Ozy Media founders who impersonated YouTube exec lied about finances to scam...
MANHATTAN (CN) — Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson spearheaded a scheme to scam investors out of tens of millions of dollars and conspired with his co-founder to impersonate leaders of other media...
View ArticleConservationists seek emergency protection for Nevada toad endangered by gold...
(CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday sought emergency protection for a rare toad species whose habitat in Southern Nevada is under threat by seven proposed gold mining projects....
View ArticleA German court will try a far-right politician next month over a second...
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was fined for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech will go on trial again next month for allegedly using the...
View ArticleInternational court to determine state role in protecting population from...
(CN) — A groundbreaking four-day hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ended on Wednesday, as the international court works to parse out if and to what degree governments are...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers reveal joint budget plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Top California lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a joint legislative budget proposal that restores funding to housing and social services following proposed cuts to each....
View ArticleTrump co-defendant and Georgia senator challenges election interference charges
ATLANTA (CN) — Republican state Senator Shawn Still argued Wednesday that the charges accusing him of knowingly and willfully joining a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the 2020...
View ArticleState trial begins for Paul Pelosi attacker
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — During the opening arguments in David DePape’s state trial in California Wednesday, prosecutors showed the jury graphic images of the aftermath of the defendant’s hammer attack on...
View ArticleCalifornia governor holds ‘fireside chat’ about AI
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Leaders in artificial intelligence sang the new technology’s praises at a Bay Area summit Wednesday, saying AI has the potential to solve problems and improve people’s lives. But...
View ArticleArizona governor vetoes bill criminalizing AI deepfakes
PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would establish criminal penalties for the creation and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, instead urging the...
View ArticleChicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen who had...
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to helping her mother kill a pregnant teenager in 2019 before the baby was cut from her womb with a butcher knife was sentenced Thursday to 30 years...
View ArticleCalifornia arsonist sentenced for contributions to Dixie Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A former professor who pleaded guilty to starting fires on federal land during one of the most destructive wildfires in California was sentenced Thursday to over five years...
View ArticleOzy Media co-founder testifies he lied to BuzzFeed during sale negotiations
BROOKLYN (CN) — Samir Rao, a former executive at the now-defunct Ozy Media, testified Thursday that he lied about the company’s earnings during sale negotiations with BuzzFeed and crafted fake...
View ArticleSchumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute alleged...
View ArticleAt DePape trial, new details of planned ‘rampage’ after Pelosi hammer attack
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — On the second day of David DePape’s trial, prosecutors played audio recordings of a conversation DePape had with a police investigator in the hours after he fractured Paul...
View ArticleRepublican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the...
View ArticleAnother Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year
(AP) — Another Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The dairy worker reported a...
View ArticleBoeing tells federal regulators how it plans to fix aircraft safety and...
(AP) — Boeing officials explained their plan to improve manufacturing quality and safety during a three-hour meeting Thursday with federal officials, who will continue restrictions they placed on the...
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Feds see ‘narrow window’ to regulate AI as Silicon Valley innovation explodes
PALO ALTO, Calif. (CN) — Artificial intelligence presents a new frontier for technology and improving many industries — but it also is a threat to creative enterprise and informational freedom and...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists sue to block California highway expansion
(CN) — Three environmental advocacy groups on Thursday sued the California Department of Transportation to halt a planned expansion of the Interstate 80 highway through the Yolo Bypass Wilderness Area...
View ArticleTrump made US history as first felon president. Now what?
MANHATTAN (CN) — In a single moment that changed the course of history, Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. Trump was found guilty Thursday on all 34 counts for...
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