Trump asks SCOTUS to let him tell agency heads “you’re fired.” President...
Trump asks SCOTUS to let him tell agency heads “you’re fired.” President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene on an emergency basis to let him dismiss the head of the independent agency that protects government whistleblowers. A lower court reinstated Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel while Dellinger’s suit challenging his termination as unlawful continues. This is Trump’s first appeal to the highest court about the extent of his power in his second term, but more cases on the issue are also expected to reach the Supreme Court as he looks to reshape the government.
At least 11 people have died in flooding from a severe winter storm in Kentucky. Others were also killed in nearby states.
Intel may get broken up into smaller companies, as the Wall Street Journal reports that both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Broadcom are considering deals that would do just that.
Hundreds of FAA employees were fired over the weekend as part of the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers. The terminations come just weeks after aviation incidents drew attention to the strained workloads of air traffic controllers.
Israeli troops will remain in five locations in Lebanon past today’s deadline for them to pull out of the country, officials said.
Four top deputies to NYC Mayor Eric Adams resigned as the controversy over the DOJ’s decision to drop corruption charges against him continues.
Pope Francis’s stay in the hospital was extended after he was admitted for bronchitis.
The Cubs and Dodgers will hit the field in Arizona on Thursday to kick...
The Cubs and Dodgers will hit the field in Arizona on Thursday to kick off the exhibition schedule and remind everyone that winter will be over before you know it. The defending-champion Dodgers spent more than $450 million in free agency this offseason in an effort to fortify their roster and break the spirit of fans everywhere. A full slate of games on Saturday will include the Mets, who gave outfielder Juan Soto a 15-year, $765 million contract to lure him away from the Yankees.
Elon Musk says the latest Grok chatbot will be released today: Grok...
Elon Musk says the latest Grok chatbot will be released today: Grok 3 from xAI will be the “smartest AI on Earth,” according to Musk. The man who dominates your Four You page on X promised a live demonstration at 11pm ET (presumably, it will be available on X, but he did not offer specifics). It’s the latest salvo in the AI chatbot wars and comes just weeks after China’s DeepSeek sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley with its chatbot that cost a fraction of what American companies have spent on their own AI assistants.
Chevron, Shell, and BP are using “Gulf of America” instead of Gulf of Mexico on their websites and in financial filings.
US drillers add oil and gas rigs for third week in a row
U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas...
U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since December 2023, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
The total oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by two to 588in the week to February 14.
Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still down 33 rigs, or 5% below this time last year.
Baker Hughes said oil rigs rose by one to 481 this week, while gas rigs gained one to 101.
The oil and gas rig count declined by about 5% in 2024 and 20% in 2023 as lower U.S. oil and gas prices over the past couple of years prompted energy firms to focus more on paying down debt and boosting shareholder returns rather than raising output.
Top oilfield services provider SLB is restructuring certain business functions and expecting more job cuts, according to a source familiar with the matter and an internal email seen by Reuters.
On Thursday, one day after the Trump administration moved forward with...
On Thursday, one day after the Trump administration moved forward with its voluntary resignation program that 75,000 of the federal governments’ 2.3 million civilian workers signed up for, the administration began to lay off newer employees as part of its Elon Musk-led efforts to cut costs. The layoffs are expected to target most of the 200,000 probationary employees, who have usually been in their jobs for less than a year and do not have the same employment protections as longer standing government workers. Among those let go so far are: 1,000 Veterans Affairs staffers, 3,400 Forest Service employees, and 2,000 Energy Department workers, per the Wall Street Journal.
