FTC investigating ChatGPT over potential consumer harm
ChatGPT sees its first hint of regulation as the federal agency requests documentation about its business practices.
Politics & Government
The federal deficit nearly tripled, raising concern about the country's finances
The federal government's budget gap widened significantly in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as tax receipts slumped and spending increased.
Special counsel calls for a speedy trial in Trump's documents case
Lawyers for the special counsel team pushed back on a bid by former President Donald Trump for an indefinite delay in the case, calling some of his arguments "baseless."
Mebane, Thomasville honored for downtown efforts
Two Triad-area cities are being rewarded for their downtown revitalization efforts.
Rep. Sherrill denounces controversial amendments blocking passing of the NDAA
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Republican presidential candidates vie for the influential evangelical Christian vote
Evangelical Christians make up an oversized share of the Republican vote in Iowa. One prominent leader wants the state to move on in 2024, but can anyone pry evangelical votes away from Trump?
RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories
The latest member of the Kennedy dynasty to run for president regularly shares a dizzying range of falsehoods and conspiracy theories on podcasts and at other campaign appearances.
Feds to investigate Georgia's Fulton County Jail for filthy, dangerous conditions
The investigation into the Atlanta-based jail comes almost a year after the death of Lashawn Thompson who died in a bedbug-infested cell in Fulton County Jail's psychiatric wing.
Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate
President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?
Who left cocaine in the West Wing? The Secret Service says they may never know
Several hundred people could have dropped the small bag of cocaine near a door to the West Wing. But without fingerprints, DNA or video evidence, the Secret Service can't figure out who did it.