Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it expects to commit $5 billion in a public-private consortium for research and development of computer chips. The White House said this would advance President Joe Biden’s goals of driving research and development in the United States, which include cuttingRead More →

Orlando Sentinel / Contributor via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Joel Greenberg, a one-time close friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz who was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including federal sex trafficking, is cooperating with the House Ethics Committee probe into the Florida congressman, sources familiar with the committee’sRead More →

RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images (Nipton, CA) — No survivors were located after a helicopter crashed in the Mojave Desert in California Friday night, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 10 p.m. Friday night, a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday. “The sceneRead More →

Christopher Morris/ Getty Images (Sacramento, CA) — Sweeping advances in artificial intelligence have elicited warnings from industry leaders about the potential for grave risks, including weapon systems going rogue and massive cyberattacks. A state legislator in California, home to many of the largest AI companies, proposed a landmark bill this week that would impose regulationsRead More →

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is being floated as a possible running mate to Donald Trump in 2024, signaled if she had been serving as vice president in 2020 she wouldn’t have certified the election results. “I would not have done what Mike Pence did,”Read More →

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Less than 24 hours after the release of a harsh report from special counsel Robert Hur that concluded President Joe Biden would not face charges over his handling of classified documents but cast doubt on his mental fitness, the White House fired back Friday.Read More →

Indianapolis Metro Police Department (INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) — A suspect has been arrested in the “brutal and evil” murders of two Indiana women who were both stabbed to death days apart and found near each other, police announced on Friday. The victims were found dead on Indianapolis’ east side, police said.Read More →

Kali9/Getty Images (NAPLES, Fla.) — At least two people are dead after a small plane crashed onto a Florida highway Friday afternoon, authorities said. The aircraft crashed onto Interstate 75 near Naples around 3:15 p.m. ET, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It collided with a vehicle, according to theRead More →

mattjeacock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Pahala on Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A reporter with Honolulu ABC affiliate KITV said he felt strong, intense shaking near Hilo on the Big Island. The governor’s office said no tsunami is expected.Read More →

WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old has been taken into custody after allegedly shooting and injuring a tourist in Times Square and firing at a responding officer, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The teen was caught Friday afternoon just north of New York City, in Yonkers, by the U.S.Read More →