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AI Firms Debate Putting Cyber Tests Online After Model Hacks
Artificial intelligence labs and cybersecurity firms are reconsidering the way they test advanced AI models after models from at least three firms jumped onto the open internet and breached real-world victims. Cybersecurity specialists are debating whether they should connect the …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Judge Dismisses Musk’s X Suit Against New York Law on Hate-Speech, Disinformation
A judge dismissed a suit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. that sought to block a New York law requiring social media companies to disclose how they deal with hate speech, extremism and disinformation, ruling that “the First Amendment poses no …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Western Wildland Firefighters Warned About Supplement for Smoke Exposure
Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals while battling some of the country’s biggest blazes. The supplement glutathione, given through an IV or an inhaler-like …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Ellis Joins Alliant Denver Employee Benefits Team
Alliant Insurance Services added Rebecca Ellis as assistant vice president within its employee benefits group in the Rocky Mountain region. Ellis will partner with employers throughout the Western region to develop strategic employee benefits and total rewards programs. Ellis’ background …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Alliant Adds Riexinger to Northeast Benefits Team
Andrew Riexinger joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group in New Jersey. He will work with employers throughout the Northeast, providing employee benefits brokerage and consulting services, including financial underwriting, claims analysis, plan design, and …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Hospital Employee Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
A Connecticut woman has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits worth $19,082 from her employer Waterbury hospital while she was allegedly working another job as a home health aide. The Chief State’s Attorney reported that Tashia …
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Some Gary, Indiana Residents Still Without Power Weeks After Storms
Things became all-too familiar for Kimya Williams after storms rumbled through Gary, Indiana, earlier this month leaving big chunks of the mostly-Black city in the dark for two weeks. The power outage reminded the 50-year-old of what she experienced in …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 4:32 PM |
Meta to Pay Texas $1 Billon in Child Safety Case
Social media giant Meta will pay over $1 billion to Texas and implement sweeping protections for children as part of a settlement with the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. The settlement comes as Meta, the company behind Facebook …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 4:24 PM |
Top Container Line Halts Russian Black Sea Service Due to Drones
The world’s top container shipper MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has suspended new bookings to and from Russia’s Novorossiysk port with immediate effect after one of its vessels was attacked by a drone. The decision follows a recent strike on the …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 4:06 PM |
Iran, Oman Agree to Share Strait of Hormuz Revenue
Iran’s military said it reached a revenue-sharing agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, as the two sides push for a wider deal on the management of the crucial waterway. “Agreements have been reached regarding each country’s share of …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 3:47 PM |
Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
Trump gives every nation an easy choice: Do business with America or terrorist Iran
President Donald Trump's Operation Economic Outcast sanctions aim to collapse Iran's economy as the rial hits a record 2 million to the dollar.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Spanberger AG draws fire over two-front fight against Trump enforcement agenda
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones faces fire over a civil rights probe into Greene County Sheriff Steve Smith's ICE-involved traffic stop operations.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Gender equity, DEI, climate action: How the Smithsonian’s woke push ‘infiltrated’ America's most beloved Zoo
The Smithsonian National Zoo embraced DEI initiatives, LGBTQ programming, and climate change messaging that critics say strays from its mission.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Data centers forgot the consumer — and that could cost America the AI race
Fewer than 30% of Americans support data centers in their communities as concerns over electricity, water, and noise outpace industry promises about AI.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
MORNING GLORY: Hasan Piker’s radical rhetoric is becoming Democrats’ 2026 brand
Unlike Marx or Lenin, far-left streamer Hasan Piker shows no evidence of serious study, yet his radical Twitch presence now defines the Democratic Party brand in 2026.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 5:00 AM |
Man accused of using fake Chief Justice Roberts signature to get own criminal case dismissed
Joshua Culver allegedly forged Chief Justice John Roberts' signature on a fake Supreme Court dismissal order to get his Indiana criminal case thrown out.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 3:00 AM |
Small plane crashes into shallow water near remote Alaska town, killing all 4 people aboard
The NTSB is investigating after a small plane en route from Anchorage to Seldovia crashed into shallow coastal waters, killing all four people on board.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 2:40 AM |
Lindsay Clancy didn't show 'break with reality' as jury weighs psychosis defense: Susan Smith prosecutor
The prosecutor who secured a conviction for Susan Smith says Lindsay Clancy's defense never proved a break with reality as jurors prepare to deliberate Thursday.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2026 |
Florida driver fleeing traffic stop slams head-on into school bus carrying 19 children before fleeing on foot
Video captures Qahiem Williams allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and slamming head-on into a Florida school bus carrying 19 children before fleeing on foot.
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 11:56 PM |
PGA Tour Champions golfer Matt Gogel suspended six months for betting on PGA Tour events
Matt Gogel claimed he unknowingly placed small recreational golf betting wagers in 2024, resulting in a six-month PGA Tour Champions suspension.
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2026 11:35 PM |
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