House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to speak to reporters Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers feel the pressure reopen the government, Democrats, who have been heavy on their demand for health care concessions in the stopgap funding bill, have blocked GOP-backed continuing resolution (CR) from crossing the finish line by more than a dozen votes. Jeffries…
Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing service provided by the company, is experiencing a significant outage on Wednesday. The problems began around 12 p.m. ET, and Microsoft also has accepted Problem on service status page. According to Microsoft, “We suspect that an inadvertent configuration change caused this issue.” The company has not told when the service…
General Motors is laying off thousands of workers at several electric vehicle and battery plants in the US. According To multiple shops, About 1,200 workers at the company’s EV factory in Detroit, Michigan are being placed on “indefinite layoff.” Further cutbacks and temporary layoffs are being made at GM’s Ultium cell battery factories in Ohio…
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a…
David Hale Close David Hale ESPN Staff Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Dave Wilson Close Dave Wilson ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Oct 29, 2025, 08:30…
Young Americans are less concerned about this than their older counterparts possibility of political violence According to a survey released on Wednesday, in the country. Overall, nearly 4 in 10 Americans are worried political violence – Includes 44 percent who are concerned about attacks made on conservative political figures or groups and 41 percent who…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft was hit with outages in its Azure cloud and 365 services on Wednesday, hours before the…
Oct 29, 2025, 06:00 AM ET ONE HUNDRED DAYS from now, the sports world turns its attention to Italy, where alpine peaks, ancient cities and modern arenas become the stage for the athletes of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. From returning icons to breakout stars, their stories over the 17 days of the 2026 Games will…
Lebanon today stands at a turning point in its history. After years of economic collapse, political paralysis and the corrosive dominance of the Iranian-backed party and armed paramilitary group Hezbollah, the country faces a stark choice: seize the chance to reclaim its sovereignty and democratic promise or remain hostage to Hezbollah’s weapons and Iran’s influence….
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP General Motors laid off roughly 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. The company confirmed there were around 1,200 layoffs at Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts…
