By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As a summer heat wave continues to bake most of Texas, family members of inmates are calling for all of the state’s prisons to be fully air conditioned. Only about 30% of Texas’ 100 prisons are fully air conditioned. During a rally Tuesday outside the
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Police Department is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Citizens Academy. The academy is an opportunity for give those living in Redmond an overview of the criminal justice system, an in-depth understanding of how their police department functions, as well as explore the roles of the Patrol division, Detectives,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — En julio de 2022, y sin imaginar que las elecciones generales se celebrarían justo un año después, la todavía vicepresidenta segunda del Gobierno de España y ministra de Trabajo y Economía Social, Yolanda Díaz, presentó en sociedad su nuevo proyecto político: Sumar. Por aquel entonces, y con la idea de
Continue ReadingBy Marie Lodi, CNN (CNN) — When the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie was first released, Google Trend searches for fluffy mules shot up 115 percent. This was, of course, largely inspired by the trailer’s scene featuring Margot Robbie’s Barbie stepping out of her pink stilettos and into a tip-toe pose, a reference to
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — AT&T stock fell to its lowest level since 1993 on Tuesday, extending its losses following a report earlier this month that some of the country’s largest network providers left thousands of lead-covered cables in several locations across the United States. The Wall Street Journal on July 9 reported that
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Zegler is, yet again, addressing criticism related to casting decisions on Disney Studios’ upcoming live-action remake of its 1937 animated classic “Snow White,” in which she stars as the titular heroine. “Extremely appreciative of the love I feel from those defending me online, but please don’t tag me
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Britney Spears tiene nueva música en camino. La estrella del pop colaboró en un nuevo single con el productor y exvocalista de Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, quien este lunes compartió un adelanto en su Instagram de una nueva canción titulada “Mind Your Business”. “¡¡¡Uh oh!!! Este verano está a punto de
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — State prosecutors in Michigan announced criminal charges Tuesday against the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020, a watershed moment in the still-ongoing federal and state investigations into the 2020 election aftermath. Some of the GOP electors in Michigan were local activists who were recruited to serve
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — An unidentified former member of the Northwestern University football team is suing the school and the recently fired head coach, according to a civil claim filed Tuesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The suit alleges former coach Pat Fitzgerald “enabled a culture of racism and/or other
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Taco John’s, la cadena regional que tiene la marca registrada “Taco Tuesday”, anunció este martes que pone fin a su lucha en defensa de la frase y la “abandonará” porque no quiere pagar los honorarios legales que conlleva una pelea contra Taco Bell. “Siempre nos hemos enorgullecido de ser
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un niño de tres años que conducía un carrito de golf atropelló y mató a un niño de siete años en la tarde de este lunes en Fort Myers, Florida, según un comunicado de prensa de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida. El niño de tres años se acercaba a una
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK and NICHOLAS INGRAM Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week’s drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counters hoping to hit it big. HOW DOES THIS LATEST POWERBALL JACKPOT STACK UP?
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT, JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — A broad effort to find two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs over the weekend may soon pivot to underwater searching, authorities said Tuesday. Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer provided an update near the search area, saying the team
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults say the youths are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their prison cells with little or no mental health care, inadequate schooling and foul water. In a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Economic bubbles come in all shapes, sizes and levels of insanity, but the Beanie Baby craze was easily one of the most absurd. The 1990s frenzy over the $5, understuffed toys made some people rich but left a lot of people with useless surpluses stashes of stuffed animals. Kristin
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence that was commuted by her predecessor. Jesse Lee
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants were left bloodied from razor-wire barriers and that orders were given to deny people water in sweltering
Continue ReadingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said. No major injuries were reported in Monday night’s mayhem on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Troopers arrested the truck driver on several charges, alleging
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