A wildfire, dubbed the Gifford Fire, has burned over 65,000 acres in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest, impacting Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Over 1,000 firefighters are battling the 3% contained blaze, which has prompted evacuations and injured three people. Highway 166 is closed, and...
The Brennan Center for Law and Justice reports that the Trump administration is employing unprecedented tactics to control the election process, aiming to maintain power regardless of voter decisions. This includes executive orders, the restrictive SAVE Act, and targeting election officials. The report highlights attempts to rewrite election...
Catherine Hoggle, a Maryland mother accused of killing her two young children in 2014, has been rearrested and charged with murder. After years of psychiatric treatment and a previous dismissal of charges due to incompetency, Hoggle was released last month. A grand jury subsequently indicted her on two counts...
A white South African farmer and two employees are on trial for the alleged murder of two Black women. Prosecutors say the women were shot for trespassing on a farm in August 2024, and their bodies were subsequently discovered in a pigsty. The accused face murder, attempted murder,...
Republican Senate candidate Nate Morris is aggressively criticizing Senator Mitch McConnell's legacy in Kentucky's upcoming primary, despite McConnell not seeking reelection. Morris, a tech entrepreneur, highlights his hardline stance on immigration and support for Trump's tariffs. While other candidates like Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron have offered milder...
The State Department will launch a pilot program requiring up to a $15,000 bond from foreign nationals seeking business or tourist visas from select countries with high visa overstay rates or deficient vetting. The 12-month program, stemming from a Trump executive order, targets B-1 and B-2 visa applicants. ...
Google's AI-powered bug-finding tool, Big Sleep, has identified 20 vulnerabilities in open-source software like FFmpeg and ImageMagick. Developed by DeepMind and Project Zero, Big Sleep's findings, while requiring human verification, mark a significant step in automated vulnerability discovery. Although details of the vulnerabilities are currently withheld, the success...
Leaker Majin Bu initially mistakenly reported on the iPhone 17 Pro battery, later correcting it and revealing details about both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Air batteries. The iPhone 17 Pro will reportedly have different battery sizes depending on the region, with US models larger due to...
A shooting in downtown Los Angeles left two dead and six injured Sunday night. The incident occurred near a party where a firearm was confiscated earlier. Police are investigating if the shooting victims were at the party. One victim remains in critical condition. Mayor Karen Bass condemned...
De'Aaron Fox, recently traded to the San Antonio Spurs, has signed a four-year, $229 million max contract extension. The deal secures the star point guard's future with the Spurs, who see him as a key component alongside Victor Wembanyama in their rebuilding efforts. Fox averaged nearly 20 points...
