Elon Musk has hit out at artificial intelligence (AI), saying it is not "necessary for anything we're doing". The Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX owner claimed super-intelligence was "a double-edged sword". "If you have a genie that can grant you anything, that presents a danger," according to the billionaire, who said...
Toddler finds gun in sofa and accidentally kills himself
A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a gun on the sofa at the family's home in Michigan. The boyfriend of the toddler's mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Markus Nevills Jr, 22, objected to being charged at his first court appearance. Nevills told police he...
Two other Memphis police officers and three firefighters fired after Tire Nichols’ fatal beating
The consequences of the fatal beating that Tire Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, suffered at the hands of the police now includes the firing of two more Memphis officers, adding to the five who had already been fired previously. In addition, three members of the city's fire brigade were removed...
Biden plans to end the national covid-19 and public health emergency on May 11
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, plans to end the national emergency of covid-19 and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House announced this Monday. In an administration policy statement opposing two Republican measures to end emergencies, the White House said the national emergency and public...
FBI searches Biden’s Rehoboth Beach home for classified documents
The FBI is conducting a search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday as a special prosecutor's investigation into his handling of classified material begins in shape. “Today, with the full support and cooperation of the President, the Department of Justice is conducting a planned search...
Mega Millions jackpot hits $565 million – sixth biggest in game history
There is still time to win big in the lottery before the end of the year. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $565 million after no one took home the jackpot in the drawing on Friday, December 23. The next drawing is scheduled for December 27, and...
Winter storm leaves dozens dead in the United States: Biden approves the declaration of emergency for New York
At least 27 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm that ravaged much of the United States in recent days, county officials said Monday, raising the death toll across the board. the country to 49. The updated death toll in Erie...
Pending asylum applications in the US approach 1.6 million, the highest number ever recorded
Nearly 1.6 million asylum applications are pending in US immigration courts and USCIS, the highest number ever recorded, according to analysis of federal data. conducted by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. US immigration courts face a more than sevenfold increase in asylum cases from fiscal year 2012,...
Some 22,000 migrants wait in shelters and makeshift camps in three cities in Mexico
There are approximately 22,000 migrants sleeping in shelters, on the streets and in makeshift camps in three cities in northern Mexico, city officials and migrant advocates told CNN. That number is expected to rise as Title 42, a pandemic-era law that allows US border agents to immediately turn away immigrants...
Winter storm brought frigid temperatures and crippling snowfall to the United States
At least 52 people have died as a result of a winter storm that swept across the US over Christmas weekend, with 28 deaths in New York's Erie County alone. Buffalo, New York, was engulfed in up to 4 feet of snow and battered by ferocious blizzard conditions that resulted...