films if he participated. Lapid is a fierce critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has lived in self-imposed exile in France since 2021.

June 10, 2026

Erin Brockovich’s data center map tops 5,000 community reports amid broad public opposition

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has added thousands of community concerns to her nationwide data center tracking map in a single week, as polling and local legislation confirm growing public opposition to the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom.

June 10, 2026

5 questions about the ancient whale graveyard discovered in the Indian Ocean

Scientists have discovered the largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard ever found -- a millions-year-old underwater necropolis teeming with life nearly four miles beneath the Indian Ocean.

June 10, 2026

California man hid $4.2 million in gambling income from IRS, prosecutors say

A California man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for operating an illegal gambling business, laundering millions in cash proceeds and evading taxes on roughly $4.2 million in income, the Justice Department announced.

June 10, 2026

Did the Trump administration suppress a Biden alcohol study? The lead researcher says yes

Even one drink a day raises the risk of cancer and heart disease, a Biden-commissioned study found. The researcher who led it says Trump officials tried to bury it -- and he refused.

June 10, 2026