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OpenAI Woos Trump Administration as Investor
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as they participate in a meeting with leaders during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. —Julia Demaree Nikhinson—Pool/AP Photo ChatGPT creator OpenAI is reportedly discussing giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, in an apparent attempt to improve…
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What I Learned from ROTC
My military career was part-time, uneventful, and inglorious. I leveled out as a captain in the Army (a courtesy, really, because I got the promotion as I went on inactive status), and other than training stints, my only duty was as a reservist, first in a technical-intelligence company and then in the Pentagon’s Office of…
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Healing America Means Rethinking Patriotism
—Mark Edward Harris—ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters America, the world’s oldest, continuous, modern democracy, will soon celebrate its 250th birthday—mired in conflict and piloted by a belligerent and mercurial nationalist. James Madison designed a system in which power would be balanced by power, like a delicately poised planetarium, but in a Donald Trump presidency, these powers have…
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Google Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of AI
Google’s electricity use and emissions skyrocketed last year due to its aggressive AI infrastructure buildout, according to the company’s most recent environmental impact report. “The biggest change to our environmental impact is the expansion of our technical infrastructure — and the energy needed to operate it,” reads the report. The report adds that in the…
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How the FIFA World Cup is providing a boost for L.A. businesses
Johnny Beig may have played in a semi professional cricket league in Australia, but this summer he’s a big fan of soccer in the United States. It’s not just because he’s rooting for the World Cup team, though. Last year, Beig’s Beverly Hills-based company, Dioz Group, won a $2.5 million contract with On Location, FIFA’s…
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The fatal flaw in how America handles heat waves
It was not the postcard-worthy aesthetics that prompted Greek islanders to first drench their cliffside-carved homes, churches, and pathways in a thick layer of pearly white paint. Santorini’s whitewashed buildings at dusk. Much like wearing a white tunic on a hot sunny day, painting your house a shade of reflective white is a fine way…
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Lawsuit could give members of Congress millions of your money — along with a five-figure raise
WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers could receive thousands in back pay — and a substantial salary increase — if a long-running lawsuit is decided in their favor, putting taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars. A group of current and former members of Congress won a major victory last month when a federal court ruled…
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When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership
Owning a US electric vehicle dealership has been a wild ride in the 2020s. Since Polestar Short Hills opened in northern New Jersey in 2021, it went through a Covid-era demand spike and EV shortage that left some used electrics with higher valuations than new ones; a new federal tax credit of up to $7,500…
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Iran Holds Funerary Processions for Late Supreme Leader in Symbolic Referendum for Regime
Mourners gather around the coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as it lies in a mourning hall in the Supreme Leader’s compound before his funeral in Tehran, Iran, on July 2, 2026. —Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Associated Press Iran is preparing for a week of mourning, beginning on Friday, for Ayatollah…
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Alabama homeowner creates most patriotic front lawn celebrating America 250 with bald eagle mural
Armed with a weed whacker and the vision of a proud American, one Alabama resident transformed his front lawn into what may be the most patriotic yard in America. In preparation for this year’s Fourth of July, Ron Burkett decided to create something just as monumental as the nation’s 250th anniversary itself. Captured by drone, the view above…