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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kentucky’s Republican auditor Allison Ball spoke to Fox News Digital this week about a report she put out flagging concerns about lavish spending in the state’s executive branch headed up by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who is widely believed to have presidential ambitions down the road.Ball issued a report earlier this month outlining spending by the executive branch in fiscal year 2025 entered into the state’s system and flagging issues she believes demonstrate extravagant spending of tax dollars that “needs to stop.”The “concerning expenditures” listed include $183,576 in out-of-state travel costs, including…

Nvidia is close to finalising a $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a massive new financing round that could raise more than $100 billion and value the ChatGPT developer at $730 billion before new capital, reported Financial Times, citing people familiar with the negotiations. The investment would replace a previously announced long-term $100 billion partnership between the two companies that never progressed beyond a memorandum of understanding. The agreement could be concluded as early as this weekend, said the report. The revised structure reflects a shift toward a more straightforward equity investment, while still preserving the close commercial…

Druski speaks to “CBS Mornings” about how he rose to global fame after starting his comedy skits on Instagram in 2017 and some of the controversy in his work, including at the NFL Honors earlier this month.

Zuckerberg defends social media platforms at landmark trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Wednesday in a civil case over social media addiction allegations that skyrocketing social media use shows how people value the sites and it’s not a strategy to keep users addicted. Jo Ling Kent reports.

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailEarning airline frequent flyer miles is getting harder and more expensive. United Airlines is the latest to be making big changes to its MileagePlus frequent flyer program. The airline will give more rewards to customers that have one of the carrier’s co-branded credit cards over those without one. The changes mark the biggest shakeup to the lucrative program in more than a decade.01:52Thu, Feb 19 20267:45 AM EST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than 60 high-end homes across the Houston area have been hit in a sweeping burglary spree tied to a South American theft ring using signal jammers and counter-surveillance tactics to evade detection, West University Place Police Chief Gary Ratliff confirmed to Fox News Digital.The organized crime network, known as the South American Theft Group (SATG), has been linked to numerous break-ins in West University Place, surrounding counties and across the country, authorities said.Residents packed a public safety meeting Wednesday night in West University Place, where Ratliff warned that the group’s footprint…

A Quebec costume designer is stepping into the global spotlight at the 2026 Winter Olympics, dressing some of the world’s top figure skaters as they compete on the sport’s biggest stage. Mathieu Caron, a former ballroom dancer from Quebec, has been creating elaborate costumes for more than a decade. He says his fascination with glittering fabrics and dramatic designs began early.“I was very fascinated by the costumes, all the bling-bling and the fabrics. So I decided to go to fashion school,” Caron told Global News. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dancing free…

Health, longevity, fortune and success were the blessings endowed on witnesses of a thousand-year-old dance at a city market.Lanterns hung overhead as a lion dance commemorated the Lunar New Year at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market.The performers, two to a lion, leapt towards the cameras of bystanders to the uneven clang of drummers.”It’s believed to spread joy and positive blessings to all,” dance leader Andrew Caihoang told AAP.”That’s why it’s so popular and heavily celebrated.”The celebrations marked the end of the year of the snake and the start of the year of the fire horse, a unique pairing in the 60-year…

Popular Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, aka Uncle Roger, took to his social media pages on Friday (Feb 20) morning to announce that he and his wife, lawyer Sabrina Ahmed, are expecting their first child.The post, which also doubled as a festive greeting for Chinese New Year and the start of Ramadan, featured Ng and Ahmed in festive Chinese outfits, along with a sonogram of the baby.”New nephew coming soon! Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan Mubarak,” wrote Ng, referencing how his Uncle Roger character calls his audience his “nieces and nephews”.

Kim focuses on improving economic activity in opening speech at Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoNorth Korea has kicked off a rare party congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, held once every five years, that will see the leadership in Pyongyang set major policy goals in defence, diplomacy and the economy, state media reports.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday that the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) was under way, marking the start of the country’s most consequential political event since 2021.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…