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The Anthropic AI logo is displayed on a mobile phone with a visual digital background.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAnthropic, the artificial intelligence lab that’s taken heat from the White House for its support of regulations and safety, is putting $20 million into the political arena ahead of the 2026 elections.The company said on Thursday that it’s donating to Public First Action, a group that’s challenging the AI industry by supporting candidates across the political aisle. The group has just launched six-figure ad buys to back pro-AI regulation candidates Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Pete Ricketts from Nebraska, both Republicans.Blackburn,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. — A former FBI profiler says newly released video and forensic evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case could significantly narrow the search for a suspect and that the release of photos and videos may have “ramped up” the suspect’s stress.Jim Clemente, a former FBI supervisory special agent and criminal profiler, told Fox News Digital that investigators are more likely to recover forensic evidence from inside the home than from outside areas exposed to the elements.”Inside the house is much more protected. So I’m sure that’s going to reveal a lot…

The Ford government will end its freeze on post-secondary tuition this year, allowing struggling colleges and universities to raise fees as they adapt to the reality of fewer international students. Beginning in September, post-secondary institutions will be able to increase their tuition fees by two per cent per year for three years, before switching to an inflation-informed increase or a further two per cent annually, whichever is lower.The change will also come with an increase of $6.4 billion in core funding over the next four years, which the government is targeting at colleges and universities offering courses related to “in-demand…

American Airlines flight attendants’ union plans to hold a picket outside the company’s headquarters on Thursday pushing for new leadership at the carrier, which has lagged rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in profitability and punctuality. Ahead of the picket on Wednesday night, American CEO Robert Isom sought to calm frustrated employees and listed improvements the carrier expects this year, including a jump in profits as well as improvements to schedules and new cabins.”We look forward to working with all of you to make it happen,” Isom said in a video message filmed at the airline’s Fort Worth, Texas…

A spokeswoman for former German chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected suggestions she could be a candidate for the role of German president.

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Restaurant Brands — Shares gained 1.3% following the Burger King parent’s beat on the top and bottom lines . Restaurant Brands reported fourth-quarter earnings of 96 cents per share, 1 cent higher than expected, per LSEG. Revenue came in at $2.47 billion, beating the $2.41 consensus estimate. QuantumScape — Shares tumbled 9.3% after the company’s latest financial results. QuantumScape, which develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, lost 17 cents per share in the fourth quarter, in line with analyst expectations, per FactSet. It guided for an adjusted EBITDA loss of…

Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareRussia has blocked messaging service WhatsApp over alleged legal breaches, urging users to switch to a state-backed alternative in what is widely seen as a bid to clamp down on free speech amid the war in Ukraine.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced the move on Thursday, attributing it to WhatsApp’s “reluctance to comply with the norms and letter of Russian law”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe advised…

Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday the surge of federal immigration officers in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown set to occur over the course of next week.”I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said in a news conference held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis.Homan says the decision was made after looking at two major factors: the multitude of “public safety threat” arrests the operation has yielded, and a steep drop in the need for federal officers to call in QRF (quick response force) teams due…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ripped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday after an athlete was disqualified for wearing a helmet to honor victims in the war with Russia.The IOC said Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych’s decision to continue to wear the helmet that paid tribute to more than 20 athletes and coaches who died in the war violated the organization’s policy against making political statements on the field of play.The ruling caused massive backlash among Ukrainian athletes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man in Florida who allegedly gunned down six people in a shooting spree at two properties in Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale before killing himself has been identified, authorities said. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, Russell Kot, 51, had “been in a previous romantic relationship with one of the victims in Fort Lauderdale,” and that victim was linked to the victims in Sarasota. Deputies said they first responded to a 911 call advising that an adult male was shot early Tuesday afternoon at a home in the Amberlea neighborhood in Sarasota. Neighbors were “actively…