Trump leaves Pirro’s future unsettled as Blanche defends his authority
President Donald Trump says he has not decided whether Jeanine Pirro will remain the top federal prosecutor in Washington, while Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that if the president wants to remove her, the decision is his alone. The comments leave Pirro’s job in limbo days after her office dropped the highest-profile criminal […]
Perez Hilton’s family says he’s receiving medical care after TikTok livestream incident
For the first time since celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized, his family and team are speaking out. Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of self-harm and potential suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. Visit the National Crisis Line website or call or text 988 for immediate support. […]
Trump denies weapons shortage reports; FAA investigates Marine One close call
Iran says an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is nearing completion, as President Donald Trump forcefully rejects new reports that the U.S. is running low on key weapons. Plus, a routine presidential flight turned into a close call after Marine One and a commercial jet came far closer than intended. And the U.S. […]
A faster, more targeted flu shot? FDA approves first mRNA vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine. The Trump administration’s health officials on Wednesday approved Moderna’s mFLUSIVA vaccine for adults 50 and older. The approval comes with the condition that Moderna must complete an additional clinical trial to further study the vaccine in adults 65 and older. The new vaccine was found to be about 27% more […]
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment
Senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt Thursday, after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a scheduled hearing last week. Now, the committee can refer the contempt-of-Congress resolution to the Department of Justice, which Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he would do. […]
What is ‘Social Engineering?’ AI bots create fake profiles to make their hacking seem more real
A new report Tuesday found that some AI bots instructed to complete “cyber challenges” on the internet had created fake profiles and generated fake emails in order to convince real humans to let them edit real code. The UK’s Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) released a memo about the incidents, which were identified on July […]
Someone cut down and stole every Flock camera in this Minnesota town
Police in Winona, Minnesota, are asking the public for information after the department’s Flock license plate reader cameras were cut down and stolen. In a press release on Tuesday, the Winona Police Department said it discovered that the city’s eight AI-powered cameras were missing after an officer noticed on Aug. 1 that they hadn’t logged […]
UFC lost $30 million on White House event, but says it was worth it
TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, says it lost $30 million hosting its June 14 mixed martial arts event on the White House grounds. Thousands packed the South Lawn to watch Justin Gaethje defeat Ilia Topuria to win the UFC lightweight championship during a night of fights that stretched late […]
What satellite images of the night sky say about the economic impact of data centers
“The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas.” So goes the unofficial state anthem, written in 1941 by June Hershey and famously performed by country music legend Willie Nelson. But Nelson, 93, now worries those stars may become harder to see in his hometown of Abbott, Texas. In a […]