Nobel Prize-winning Columbia University neuroscientist Dr. Richard Axel has resigned from some of his posts over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Axel, 79, won a Nobel Prize in 2004 for discovering over 1,000 special receptors in the nose that send olfactory information to the brain, The Hill news outlet reported.
The Pentagon is demanding that tech firm Anthropic grant the military full access to its AI model Claude, according to a news report.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday that he has until the end of this week to provide the military a signed document that would grant full access to Claude, unnamed sources told CBS News.
Players on the United States' Olympic Women's hockey team responded Wednesday to a comment President Donald Trump made earlier this week, where he joked he might be impeached if he did not invite the women's team to the State of the Union and White House.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night delivered his second term's first State of the Union address from the United States Capitol, presenting ideas to a nation that's heard nothing but protest, pandering and platitudes from his political foes for the first 13 months of his term.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed Wednesday to "respond accordingly" to reports that four people were killed, and six others were injured in an incident with Cuba earlier in the day.
The Cuban Ministry of the Interior said the incident occurred when a boat, which displayed a Florida registration number, entered its waters and began firing at Cuban border patrol troops.
Not unified on using the talking filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act?
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 25, 2026
It’s time to *get* unified
We can’t afford the consequences of inaction
GOP senators who aren’t supportive should identify themselves & make their case—rather than silently stalling
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Legislation approved this week by the Colorado Senate would make it easier for individuals to sue federal law enforcement involved with civil immigration actions.
Democratic sponsors of Senate Bill 26-005, which was one of the first bills introduced during the legislative session in January, say it’s meant to bolster constitutional protections, while critics believe it’s another attempt to obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
When previous U.S. attorneys or the Department of Justice weren’t prosecuting border crimes, local law enforcement felt as if they didn’t have federal support. This has now changed, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi Scott Leary said.
With President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech in the rearview mirror and midterm elections on the horizon, battle lines show two distinct sides: one that's celebrating the nation's successes and reveling in the upcoming 250th birthday; and the other side that is hell-bent on defying Trump, even if it means opposing proven measures that many see as having brought peace and prosperity to the country.
(The Center Square) — A renewable energy program instituted by a 2022 law has still not been launched more than three years later, California lawmakers said during a committee hearing on Wednesday.
The Assembly Energy and Utilities Committee looked at the efficacy of the legislation as part of a response to ensure previously passed laws are enforced.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night delivered his second term's first State of the Union address from the United States Capitol, presenting ideas to a nation that's heard nothing but protest, pandering and platitudes from his political foes for the first 13 months of his term.
