Signage at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation late Wednesday said…
Jeremy WooJan 13, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from 2015-2023 With college basketball entering the thick of conference play and the NBA standings taking shape at midseason, it’s a good juncture for a mock draft update. The 2026 draft…
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {Beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell ‘first-ballot Hall of Fame Fed chair:’ Goolsbee Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austin Goolsbee praised Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amid scrutiny of the central bank’s renewal. © AP “I adore Chair Powell…” Source link
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI said late Wednesday that its Grok chatbot will no longer be able to create sexualized images of real people based on user prompts following extensive backlash from political figures in the U.S. and abroad. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from…
Tim BontempsJanuary 14, 2026, 07:00 am ET to close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com covering the league and how it’s impacting him on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and their MVP straw poll. You can find Tim with Brian Windhorst and Tim McMahon The Hoop Collective podcast….
The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story. No deal on Greenland for Trump. Despite the outright rejection of such a move by officials in Copenhagen and Nuuk, President Trump is not abandoning his desire for US ownership of Greenland. ©Related… Source link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday cast a tie-breaking vote, blocking a resolution intended…
Jan 14, 2026, 03:44 pm ET MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged vandalism and theft at the North Carolina home of a retired NASCAR driver last week. Greg Biffle, One of seven people killed in a plane crash last month. An alleged burglary and forced entry was reported last Thursday at the…
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story The US has completed the first sale of Venezuelan oil. The Trump administration has completed its first Venezuelan oil sale, valued at $500 million, an administration official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. © AP Photo/Ivan Vucci The official also said additional sales are expected… Source…
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone showing Ani, an anime-style virtual assistant character featured in the Grok 4 AI chatbot developed by xAI, with the Grok logo visible in the background on July 16, 2025 in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s xAI is now facing an investigation in…
