WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted behind closed doors Tuesday to advance Gabbard’s nomination to the full Senate for a vote. Gabbard is a former Democratic congresswoman and one of Trump’s more divisive…… MORE
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is exploring whether he can send American criminals jailed in the “most severe cases” to be incarcerated in other countries. His comments come one day after El Salvador offered to take them in, along with migrants in the U.S. illegally whom Trump is seeking to deport.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing. The world’s wealthiest man has sidelined career officials, gained access to sensitive databases and even shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. All of this is happening without congressional approval. Musk is working…… MORE
Hamas officials say they’ve begun talks with international mediators over the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza that began last month. The accord mapped out three phases of negotiations to end the 15-month war. The first, which began Jan. 19, halted fighting, expanded the amount of humanitarian aid let into Gaza and exchanged Palestinian…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is holding off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Trump on Saturday had directed that 25% tariffs on most imports from the two American partners — and 10% on Canadian energy products —…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will be as lucrative as once envisioned. The October-December results released Tuesday by Google parent Alphabet Inc. showed the company…… MORE
HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and entangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. The investigation was one of a flurry of Chinese retaliatory measures announced Tuesday in response to a 10% tariff imposed by U.S. President…… MORE
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said it was a “stretch” for Musk to claim he…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – After the Dallas Mavericks traded superstar player Luka Doncic, rumors are going around that Kyrie Irving has requested to be traded to another team. Irving and Doncic were very close as teammates. The shooting guard has spoken very highly of Doncic ever since he joined the mavericks, and even considered…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — With the price of eggs soaring, more people are looking into keeping backyard chickens. It’s a pastime that grew with the pandemic and has continued ever since. But if eggs are the goal, there’s more to it than some people might anticipate. Local rules may ban chickens or place restrictions on…… MORE
