MCALLEN, Texas – Environmental groups on Wednesday sued attempting to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge in Texas, claiming it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this month…
Elon Musk will control more than 82 percent of SpaceX voting shares and there is no designated successor (JOSH EDELSON) · JOSH EDELSON/AFP/AFP When SpaceX lists on Wall Street, expected on Friday, Elon Musk will serve simultaneously as chief executive, chief technology officer and board chairman of the rocket and AI company. He will control…
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It’s clear that the New York Knicks are the hottest ticket in all of sports right now, thanks to their run to the NBA Finals. With Games 3 and 4 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC) of the Finals series against the San Antonio Spursin New York, it marks the first time since 1999 that Madison Square…
WASHINGTON – Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader this week as she travels to Washington at a time when China is scrutinizing the Trump administration’s posture toward the self-ruled island it views as its own. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., are planning…
President Xi Jinping of China has emphasized traditional alliance relationships through his successful ceremonial visit to North Korea June 8-9. In this case, “traditional” means commitment to communist solidarity. During the long Cold War, communism rightly was regarded as a dangerous expanding ideological, military and political threat. Today, once-feared communism has failed on a global…
Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is “no big drama” surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — but it may take longer to open than anticipated. “We are working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible. There is no big drama. If it takes a little…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters President Donald Trump this week said a sweeping peace deal with Iran could be signed very soon, echoing dozens of similar claims he has made over nearly…
June 10, 2026, 2:45 p.m. ET President Donald Trump has pushed for efforts to revamp New York City’s Penn Station, seemingly an extension to the “beautifying” movement he has spread across the D.C. region since starting his second term in office. As the busiest transportation hub in the country, the station brings in around 600,000…
When Elon Musk kicked off Tesla Inc.’s quarterly earnings call in July 2025, robotaxis were top of mind. The carmaker had just launched its automated ride-hailing service several weeks earlier in Austin, to glowing early reviews from the hand-picked crop of initial riders. “We’ve already expanded our service area in Austin,” the chief executive officer…