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Bigwig SF real estate investor charged in sickening underage online chatroom sting

2026-08-05

San Francisco Sheriff Deputies stunned him by placing him in handcuffs and telling him he’d been busted.

As rogue AI pretends to be real people in hack attack, experts warn it may be too late to stop it

2026-08-06

In the latest example of the technology going rogue, AI software attempted to break into a database 19 times while being tested by the AI Security Institute, Britain’s AI watchdog.

Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens

2026-08-05

Kidnapping for ransom by armed groups and bandits has become a major crisis in Nigeria.

Someone Is Poisoning Trees Near Lake Tahoe

2026-08-05

Eleven trees have been killed over the past several years by a strong-smelling, unidentified substance. Another 16 were just attacked this year.

American Airlines flight attendant's alleged killers tied to gang accused of preying on tourists: officials

2026-08-05

Two suspects captured in Peru months after allegedly drugging and killing American Airlines flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina in Medellín.

National Firearms Act no longer applies to silencers, judge rules

2026-08-05

A large part of the National Firearms Act is now unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a decision that could erase registration requirements for sales or transfer of silencers and short-barreled long guns.

'May be jailed, but I’ll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina

2026-08-06

Sheikh Hasina declared she is not afraid of arrest upon her return to Bangladesh in December. She stated her return is for the nation’s future and to set it on the right track. Dhaka reacted sharply, calling her an absconding convicted genocider and expressing regret over the event. Hasina…

Ousted Bangladeshi leader vows to return from exile despite facing a death sentence

2026-08-05

Hasina’s speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.

Google's AI reshuffle: Chief scientist Jeff Dean exits and Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO

2026-08-05

Google’s AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday.

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

2025-01-27

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.