Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Responds to Reports He’s Considering a 2028 Presidential Run by Anthony Scott Aug. 29, 2026 7:00 am On Friday, NBC News reported Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is considering running for President in 2028. In the report, NBC News, while using anonymous sources, claimed Hegseth has told close friends and

Dolly Parton was not, as I always think of her, an Aquarius. She was technically a Capricorn, as befits her indefatigable work ethic and prodigious output. She was born in the Great Smoky Mountains, into the utterly vanished world that predated universal electrification, on Jan. 19, 1946, one day before Aquarius season officially begins. Whenever

Noise canceling is also top-tier. The buds have the standard noise cancellation, transparency, adaptive, and off modes, and you can fine-tune ANC strength (from one to five) using the case or Soundcore app. The only earbuds that noticeably canceled more noise were the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) and Sony WF-1000XM6. Video: Harry Rabinowitz

During the 2024 presidential election, former Vice President Mike Pence was the most staunchly anti-abortion candidate, pressuring other Republicans in the primary to endorse a 15-week federal abortion ban. Pence was unsuccessful in his White House bid against his former boss, President Donald Trump. Two years later, the anti-abortion movement is searching for leverage inside

Two mirrors, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, are set to change how we understand the cosmos. The launch window for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to open. The telescope’s primary instrument is due to inform practically every area of astrophysics, but also tucked inside the telescope

Before launching Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28, one of President Donald Trump’s favorite refrains was that he “ended” eight wars during his first year-plus back in office. On closer examination, the reality is more complicated. Half of the conflicts mentioned saw a quick return to fighting, or Trump had claimed credit for

Anthony Constantino is leaving no shred of doubt about his support for President Donald Trump as he runs for Congress. It’s on the 100-foot-wide “Vote for Trump” sign topping his factory in upstate New York, where Constantino is the CEO of Sticker Mule, a custom printing and e-commerce company. Last year, he made a foray

The legal battle over Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro — charged with a crime in Minnesota before returning to Texas — has become a test of a little-discussed constitutional provision. Castro, a federal immigration officer, is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis on Jan. 14 while pursuing another man during an

The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 11 days. Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The second round will go out on Sept. 16 to those born between the 11th and 20th

It’s no exaggeration to say the large language models that power AI bots like ChatGPT and Gemini are changing the world. Many of us are now relying on them for coding, writing, summarizing, and searching the web. Whatever directions AI goes in over the next few years, LLMs will be part of that future. If