President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach.
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After being stopped and questioned at O’Hare, Twitch star Hasan Piker says he isn’t changing political commentary
Hasan Piker doesn’t plan to change a single thing about his tone or his rhetoric in his criticisms of President Donald Trump or the war in Gaza as he blasts out his opinions to 2.8 million followers on Twitch.
Wienermobile from Chicago loses the inaugural Wienie 500 by about half a bun
The Southeast Wienermobile made a dramatic pass of the Wienermobile repping Chicago at the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Friday. The margin was about a half a bun.
Sanction on Harvard’s foreign students strikes at the heart of the university’s global allure
In its intensifying fight with the White House, Harvard was dealt its heaviest blow yet on Thursday, when the government blocked the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students. The move threatens to undermine Harvard’s stature, its revenue and its appeal among top scholars around the world.
Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
Lashing out at Apple’s plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country — a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.
What issues to watch as ‘big, beautiful bill’ moves to the Senate
House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious.
U.S. job openings in research and development plummet amid Trump cuts
Scientific research and development job postings are down 18% since President Donald Trump took office in January.
‘Today’ host Sheinelle Jones’ husband Uche Ojeh dies at 45 from brain cancer
Uche Ojeh, husband of “Today” co-anchor Sheinelle Jones, has died at 45 after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
President Donald Trump tariff threats on EU, Apple, send US futures and global markets skidding
U.S. futures and global markets slumped Friday after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union.
Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands.