New automaker Slate unveils a no-frills, stripped down electric truck for under $30K

Image via Slate. (NEW YORK) — The country’s electric vehicle market has an affordability problem. Enter Slate, a new company backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and two investment funds. On Thursday, company executives unveiled an inexpensive,
Malnutrition in Gaza worsens as Israeli blockade of supplies passes 50-day mark

Displaced Palestinians crowd with outstretched hands and containers to receive hot meals distributed by aid organizations at the Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza City, Gaza on April 24, 2025. The ongoing blockade and military assaults by
What exactly is the conclave? Here's what to know about how the next pope is elected

Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney to signal that cardinals failed to select a new Pope in their first round of voting in Rome, Italy on April 18, 2005. (Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (ROME)
SR 510 near Lacey expected to remain closed for weeks
LACEY – State Route 510 near Lacey will remain closed around the clock for the foreseeable future. The closure is located at milepost 6 between Old Pacific Highway Southeast and Rockcress Drive Southeast.
Scoreboard roundup — 4/24/25

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONKnicks 118, Pistons 116Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108Nuggets 83, Clippers 117 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEPanthers 2, Lightning 0Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2Golden Knights 2, Wild 5Jets
Hegseth threatened to polygraph top military officers

(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — ABC News has confirmed that in at least two separate meetings Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused top-ranking military officers of leaking to the media and threatened to polygraph them. According to one
Idaho college killings: Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty over autism spectrum diagnosis

(Catherine McQueen/Getty Images) (BOISE, Idaho) — The trial for the man accused of killing four Idaho college students in their beds will continue as a death penalty case, despite the fact that suspect Bryan Kohberger was recently
Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione

(Darrin Klimek/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hours before Luigi Mangione’s arraignment in federal court, federal prosecutors submitted formal notice that they intend to seek the death penalty if he’s convicted, citing, in part his alleged desire “to
A bad day in court for the Trump administration

(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In federal courthouses across the country Thursday, President Donald Trump’s administration faced a series of legal setbacks to implementing the president’s agenda. On issues ranging from education policy and voting rights to
Finn Wolfhard on the practical effects in 'The Legend of Ochi'

A24 The fantastical world of The Legend of Ochi is now available to experience in movie theaters. The new A24 film from director Isaiah Saxon expands to movie screens nationwide on Friday. It follows farm girl Yuri,