↑ news Local teacher under investigation for sexual abuse claims from former student - A local middle school teacher is now at the center of a criminal investigation after being accused of sexually abusing one of her former students.Irish comedian says UK PM Starmer hides from culture wars as 'ordinary people' fight daily battles - Controversial Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan testified before Congress on Wednesday about U.K. free speech battles and ongoing transgender policy disputes.Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts - Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he's taking on long odds. The world's richest man said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solarHouse GOP moves to block DC from stopping Trump tax cuts for tipped, overtime workers - House Republicans passed a bill to stop Washington, D.C., from blocking key parts of President Trump’s tax law, including provisions eliminating taxes on tipped and overtime wages.Man gunned down after offering ride to woman seeking warming shelter in Missouri: report - Missouri Good Samaritan William Palmer was allegedly shot and killed after offering a ride to a woman. Brittany Rivoire, 36, is accused of murder.Alphabet earnings are out – here are the numbers - Wall Street will be looking for more details Google's deal to revamp Apple's Siri virtual assistant with the search company's Gemini AI models. Waymo under federal investigation after child struck - A Waymo autonomous vehicle hit a child near a Santa Monica, California, school, prompting an NHTSA probe focusing on self-driving cars."So Stupid": The Internet Is Absolutely Losing It Over Florida's Mind-Boggling New Law - Because clearly the DMV experience wasn't soul-sucking enough already...AOC attacks Bari Weiss, falsely claims she 'killed' '60 Minutes' report on CECOT - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, accusing her of "killing" a "60 Minutes" segment and serving billionaire interests.Plastic surgeon cites 'emotional blackmail,' poor evidence in warning against youth gender surgeries - American Society of Plastic Surgeons warns against transgender surgeries for minors under 19, citing poor evidence and concerning European data.