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Analysis: Federal agencies are embarking on a possibly game-changing project to speed up the handling of FOIA requests by using artificial intelligence to turbocharge redactions.
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For it's halloween decorations, a California home is taking inspiration from Dr. Dre's iconic music video for "Still D.R.E."
Featuring music synced lights a lowrider drone light show, owner Tom BetGeorge is combing halloween with hip-hop royalty.
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Humans have sophisticated language abilities that could be unique to our species — but dogs, it turns out, may have learned some of our tricks.
Gubernatorial candidates in Ohio and Massachusetts are racing to enact gas tax holidays ahead of the midterm elections, part of a trend among state officials eager to give voters a break from fuel prices driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran.
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The story of what went on inside a dilapidated brick duplex in North Philadelphia has yet to be fully told.
As one police inspector said of the prolonged sexual violence: “It’s dark. Real dark.”
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Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who is running for Senate in Nebraska, addressed a leaked audio tape that captured him saying some Trump supporters' lives "probably suck" and answered rapid-fire questions about who he would back for Senate majority leader and his favorite Nebraska specialty.
Leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, The Post’s Anna Liss-Roy is grilling candidates in races across the country, pressing Republicans and Democrats to share their takes at high speed.
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A nor’easter is sweeping across the East Coast, dumping up to 6 inches of rain in spots and winds up to 60 mph.
The storm system’s cloud shield spans more than 1,000 miles, reaching from several hundred miles southeast of the Outer Banks to north of Montreal.
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As Susan Collins faces a tight reelection race, news of a probe involving political contributions and federal contracts is raising a politically charged question: Where does Collins’s aggressive advocacy on behalf of Mainers end and improper influence begin?
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Fernando Cerimedo, who steered right-wing campaigns across Latin America, is accused of directing two hit men to kill his pregnant mistress.
The stunning allegation has ignited a political scandal that has reverberated from Argentina to Washington.
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Column: At Vogue World: Milano, they sent robots down the runway, The Post’s Shane O'Neill writes.
Why were robots on the runway? Because the event’s creative director Juan Costa Paz put them there.
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Lawmakers blasted a plan by President Trump to claw back more than $800 million in congressionally approved spending across the government, saying the president had no right to defy Congress in how he directs federal funding.
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With Ukraine facing a $27 billion budget gap, lawmakers are moving to decriminalize pornography.
Legalization is expected to generate roughly $25 million in tax revenue, or enough to purchase 30,000 drones, said one Ukrainian lawmaker.
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President Trump on Saturday said that he rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, a plan Tehran said would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart peace talks within seven days. Tehran had delivered the proposal through mediators earlier this week.
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Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate have grown in recent months as President Trump’s unpopularity push voters away from Republicans.
The clearest path to a majority requires Democrats to retain all of their seats and win four GOP-controlled seats.
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"Part of winning an Oscar is campaigning for it, and part of campaigning for it is talking to the press," @WilliamFLeitch writes in his Fanfare newsletter.
And that’s where Tom Cruise has run into problems. Again.
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A nor’easter is drenching much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, dumping up to 6 inches of rain in spots and blasting the coast with winds up to 60 mph, as the National Weather Service warned of heavy rain, flooding and strong wind through the weekend.
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Feeling anxiety about AI?
Remind yourself of your many capabilities. “I’ve been encouraging my patients to create, make, do,” said one psychologist. “That’s one thing that AI cannot take from you.”
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Exclusive: Early this month, diplomats worked toward a treaty to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weapons.
But U.S. and Russian diplomats removed a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of AI in weapons, according to people familiar with the talks.
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Hurricane Nolo isn’t moving. The center of the high-end Category 2 hurricane was located 145 miles south of Hawaii’s Big Island as of Saturday morning, with its 105 mph winds. And it was parked.
That’s why Nolo presents such a severe flood threat for the Big Island.
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Analysis by Tashan Reed: The return date for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels remains unclear.
The only thing that’s definitive at this point is quarterback Marcus Mariota will start against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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