ilbusca/Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — A growing effort backed by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, to switch Nebraska’s electoral process to winner-take-all hit a major snag on Monday after a key state lawmaker said he wouldn’t support such a change before the November election. State Sen. Mike McDonnell, one of the key Republicans holdouts […]
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison said she deserves no prison time for her role in one of the largest financial frauds in history and federal prosecutors seem inclined to agree. Ellison’s attorneys urged Judge Lewis Kaplan to be lenient when he sentences her Tuesday afternoon, […]
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the southern village of Habbouch on September 23, 2024. (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — The Israeli military expanded its Lebanon campaign with hundreds of airstrikes on Monday, as the long-simmering border conflict with Hezbollah threatened to explode into […]
Wolfgang Deuter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russia and Iran are using artificial intelligence to influence the American election, U.S. intelligence officials said on Monday. “Foreign actors are using AI to more quickly and convincingly tailor synthetic content,” an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said. “The IC (intelligence community) considers AI a […]
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images (GETTYSBURG, Penn.) — A Gettysburg College swimmer is no longer enrolled at the school after allegedly carving a racial slur on his teammate’s chest at an on-campus residence during an informal social gathering, according to school officials. The student, who has not been named by the college or authorities, allegedly […]
Jhené Aiko‘s Magic Hour Tour is not over just yet. She’s announced a third leg of the trek, comprised of seven new stops. She’ll be going to Toronto, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee, with help from co-stars Jessie Reyez, Shenseea, Kiana Lede, Tink and more. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time at jheneaiko.com, […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon last week. Here’s how the news is developing: At least 492 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon At least 492 people were killed and over 1,600 injured in Lebanon […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With about six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail with stops in battleground Pennsylvania on Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Washington to meet with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental nonprofit groups are suing ExxonMobil for the company’s alleged role in the global plastics pollution crisis. The state claims the oil and gas giant engaged in a “decades-long campaign of deception” to lie to consumers […]
FDA.Gov (NEW YORK) — Lactaid milk is being recalled due to the potential presence of almonds, a common tree nut allergen. The Food and Drug Administration and HP Hood LLC announced the voluntary recall Sept. 20. HP Hood said it discovered the potential almond contamination following a “routine maintenance” review but also said they have […]