He’s the hottest guy on the latest reality romance show to captivate audiences. But “Bananito” is not your average suitor. He’s AI — and a talking banana. Within 10 days, these anthropomorphic fruits — the stars of a TikTok series called “Fruit Love Island” (inspired by Peacock’s “Love Island” franchise) — have drawn in more...
The top Republican in the North Carolina Senate conceded to his challenger Tuesday in a razor-thin primary race despite having President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Phil Berger, the state Senate president pro tempore for the past 15 years, congratulated his opponent, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, in a race that went to a recount. “While this...
“Reacher” series star Alan Ritchson acted in self-defense during an altercation with a Tennessee neighbor, which was recorded on video, according to police. Video of the incident was first reported on by TMZ on Sunday and appears to show Ritchson punching a man in a blue shirt in the torso while he was on the...
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a new Republican-drawn congressional map on Tuesday, ruling that state law does not explicitly prohibit lawmakers from conducting mid-decade redistricting. The map, which Missouri’s Republican governor signed into law last year, is designed to net the GOP a House seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Typically, states redraw their district...
As the Trump administration prepares to nominate a new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insiders say they worry the nominee will only further undermine trust in the nation’s top health agency, even as outbreaks of measles escalate and the federal government’s vaccine policies face resistance. President Donald Trump is expected to...
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki looks ahead to the major elections taking place around the country in April. Plus, we dive into the latest...
The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, alleging that its tool, Grok, has continued to generate non-consensual sexual images in violation of the city’s consumer protection and deceptive practice laws. The complaint claims that users on Musk’s social media platform X are at risk of being...
Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure to pay Transportation Security Administration workers. On Tuesday morning, Delta issued a statement saying it would temporarily suspend specialty services for members of Congress “due to the impact on...
OpenAI will soon be shutting down its Sora AI video generating service, the company said in a surprising announcement Tuesday. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” the company wrote in a post on X. “We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.” The closure of the resource-intensive...
For more than a century, baseball’s home plate umpires have called a ball or strike based on interpretation of a vague, loosely defined strike zone. These subjective calls decided at-bats, games, seasons and pennants — and, naturally, stirred endless debate. Now, for the first time, this season Major League Baseball is instituting a review system...