Big Tech earnings test record stock market rally as AI spending takes center stage

Market watchers looking for clarity about the direction of Big Tech and the AI investment boom didn’t get much Wednesday afternoon amid a barrage of key earning reports. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Instead, four leading tech companies reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street’s … Read more

Cultural groups ask federal judge to halt Trump’s renovations of Kennedy Center

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of cultural and historic preservation groups on Wednesday called on a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has undergone significant changes since the president returned to office last year. … Read more

Cultural groups urge federal judge to block Kennedy Center renovations

WASHINGTON — A group of cultural and historic preservation organizations pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to the Kennedy Center, the art and cultural venue that has seen rapid transformation since the president returned to office last year. The groups want U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to … Read more

’86 it’: Restaurant workers say the term at the center of James Comey’s indictment is ‘everyday lingo’

Federal prosecutors say former FBI Director James Comey’s use of the term “86” on Instagram was a threat “to do harm” to President Donald Trump — but some food service workers say the term is “everyday lingo” to them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “It’s … Read more

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The high court’s unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices. The … Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court on Tuesday that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups, rejecting assertions by the Trump administration that the nonprofit steered money to the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups without the … Read more

Southern Poverty Law Center seeks disclosure of grand jury transcripts in criminal case

Washington — The Southern Poverty Law Center moved to force the disclosure of grand jury materials in the criminal case against the organization, citing what it said were “misleading” statements from Trump administration officials in the aftermath of the indictment last week and “obvious legal infirmities” in court filings.  The filings come after a federal … Read more

White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting again put Washington Hilton at center of presidential history

When shots rang out at the Washington Hilton as President Trump sat in the ballroom for the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, there were echoes of the hotel’s storied presidential history. On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nearly died after John Hinckley Jr. pulled out a .22 caliber revolver and unleashed … Read more