What to know about the $250 million ballroom Trump is adding to the White House

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down the facade of the East Wing, where the new space is being built. The Republican president and top White House officials had initially said nothing … Read more

Suspected explosive device found and brought indoors prompts Wyoming Capitol evacuation

The Wyoming Capitol, including the governor’s office, was evacuated Tuesday after a person found a suspected explosive device in front of the building and brought it inside. The grounds were searched with drones and bomb-sniffing dogs following discovery of the device on the state seal between the building’s front steps and the street, according to … Read more

AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows | Technology News

Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly half their responses, according to new research published on Wednesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC. The international research studied 3,000 responses to questions about the news from leading artificial intelligence assistants – software applications that use AI to understand natural language commands to … Read more

Task force aims to move those displaced by ex-typhoon in Alaska from shelters to hotels, rentals

Officials have identified more than 1,000 available hotel rooms plus additional rental options in Alaska’s largest city for the hundreds of people displaced to Anchorage after the remnants of a typhoon ravaged their villages earlier this month. Becky Windt Pearson, Anchorage’s municipal manager, told a news conference Tuesday that leaders are working to expedite moving … Read more

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50M verdict in defamation lawsuit against former business partners

MIAMI — MIAMI (AP) — Professional golf legend Jack Nicklaus has won a $50 million verdict in a defamation lawsuit filed in Florida against his former business partners. A six-person jury in Palm Beach County found Monday that the Nicklaus Companies had damaged the 18-time major champion’s reputation and exposed him to ridicule, hatred, mistrust, … Read more

OnePlus 15 and Ace 6 (15R) to launch on October 27: Here’s everything we know so far | Technology News

OnePlus will be launching the flagship OnePlus 15 phone on October 27 in China, alongside the Ace 6, which will most likely be rebranded as the OnePlus 15R in global markets. Both phones will ship with OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 out of the box, which brings loads of new AI features and performance … Read more

San Francisco leaders push back against Trump’s National Guard threat

SAN FRANCISCO — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco next, blasting the California city as crime-ridden and saying its residents are clamoring for federal help. But local and state leaders say that couldn’t be farther from the truth, noting overall crime is down and … Read more

Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 02-18-27-34-59, Mega Ball: 18, Megaplier: ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 02-18-27-34-59, Mega Ball: 18 (two, eightteen, twenty-seven, thirty-four, fifty-nine, Mega Ball: eightteen Estimated jackpot: $650 million For more lottery results, go … Read more