Who is Charles Johnson, the conspiracy theorist who exchanged messages with JD Vance?

Show Caption Hide Caption JD Vance speaks at RNC: Our duty to ‘preserve the American experiment’ Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, introduced himself at the Republican National Convention. Senator JD Vance reportedly exchanged encrypted messages on Jeffrey Epstein, UFOs, Ukraine, and more with Charles Johnson, a fringe political actor who has Continue reading

GM and Ford’s gas-powered profits and hybrid successes show how hard it will be for Tesla to weather an EV slowdown

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Titan submersible implosion

The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible catastrophically imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the famous shipwreck last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages. The lawsuit, filed by the estate of French explorer Continue reading

Inquiry into Defence Forces failings ‘as soon as possible’, Varadkar says

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: ‘He was a very deep, deep river’

Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: ‘He was a very deep, deep river’ Show Caption Hide Caption Matt Damon, Casey Affleck dish on Rob Gronkowski’s ‘Instigators’ role Matt Damon and Casey Affleck tell USA TODAY’s Marco della Cava what it was like working with Rob Gronkowski for “The Instigators.” In a beautiful waterfront home in Continue reading

Trump assassination attempt makes him like Mussolini, who used own shooting for power grab: Politico column

Anti-Trump author and New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat argued that the assassination attempt on former President Trump speaks “to how autocrats can use adversity to strengthen their power,” linking Trump’s situation to an attempt on the life of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. “With that gesture, Trump tended to his personality cult, reassuring millions Continue reading

Maui plaintiffs reach $4 billion global settlement following wildfire tragedy lawsuits

Josh Green announced a historic $4.037 billion settlement Friday to resolve claims arising from the tragic Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires that left more than 100 people dead, thousands of others displaced and homes and businesses destroyed. The seven defendants – state of Hawai’i, County of Maui, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Co., Continue reading

Simone Biles not ruling out 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles: ‘Never say never’

But after winning her 10th Olympic medal in Saturday’s vault final, Biles said for the first time that the Los Angeles Games in 2028 could be in her future. “Never say never,” Biles said. “The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know, but I am getting really old.” The Olympics will be Continue reading

On pommel horse, Stephen Nedoroscik wins his second bronze of Paris Games

PARIS — Stephen Nedoroscik came to the Olympic Games for a single apparatus: one routine, repeated three times over the span of a week. That 40-second rhythmic sequence of swinging, flying and floating around the pommel horse was all it took to become an internet sensation, the American hero of the men’s gymnastics team final Continue reading

Army explores procurement of 350 light tanks for mountainous terrain after border standoff with China

NEW DELHI: The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information RFI ) to vendors for Continue reading