The Latest Politics Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler. Audrey Nguyen Arts & Life 'Always Sunny' and 'Abbott Elementary' mash-up in a unique network crossover In January, the characters of the FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up as court-appointed volunteers on an episode of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. The crossover continues July 9. David Bianculli Arts & Life A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big' Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula. Tonya Mosley Arts & Life It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s not like other ‘Superman’ films With a K9 sidekick, a sense of humor, and a Man of Steel who says “dude,” 2025’s “Superman” might not be the Superman you expect, or even want. But for our modern times, it’s the “Superman” we all need. Dyer Oxley Business Linda Yaccarino steps down after a turbulent two years leading X Yaccarino, a traditional business executive, was in many ways a strong foil to the mercurial and controversy-courting Musk. She did not cite a reason for her departure. Bobby Allyn Crime New Washington hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties Washington has launched a hotline to report hate crimes and bias in three of the state’s biggest counties. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard Politics High costs may force WA ferry electrification program off course Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050. But with projects taking longer and costing more than expected, achieving the ambitious mid-century goal for the ferry system looks increasingly unattainable. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard World After Iran's war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei's potential successors After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become more urgent. Jackie Northam Arts & Life The significance of a rediscovered antique Chinese typewriter The recent discovery of an antique Chinese typewriter has revived questions of language, translation, and sovereignty. Politics How Trump's denaturalization efforts are playing out The Justice Department says it is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized U.S. citizens who commit certain crimes. Prev 770 of 1649 Next Sponsored
Politics Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler. Audrey Nguyen
Arts & Life 'Always Sunny' and 'Abbott Elementary' mash-up in a unique network crossover In January, the characters of the FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up as court-appointed volunteers on an episode of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. The crossover continues July 9. David Bianculli
Arts & Life A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big' Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s not like other ‘Superman’ films With a K9 sidekick, a sense of humor, and a Man of Steel who says “dude,” 2025’s “Superman” might not be the Superman you expect, or even want. But for our modern times, it’s the “Superman” we all need. Dyer Oxley
Business Linda Yaccarino steps down after a turbulent two years leading X Yaccarino, a traditional business executive, was in many ways a strong foil to the mercurial and controversy-courting Musk. She did not cite a reason for her departure. Bobby Allyn
Crime New Washington hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties Washington has launched a hotline to report hate crimes and bias in three of the state’s biggest counties. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Politics High costs may force WA ferry electrification program off course Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050. But with projects taking longer and costing more than expected, achieving the ambitious mid-century goal for the ferry system looks increasingly unattainable. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
World After Iran's war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei's potential successors After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become more urgent. Jackie Northam
Arts & Life The significance of a rediscovered antique Chinese typewriter The recent discovery of an antique Chinese typewriter has revived questions of language, translation, and sovereignty.
Politics How Trump's denaturalization efforts are playing out The Justice Department says it is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized U.S. citizens who commit certain crimes.
