How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

A nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.Hjalmar Wijk, METR chief scientist, left, and Ajeya Cotra, METR researcher, at their research center in Berkeley, Calif.

D Dylan Freedman

U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High

Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Diesel fuels are used by a vast majority of commercial vehicles in the United States, including freight trucks.

G Gregory Schmidt

Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval

Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.President Trump has said that the 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery must be taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Par

L Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger

JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War

In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters in the White House press briefing room on Thursday, the first briefing held by

M Maggie Haberman

Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

The move came days after the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, who had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top generals in the Army.Adam R. Telle, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, will take over as the acting Army secretary.

C Chris Cameron

Former Labor Secretary Stoked Dysfunction and Toxicity, Department Report Finds

Lori Chavez-DeRemer spent Labor Department funds on personal travel and tolerated harassment in the agency, its inspector general found.A Labor Department report followed an investigation of a whistle-blower’s allegations against Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned as labor secretary in April.

R Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Lydia DePillis

Volkswagen Plans to Cut 50,000 Jobs

Facing growing competition from China and rapidly advancing technology, the German auto giant said its board had approved a “comprehensive” overhaul.Facing intense pressure and Chinese competition, Volkswagen has slashed its annual production targets and plans to cut its model lineup.

J James Paton

Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.Ms. Steinem at a rally in 1968. “The truth will set you free,” she liked to say, “but first it will piss you off.”

K Katharine Q. Seelye

Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation

An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at a hydropower project tunnel on Thursday as they search for survivors, following deadly flash fl

L Laura Chung

In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One

Tim Andrews was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a “bridge” to a human organ transplant.Tim Andrews lived with a kidney from a genetically modified pig for nine months. The pig kidney gave him a reprieve from dialysis treatments.

R Roni Caryn Rabin

Syrians Want Justice for Assad-Era Killings and Torture

Hundreds of thousands were killed and tortured. But prosecuting everyone involved in atrocities could be impractical and risk renewed civil strife.In the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus, residents hoped the new government would collect the bones and exhume the bodies buried in mass graves underfoot

R Raja Abdulrahim

Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox News

The dismissal came after Ms. Bartiromo shared internal Fox Business communications with the White House, a person familiar with the details confirmed.Fox did not give a reason for Maria Bartiromo’s abrupt departure. She has been an ardent supporter of President Trump.

E Erik Wemple