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Seattle-based Overland AI has secured a roughly $20 million Marine Corps contract to build fully autonomous ground vehicles designed to resupply troops and keep Marines out of harm’s way, with delivery expected in early 2027.

Roy Cooper’s vetoes of bills requiring local police to cooperate with ICE, and cases of released illegal immigrants in Durham, Mecklenburg and Buncombe counties, are drawing scrutiny as his Senate race against Michael Whatley tightens.

A Texas group fundraising for a 40,000-square-foot Islamic center near Plano hosted a livestreamed event in which speaker Shaykh Uthman ibn Farooq said Muslims want “Islam for this country” and defended Sharia law as a constitutional right.

Bill Gates told NBC’s Meet the Press that AI is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths and called for governments to act before the risks spiral out of control.

President Trump vowed to reject any “globalist scheme” to regulate artificial intelligence even as Barack Obama and leading tech CEOs pushed for stronger oversight, while Congress weighed how to keep pace with China’s AI ambitions.

Tiffany, the ’80s pop star who left Hollywood for a quieter life in Nashville, has made her Off-Broadway debut in “Spandex the Musical,” calling the role a full-circle return to acting she set aside as a teenager.

Commanders GM Adam Peters says quarterback Jayden Daniels will not need surgery on his dislocated left elbow and could return within a month, with Marcus Mariota starting in his absence.

Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson says the Iran war is driving up gas and grocery costs for Iowans and is calling for the conflict to end quickly while pushing a list of fuel-relief measures.

A Missouri senator introduced legislation Tuesday night that would permanently establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division, a Trump administration unit created inside the Department of Justice to root out fraud in federal programs, betting that Senate Democrats will follow House colleagues who already backed the idea. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.

Kamala Harris drew online criticism for an apparent change in her speaking style during a Detroit NAACP address focused on 2026 midterm turnout, reviving speculation about a 2028 presidential run.