President Trump on Thursday nominated two officials each to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Trump nominated Democrat Kristin Johnson and Republican Steven Levine to the SEC, with their respective terms set to expire in 2029 and 2030. Johnson previously served as a commissioner at the CFTC, after...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns about the Nvidia spy scandal and the agency's enforcement of chip export controls. Lutnick has "proactively agreed to appear voluntarily" before the Senate Banking Committee, spokesperson Kristen Eichamer said in a statement. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent letters to both...

A global outage for Microsoft web services continued to disrupt email accounts and some other applications worldwide on Friday, while the broader stock market remains unsteady.

Microsoft is still working to restore access to its services after a massive global outage impacted dozens of its services on Thursday. The company said early Friday that it is “seeing encouraging recovery progress,” according to a statement shared on social media.  “Some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue,” it reads....

Ambassador Roberto Lazzeri Montaño was confident but clear-eyed, knowing he needs to keep el Norte happy — but not at the expense of his patria.

A quarter of California voters are unsure if they will participate in the 2030 Census, according to a Berkeley IGS poll. Younger and voters of color cite privacy concerns.

Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia threatens the stability of the AI industry and the market as a whole, as experts express differing outlooks on the chipmaker’s future. Huang resigned as CEO of the company he built from the ground up, Nvidia’s board of directors announced Thursday, after The New York Times reported on a pair...

Some theme park goers who bought tickets to Knott's Berry Farm and the soon-to-close Great America may be eligible for a small refund as part of an $11-million class-action lawsuit settlement over ticket processing fees.

President Trump called outgoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and told him to fight for his job ahead of his resignation, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the conversation. Huang resigned as CEO of one of the world’s most valuable companies after reports emerged of multiple extramarital affairs, including one...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest more than $74 billion into building two data centers in Texas and Arizona, the company announced Thursday, marketing them as projects that will boost local communities amid backlash surrounding such facilities. “These investments will expand local tax bases, generate substantial new revenue for schools and public services, and create...

City officials joined the buyers of Oceanwide Plaza on Thursday to celebrate the removal of spray-painted graffiti splashed as high as 54 stories that threatened to become an unwelcome icon for the city during the 2028 Olympics as the bankruptcy sale of the hotel, residential and retail complex dragged on for almost two years.

Kalshi has ended Donald Trump Jr.’s advisory role with the company after his firm, 1789 Capital, increased its investment in Polymarket earlier this year. “We have mutually agreed to end Don’s advisory role after his firm’s significant investment in a competitor this past summer,” Kalshi spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement. “We are grateful...

The FBI said Thursday that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 ​months using a social engineering scheme called “FaceStealer.” The scheme uses imposter versions of video conference platforms and secretly recorded web camera videos along with computer intrusions to target people working in the cryptocurrency industry,...

The top Democrats on the House and Senate's trade committees are requesting the Commerce Department preserve its records on President Trump's decision late last year to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China. The investigation was announced Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee; and Rep. Richard...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is hinting toward supporting Nvidia's ex-CEO Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday following reports of his extramarital affairs — one of which involved an alleged Chinese spy. “That would be an honor,” Musk wrote on social platform X on Wednesday night — prior to Huang's resignation — in response to financial news...

Temperatures are expected to drop about 10 degrees across SoCal Thursday night and into the weekend, combined with scattered showers.

Bass said her defeat was part of a nationwide change election. "This happens every five or six years, that voters get in a space where they just want everything new," she said.

Fitch Ratings significantly downgraded the LINXS Skylink people mover project at LAX as it continues to face setbacks while approaching a key deadline.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigned Thursday as CEO amid an explosive spy scandal, but Washington isn't letting him off the hook.  Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they still want to hear from the ex-Nvidia chief amid national security concerns about his involvement with a woman who U.S. officials concluded was passing information to China. "Jensen...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday from the company he co-founded after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman alleged to be a spy for China. Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher was projected to win the governor's mansion Thursday, more than a week after Election Day. Holscher defeated Republican Kansas Senate President Ty...

Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify regarding his involvement with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, accusing Lutnick of using a “loophole.” “This news is as concerning as it gets,” Banks said Thursday during an appearance on Fox News. “When you're in a war...

Footage of the Memorial Day reprimand shows Hegseth posing for photos on the steps in front of the tomb with several senior members of staff and his wife.

The president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, said this week that the Republican Party erred in its stance toward data centers in the midterm elections. “Conservatives were apoplectic about data centers,” Roberts told Financial Times in an interview published Thursday.  The conservative think tank leader told the outlet that Democrats “did a brilliant job,...

Colette Kress is taking on the role after the resignation of CEO Jensen Huang.

Jensen Huang, the tech executive at the center of an alleged Chinese corporate espionage scandal, has agreed to appear before Congress in a closed-door briefing focused on threats to U.S. national security, a top Republican told The Hill on Thursday. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said lawmakers are...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s resignation amid mounting controversy regarding his extramarital affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy, “does not absolve him” or the company. “Jensen Huang’s decision to resign from NVIDIA does not absolve him, other executives, or the company as a whole of responsibility for...

The three-storey building on a major road in Brooklyn, New York gave way while construction workers were digging on a neighbouring plot of land.

President Trump suggested Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should be the one to take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s place after his exit following reports of his extramarital affairs, one of which was with an alleged Chinese spy. “NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is...

Authorities have not said where Thomas Markle Sr. will be held while his case remains in court ahead of a likely transfer to California.

Nvidia stock took a sharp dive on Thursday, after longtime CEO Jensen Huang resigned amid reports he engaged in two extramarital affairs. The chipmaker’s stock fell to $148.80 per share after the opening bell, down 14.4 percent from closing on Wednesday. Nvidia stock later rebounded slightly, topping $162 per share, but it was down about...