NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One month after President Donald Trump ordered a government-wide halt on artificial intelligence firm Anthropic’s technology following a clash with the Pentagon, the company’s CEO is back at the White House for high-level talks — as officials reconsider whether a system they sidelined over national security and political concerns may be too important to ignore.A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Friday. Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, Mythos Preview, is considered so advanced that the company has restricted…

Walmart announced that it’s planning to remodel more than 650 of its stores around the U.S. while it also will open about 20 new stores in 2026 and early 2027. The retail giant said on Thursday that the plan builds on its 2024 commitment to open or convert over 150 new locations while updating its existing store portfolio.”This investment is intended to create jobs, help strengthen local economies, and make shopping faster and more convenient for our customers,” Walmart said, adding that the new stores and remodels will drive construction jobs during the projects while creating long-term roles in retail,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As fans may have to pay $150 to travel to World Cup games at MetLife Stadium this summer, FIFA believes NJ Transit’s “Regional Stadium Mobility Plan” will be a success.The FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee and NJ Transit announced the plan on Friday, with the price of getting to MetLife Stadium being the hottest topic, along with bans on parking at the stadium.But Alex Lasry, the CEO of the Host Committee, said the plan is “built with safety and responsibility at its core.” “(We are) ensuring that…

Prince St. Pizza is taking a slice out of Brooklyn. The cult-favorite Manhattan pizza shop, known for its spicy pepperoni squares, is opening a new location across the East River with its first Brooklyn storefront. The doors at the new location at 271 Smith Street will officially open on Thursday, April 23 at 12 p.m. and will remain open until midnight. Prince St. Pizza is bringing its iconic pepperoni squares across the East River. Robert Miller This highly anticipated opening will be Prince St. Pizza’s first new NYC location since its 2012 debut in Nolita. Prince St. Pizza has previously…

Three Southern California residents have been sentenced in a bizarre insurance fraud scheme which prosecutors say involved them staging fake bear attacks on high-end cars.It all stems from a claim the suspects filed with their insurance company, saying a bear got into their car, a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost, at Lake Arrowhead on Jan. 28, 2024, and damaged the inside with scratches. The California Department of Insurance said the suspects provided a video to the company, which showed the “bear” in the car.An investigation into the claim – dubbed “Operation Bear Claw” – took a closer look at the video and…

Korean pop music, film and TV have already conquered the world. Now, a handful of theater producers in Seoul are asking whether live performance can be next – and they’re betting on AI-powered smart glasses to get there. The concept is straightforward: theatergoers put on a pair of chunky frames that display translated dialogue on the lenses in real time, synced to the action onstage. No more craning your neck toward a supertitle screen. The technology, built by Korean start-up Xpert Inc., currently supports four languages, and the company says full real-time translation is the eventual goal. As first reported…

Published on 17/04/2026 – 11:25 GMT+2 A former Philippine congressman who fled the country and had his passport cancelled after being charged in a corruption scandal over flood control projects has been detained in the Czech Republic, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The alleged crime, believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, sparked protests and arrests across the storm-battered archipelago, which was hit by hundreds of floods last year alone according to United Nations data. Elizaldy Co was charged alongside a number of public works officials and construction firm owners in November, accused of violating the…

Summer House star Ciara Miller quickly shut down any hopes of her being the next Bachelorette. “I’m so happy being single,” Ciara, 30, told Glamour on Friday, April 17. “Honestly, I can’t imagine anyone being in my apartment. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to be single.” When asked about some fans theorizing that she could be tapped to lead ABC’s dating franchise, Ciara replied, “F*** no. I’m way too private.” Ciara’s personal life was thrust into the spotlight in a new way earlier this year when rumors swirled that her ex and costar West Wilson was hooking up…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The daughter of the American woman missing in The Bahamas says she thinks Brian Hooker is using his mother’s illness as an “excuse” to leave the island nation after he spent five days in a Freeport jail.Karli Aylesworth told Fox News Digital on Friday that Hooker’s mother has been “terminally ill for a while.” Hooker abruptly left The Bahamas on Wednesday after saying he would remain in the country to search for his missing wife, Aylesworth’s mother, Lynette.He was released from a Bahamian jail on Monday night after five days behind bars,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that the Trump administration is working with federal agencies and the FBI to review a growing number of cases involving American scientists who have gone missing or died and to determine whether any of the cases may be connected.”In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these troubling cases, and President Trump’s commitment to the truth, the White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that…

Fans planning to use New Jersey’s NJ Transit to travel from New York City to MetLife Stadium for FIFA World Cup games this summer will have to pay $150 for a round-trip ticket, officials confirmed on Friday. The fare would apply to fans taking NJ Transit’s rail service from New York City’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium, with a stop at Secaucus station.News of the pricing was first reported by The Athletic. Ordinarily, the fare for that route would cost $12.90 for a return ticket, which the report noted was the same pricing transit authorities used last year during the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2026 NFL Draft is less than a week away, and prospects from all over are hoping to hear their names called, especially on Thursday night in the first round.Having the “first-round pick” tag next to your name in the NFL is a rite of passage – teams believed you were worthy enough for their top slot, hoping you can be an immediate impact player for the franchise.But that pick also comes with high expectations – the player is expected to perform right away and do so with Pro Bowl and All-Pro…

If you gotta go while on-the-go, urine in luck.  Having to pee or poop during long road trips is, now, no longer a pain in the butt as Chinese electric vehicle engineers are gearing up to roll out a fleet of cars featuring built-in toilets.  They’re putting a little restroom in your vroom-vroom.  Seres, a China-based automotive manufacturer, is rolling out plans to produce high-end cars with voice-activated toilets. BGA / Shutterstock Seres, an automotive manufacturer specializing in high-end electric vehicles (NEVs) and intelligent technology, has been granted a patent for an “in-vehicle toilet” that slides under a passenger’s seat for mid-trip…

World shares were mixed Friday even after Wall Street set another record, as investors watched for signs of more U.S.-Iran talks and an extension of the ceasefire of the Iran war that is expiring next week.Oil prices fell Friday, while U.S. futures edged up.President Trump suggested Thursday that he’s open to extending the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, and Iran’s U.N. envoy said Tehran remained “cautiously optimistic” over negotiations with the U.S.As optimism over an extended ceasefire grew, oil prices fell early Friday after climbing a day earlier. Brent crude, the international standard, was 3.2% lower at $96.25 per…

The cast has been revealed for The Public Theater’s one-night-only reading of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. In honor of the groundbreaking play’s 40th anniversary, Tony Kushner will direct the benefit reading on Monday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in The Public’s Barbaralee Theater (formerly the Anspacher Theater), where the original production moved for an extended run after the play’s world premiere in the LuEsther Hall. The original production is the longest-running play ever produced at The Public, running April 1985-January 1986. The cast will include Michael Cyril Creighton (David/Hiram Keebler/Examining Doctor), Billy Eichner (Ned Weeks), David Greenspan (Mickey Marcus),…