Crypto megadonors play it safe in the House
The cryptocurrency industry’s leading super PAC is preparing to deploy millions of dollars to help its allies in House races across the country — but not those who need it most. Of the 32 incumbents in the House who the Fairshake PAC network plans…
American arrested as second suspect in Canada school mass shooting planned with ChatGPT | Canada
A surprise alleged accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada, made famous after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with AI chatbot ChatGPT. The U.S. Department of Justice announced…
From multimillion-dollar mansions to surveillance missions, the life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent
Three years before California real estate agent Wanying “Heather” Zhang was arrested as suspected Chinese agentshe showed up in San Francisco to celebrate President Xi Jinping’s visit. Zhang was photographed in 2023 wearing a red cap…
How drunk is too drunk? Cornell rape allegations reveal ‘loopholes’ in consent laws
College campuses have different consent standards than criminal law, including Cornell, which uses an affirmative consent standard, defined as “a conscious, voluntary, mutual decision among all participants to engage in sexual activity.”…
Lionel Messi bids tearful farewell to Argentina after 3-0 win over Benin | Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi ended his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfectly scripted finale, the 39-year-old widely regarded as…
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Christa Pike, who survived a failed execution attempt last week in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, her lawyers said Tuesday afternoon. Authorities in Tennessee attempted to execute Pike, 50, by lethal injection on September 30, but she survived…
A “grandmother” tree uprooted for the construction of a border wall
Federal agents in southern Arizona arrested protesters Tuesday who were trying to protect a towering grove of cottonwood trees along the U.S.-Mexico border. The last tree fell Monday to make way for a 30-foot wall. Federal agents, some masked, arrived…
ABC to Federal Judge: Trump’s FCC Holds Our Heads on a “Guillotine”
ABC argued in federal court Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s FCC has “chilled” the network’s free speech by using its “enormous regulatory power to coerce, threaten, punish” coverage the administration…
Oil industry warns against red dye diesel after Trump order
Truck stops across the country were warned Tuesday to “proceed with caution” by a major industry group after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote the use of “red dye” diesel fuel. Red dye diesel is exempt…
Trump fears Iran could target US cities. Find out which ones benefit from additional nuclear guarantees
Driving the news: At his rally in Nebraska on Tuesday evening, Trump appeared to say that the rising costs of the war in Iran were “a small price to pay to keep the world and our country safe.” “It’s a small price to pay to keep the world and…