Justice department files emergency request seeking to have court lift Judge Indira Talwani’s order temporarily blocking postal service from implementing plan Sign up for US Breaking News emails Republican oversight chair James Comer has also weighed in on Leon Black not sitting for a deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The billionaire financier, who has denied wrongdoing, filed suit against the oversight committee Thursday alleging the subpoenas were improper. “It’s a shame Leon Black is hiding behind litigation rather than provide answers to the American people. Our investigation is examining how the federal government for decades failed survivors of Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine

The charges are a rare instance of President Trump’s Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law while on the job.

Tiramisu is one of the most popular desserts in the world, and in Italy, the 10th annual World Cup of Tiramisu is a real competition seeking judges. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker convicted on some counts but not murder charges linked to insurance fraud plot A federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday returned a split verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberations in a three-week-long blockbuster fraud and murder trial that garnered headlines far beyond Louisiana. Jurors deadlocked on murder charges Sean Alfortish and Leon “Chunky” Parker faced, leading US district judge Wendy Vitter to declare a mistrial as prosecutors vowed to try the case on those counts again. Continue reading...

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

The company will carry out the biggest job cuts ever seen in the industry. Volkswagen also plans to restructure and invest in research.

Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. Magazine, was a leader in raising awareness about gender equality and violence against women, and for promoting inclusion, representation and social justice for women and girls.

Iran responded to a warning from President Trump with claims of new strikes against U.S. forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

Two Thai businessmen who don’t dispute involvement with a pig butchering scam sue Tether over frozen funds, thousands of Asia students access crypto loans. Asia Express.

A nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.