Jordan McGillis writes in “Why the Middle Class Feels Poor” (op-ed, Feb. 12) that middle-class families feel they’re “losing ever more ground to the upper middle class.” He calls this “intensifying ...

In a Comment, Chen et al. argue that success in behavioural tests — including variants of the Turing test — is evidence of artificial general intelligence (AGI; see E. K. Chen et al. Nature 650, 36–40 ...

If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and ...

A woman settling in for a first‑class flight ended up with a surprise companion—one that quickly stole the internet’s heart. The TikTok footage shared by Beth Stockton (@bethybabe0) on February 7 has ...

Arizona high school girls basketball is gaining national attention, following the recent success of the boys' programs. Five freshmen, including Kolbi Brooks and Jaiyana Bogan-Jacobs, are already ...

Good morning. It’s Friday, January 16, 2026, and the day opens with a packed slate: the Trump-class battleship faces a staggering $22 billion price tag, Congress renews its war-powers fight after the ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries will finalize its design schedule for the Trump-class battleship within 60 days—but it will need to survive many other challenges before leaving the drawing board. This ...

Some Baltimore County Public Schools could see small increases in class sizes next school year under the school system’s proposed fiscal 2027 operating budget. The operating budget proposal, which ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering a decisive phase—one defined less by speculative breakthroughs than by the hard realities of governance, adoption, and strategic competition. As AI systems ...

Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.

California judge says lawsuit can't proceed as a class action Another judge had certified a class of 6,000 workers Multiple cases claim Black workers faced harassment Nov 17 (Reuters) - A California ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest man was just handed a chance to become history's first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 ...