Whoopi Goldberg warned the public to not believe a “phony” weight loss ad made with artificial intelligence using her likeness. “I’m giving everybody a heads up. There’s a phony weight loss ad floating around online on Instagram that has me, AI mouthed, saying all kinds of stuff,” she said on Wednesday’s episode of “The View.”...
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Trump detests the U.S. trade deficit. Here’s what it means.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the nation’s trade deficit, which the Commerce Department reported Wednesday reached a new record high. But the same Commerce report showed the value of American exports had also hit a new record, indicating there’s still strong demand for U.S. goods and services abroad. A trade deficit simply means a...
How weather driven by climate change fueled California fires
The wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area last month were driven by monthslong, climate change-fueled weather patterns, according to scientists studying the meteorological factors behind them. Research released last week by World Weather Attribution, a collaboration of scientists studying the influence of climate change on extreme weather events, found that human-caused global warming made...
Trump to sign an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel, according to a copy of a fact sheet supporting the order obtained by NBC News. The order will include both financial sanctions and visa restrictions against unspecified...
Irv Gotti, music producer and Murder Inc. founder, dead at 54
Irv Gotti, a famed music producer and founder of the hip-hop label Murder Inc., died. He was 54. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Irving ‘Irv Gotti’ Lorenzo, on February 5, 2025. Surrounded by family and friends, he departed this world, leaving behind a legacy that will...
How Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger got caught in Trump’s trade war with China
China has blacklisted the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, which could force the company to shut down stores and manufacturing in an early repercussion of President Donald Trump’s trade war. China added PVH Corp. to its “unreliable entities” list on Tuesday, which allows the Chinese government to fine the retailer, prohibit import and export activities, revoke...
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter set to be sentenced for gambling-linked theft
Shohei Ohtani ‘s one-time interpreter is set to appear in a Southern California courtroom on Thursday and learn his punishment for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling losses. Ippei Mizuhara last year pleaded guilty to single counts of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, in...
Trump administration plans to pressure IOC to devise a uniform trans athlete ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee. Trump said Wednesday during a signing ceremony for an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women’s sports that his administration wants the IOC to “change everything having to do with the Olympics and having to do...
U.S. lawmakers move to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices
A bipartisan Congressional bill is being introduced to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill.; and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds, saying the company’s technology presents an espionage risk. “The technology race with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not one the...
Original Black Sabbath lineup to play for 1st time in 20 years as part of Ozzy Osbourne’s last show
The original Black Sabbath lineup, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, will perform at the “Back to the Beginning” concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England. It will mark the first time in 20 years the group’s original members will play together. The landmark concert will also feature a set from...









