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Month: September 2023

North Carolina’s governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders. Cooper already had signaled that Thursday’s veto was coming. It sets up override votes likely next

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National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems. The agency’s outgoing director, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, made the announcement Thursday at the National Press Club. He said the center would

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Sac County Main Jail medical assistant arrested, accused of distributing contraband in facility

By Hilda Flores Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A medical assistant working at the Sacramento County Main Jail was arrested and is accused of bringing and distributing contraband at the facility, Sheriff Jim Cooper said in a news conference Wednesday where he also voiced his frustrations over jail medical

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Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. Thursday’s decision by the state’s intermediate appellate court allows the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president committed years

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República Dominicana responde a la OEA y acepta el diálogo con Haití si paraliza las construcciones en el río Dajabón-Masacre

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de República Dominicana condicionó el jueves un diálogo con Haití a que se detenga la construcción del canal en el río Dajabón-Masacre, según un comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Así responde al llamado al diálogo que hizo este miércoles el secretario general de la Organización de los Estados

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Former prosecutor’s cases under review in wake of alleged withheld evidence

By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story     GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office terminated a prosecutor whom it said “failed to disclose exculpatory information in a criminal trial.” Clay Hearrell, who joined the district attorney’s office in March 2020, was terminated almost a year after the murder

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New ‘supercontinent’ could wipe out humans and make Earth uninhabitable, study suggests

CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted. Using the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future, scientists from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom predicted how climate extremes would

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