Investors are committing $80 million to take over Stability AI, an image-generation startup that took off with the AI boom but ran into business problems.
Israel’s military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish students, the country’s Supreme Court ruled, in a decision likely to put pressure on Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition as Israel fights its war in Gaza.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was defeated by George Latimer in the Democratic Party primary, and Rep. Lauren Boebert bested a crowded Republican field in Colorado to win the GOP nomination for a third term.
Oklahoma’s highest court blocked the opening of what would have been the nation’s first religious charter school.
The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public-health crisis for the first time, calling on policymakers to pass stronger laws to reduce deaths.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act during an appearance at a U.S. courthouse in the tropical island of Saipan, ending a legal saga that has stretched for over a decade.
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti as part of a long-awaited U.S.- and United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs and bring order in the Caribbean nation.
Israel’s military operation in Rafah has exacerbated the hunger crisis in southern Gaza while a projected famine in the enclave’s north remains a high risk, according food-security experts.
The U.K.’s closely watched plan has been criticized by some as inhumane, and praised by others as a pragmatic response to a global crisis. Now it might be shut down amid logistical, political and legal issues.
Federal Covid aid for schools improved test scores, but the impact was modest and many students remain behind, new research finds.
Most Asian currencies consolidated against the USD in the early session as traders digested Fed officials’ remarks.
New York primary voters reject his antagonistic progressive politics.
Australia’s monthly inflation indicator came in well above expectations in May, adding to a lengthening list of indicators suggesting that price pressures remain stubbornly high while fueling talk of a further rise in interest rates as early as August.
JGBs edged lower in the early Tokyo session on worries over the Bank of Japan’s JGB purchase reductions.
As Parisians complain about the impending Games, organizers face a steep challenge: to deliver an Olympics on time and on budget—and breathe life into its battered reputation.
Abolished fees, smoother security and other ways to make life on the road better.
Fatalities dropped more than 5% between 2022 and 2023 but remain well above prepandemic levels, new report says.
Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of June 26, 2024.
Lawyers for FTX customers in litigation don’t have standing to object to the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy plan voting materials, judge says.
Oil futures edged lower in early Asian trading. Rising geopolitical risks have been offset by a stronger USD, pushing crude oil lower, ANZ said.
Gold was little changed in early Asian trading, as investors digest more hawkish comments from Fed speakers
Japanese stocks were higher, led by gains in electronics and bank stocks, as a weak yen raises hopes for earnings growth.
Chris Kent, assistant governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia said that while demand is rebalancing in the economy, the central bank needs to remain vigilant against the danger that inflation gathers renewed momentum over coming months.
Two Obama-appointed judges say the SAVE plan is likely illegal.
They’re opportunities to appeal to swing voters who have been moving back to Biden.