Attention Thieves 8m read Social media stole our attention. AI companions are coming for our hearts. The legal battles may be next AI companions borrow from social media’s playbook for getting us hooked. But they offer something new: the illusion of intimacy. That could open a new legal front.
Finn Gomez/Getty Images Law and Order 3m read White House wants DOJ to revive Reflecting Pool case prosecutors dropped: Reports The White House has asked the Justice Department to consider bringing a new criminal case against David Hearn.
Eric Lee/Getty Images, Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP Monday 8m read Iran denies Trump’s ‘semi-negotiating’ claim; Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace plan
U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest via AP Monday 2m read As wildfires burn across the West, crews progress around hard-hit Spokane
Win McNamee/Getty Images Sunday 7m read Timeline: Issues abound after Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations
Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images Aug 4 5m read Spokane wildfires highlight insurance crisis for homeowners across US
AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson Aug 4 3m read Spokane man arrested for arson as crews hope mild weather will help battle wildfires
AP Photo/Young Kwak, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Aug 4 8m read Spokane wildfire suspect arrested; Trump-Pirro rift grows over Reflecting Pool case
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Rep Max Miller via X Aug 3 9m read Blanche rescinds $1.8B anti-weaponization fund; Family feud rocks Ohio House race
AP Photo/Young Kwak Aug 3 2m read More than 5,000 homes remain under evacuation orders in Spokane as wildfires spread
Justin Reinhard/via REUTERS Jul 27 3m read One shooter in custody, another still on the loose after gunfire breaks out at Seattle festival
Kevin Carter/Getty Images Jul 17 5m read The National Guard’s deployment in DC will continue until 2029, Pentagon says
Céilí Doyle for Straight Arrow Jul 10 8m read How the crushing weight of love strains city bridges across the US
Iranian State TV/Handout via Reuters, Graham Platner for Senate/Handout via Reuters Jul 9 10m read US, Iran trade new strikes; Platner exit upends key Maine Senate race
RI Office of the Lieutenant Governor Jul 1 4m read ‘Scorched earth’ deed restrictions can keep grocers out of food deserts. States are fighting back
Science Photo Library via Reuters Connect Jun 12 3m read A parasitic tapeworm has been detected across the US, posing a risk to pets and humans
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images May 28 3m read Washington implosion, California leak put spotlight on chemical safety failures
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images May 28 2m read Deaths reported after chemical explosion at Washington state paper plant
Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images May 27 5m read Washington fights police, firefighters over pension funds to fill budget gap
AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein May 12 11m read Trump says Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’ ahead of high-stakes Xi meeting
Pencho Chukov/Getty Images Apr 19 5m read Immigration crackdowns spur fears of labor shortages for farmers
The King family Apr 16 5m read Washington ranchers demand a jury to decide their fate in legal battle with state
Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images Mar 26 4m read Nancy Guthrie is missing. So are 26,000 other Americans.
AP Photo/Tom Brenner Feb 21 2m read FEMA announces federal aid for Potomac River sewage spill in D.C.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Dec 18, 2025 2m read Trump-picked Kennedy Center board changes name to Trump-Kennedy Center
Brandon Bell/Getty Images Dec 17, 2025 2m read High winds, powerful storms leave 600,000+ without power in Northwest
