Trump reportedly plans to call for China intellectual property probe on Monday

President Donald Trump will call on Monday for his chief trade adviser to investigate China’s intellectual property practices, Politico reported, citing an unnamed administration official. Trump had been expected to call for a so-called Section 301 investigation...

Elon Musk issues a stark warning about A.I., calls it a bigger threat than North Korea

Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired off a new and ominous warning on Friday about artificial intelligence, suggesting the emerging technology poses an even greater risk to the world than a nuclear conflagration with North Korea. Musk—a fierce and long time critic of A.I....

‘We’ve Had Enough’: Conservatives Relish the ‘Fury’ in Trump’s Talk

By RICHARD FAUSSET August 11, 2017 AUGUSTA, Ga. — “Fire and fury”? Eugene Yu could not have said it better himself. Mr. Yu, 62, who emigrated here from South Korea, is an American citizen, a United States Army veteran and a staunch...

New Orleans Scrambles to Repair Drainage System After Severe Flooding

By KATY RECKDAHL August 11, 2017 NEW ORLEANS — With rain threatening, work crews scrambled on Friday to repair New Orleans’s pumping and drainage network in the hopes of preventing a repeat of last weekend, when flooding inundated many...