AI-powered killer robots with no human in the know have been a hypothetical sticking point between the Trump administration and AI companies. But in Ukraine they are already a reality. The New York Times reports on what could be the first known deaths caused by an autonomous drone weapons system: a Russian drone that killed … Read more
Plans to provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents with special gloves that can deliver electric shocks have alarmed experts and sparked scrutiny amid some high-profile lawsuits over their use in local correctional facilities. In one extreme case, a 43-year-old man died after officers allegedly shocked him 40 times with a combination of gloves and … Read more
26 million ago Iranian currency hits new record low The Iranian currency hit a record low against the dollar on Monday as the U.S. government prepared to unveil new sanctions in a bid to further squeeze the country’s economy to force Iran’s theocratic rulers to capitulate in the nearly six-month war. The rial fell to … Read more
The National Weather Service is warning Angelenos of extreme highs later this week of 100 to 110 degrees in “all areas” between five and 10 miles inland from the coast. Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits on Tuesday or Wednesday and remain elevated through Saturday, the Oxnard weather service said Sunday afternoon in an … Read more
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KATU) – Update (7:00 p.m.): Detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday night that the suspect in this quintuple homicide investigation has been found dead. Officers found Benjamin Parker, 36, dead inside his car in Enumclaw, Washington. “He is believed to have committed suicide,” Sheriff Caprice Massey said. “Detectives do … Read more
A fast-moving Nevada wildfire burned more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, advancing from the Sierra foothills toward downtown Reno and prompting nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames threatened neighborhoods and reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus. fire, according to Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue in Reno. Of those urged … Read more
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, died Sunday. Attorney Daniel L. Fultz, who served as Grayson’s attorney, confirmed the news Sunday. Grayson had been battling stage 4 colon cancer, for which he was undergoing treatment. It is unclear if that was the cause … Read more
The Trump administration must resume processing visas for people from 75 countries the government deemed likely to become a “public charge,” a federal judge in New York ruled Friday, halting one of the latest efforts to restrict legal immigration pathways to the United States.
Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war. In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a state, without being one!!!” “They have also charged our … Read more
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The fast-growing Hawk Fire spread from the Sierra foothills into downtown Reno early Sunday, reaching more than 10,500 acres. Nearly 14,000 homes were ordered evacuated and the “GO NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus. Emergency officials in Washoe County, Nevada, opened the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to … Read more