Day: March 7, 2025

‘The Brutalist’ producer defends Oscar-winning movie’s use of artificial intelligence after controversy

12:30 pm March 7, 2025

A producer for the Oscar-winning film, “The Brutalist,” is defending the production’s use of artificial intelligence. D.J. Gugenheim, one of several producers involved in the film, spoke with Deadline at the Oscars on Sunday night, saying the technology is simply a tool. “If you’re in post [-production] on a film, there’s so many tools that […]

Trump says he’d be willing to release reports on assassination attempts against him: ‘Could be suspicious’

8:50 am March 7, 2025

President Donald Trump said he still wants answers seven months after an assassination attempt on his life during a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I want to find the answers,” the president said during an executive order signing in the White House Thursday. “I’ve told them. … We can no longer blame [former […]

New Mexico adult dies of measles a week after Texas child died during outbreak

8:15 am March 7, 2025

A New Mexico adult infected with measles has died, state officials said Thursday. The death comes eight days after an unvaccinated child in Texas died from the disease during a growing outbreak in the state that has infected nearly 160 people. The adult was not vaccinated and didn’t seek medical help before dying, although the […]

Censure resolutions: When to double down, and when to turn the page

7:51 am March 7, 2025

Could the cover-up be bigger than the crime? So it’s of little surprise that few people even realized that Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, appeared in the well of the House chamber and was formally admonished by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with a resolution of censure Thursday morning. The House voted 224-198 with two members […]

Three more states join trend of passing universal school choice

7:30 am March 7, 2025

Three states joined 11 others in passing universal school choice legislation. Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed a bill that expanded a school choice program to universal eligibility. The Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act will provide $7,000 for students in non-public schools to be used for tuition or tutoring in the 2025-2026 school year. The […]