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Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
JACKSON, Miss. | Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police said late Tuesday that they arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was […]
OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
MELBOURNE, Australia | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he was extremely concerned about OpenAI ‘s breach of an Australian health department website and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. An OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18, he said. The portal hosted […]
Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
KYIV, Ukraine | Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its neighbor grinds on despite renewed appeals for a settlement at this week’s U.N. General Assembly. A strike on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed six agricultural workers and wounded 12 others, […]
Venezuela’s acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the ‘right moment’
Venezuela’s acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” “I wish to state this very clearly before this General Assembly: Elections will be held in Venezuela,” Delcy Rodriguez said, adding that her government has started […]
Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
WASHINGTON | Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000 applied for unemployment checks last week, the fewest since mid-July and down from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average […]
Netanyahu arrives in New York to address the UN, and other Mideast developments
Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in New York on Thursday to address the United Nations General Assembly, but no meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was planned. Hamas said it was ready to move forward with the next stages of a Gaza peace agreement, while a top European Union official said only […]
Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip | The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction. But as talks faltered, plans for rebuilding stalled. Israel bars entry of almost all construction materials, making […]
At a talent show on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, the performers are all part of the homeless community
LOS ANGELES | Wearing shiny heels, a thrifted dress and a red rose in her hair, Deoujahne Darc belted out an original song on a small, makeshift stage in the heart of Los Angeles’ Skid Row. “I saw the Lord in the face of a homeless man,” she sang, as the crowd swayed along. The […]
6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record
BEIJING | A 6-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record by solving Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of just over four seconds per cube. Lian Yunzhi first broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the central Chinese city […]
Robert Pattinson brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to life in new film ‘Primetime’
When Robert Pattinson first got the script for “Primetime,” a dramatization of NBC Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator” and the controversial sting operation that would lead to its cancellation, he was amazed it hadn’t been made into a movie already. Here was a fascinating tale with shades of “Network,” “Ace in the Hole” and “To […]