The Amish are what are known as “plain people” … religious Christians who value tradition over change. They dress modestly, and most don’t use technology like cars, computers or phones. So, what exactly is going on here? Lovina Hershberger Zook left the Amish behind, and joined the online world as a social media influencer. CBS…
Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing. The attempted crossing came two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, sparking tensions…
The CEO of surveillance technology company Flock Safety apologized Thursday for instances where its data was misused by law enforcement officers and discussed changes the company is rolling out to its systems. Following a Washington Post report that police officers were accused in 46 cases of improperly using access to Flock’s license plate camera network,…
There is no way to verify full disclosure of tools. The Higher Education Commission has taken two big steps on artificial intelligence. It has notified a compulsory three-credit-hour AI course for every undergraduate and postgraduate degree in the country, starting from Fall 2026. It has also circulated a draft policy on the use of generative…
New York prosecutors are accusing Kalshi of running an illegal gambling operation, becoming the latest state to file a lawsuit against the prediction market. The complaint seeks to halt Kalshi’s operations in New York, force it to pay restitution to consumers who made bets on the platform, forfeit its profits and pay fines equal to three…
Congressional Democrats held a shadow hearing Tuesday to heap scorn on President Trump’s construction projects around Washington. Republicans did not participate. Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports. They focused their ire on what one congressman called the president’s “vanity…
In 1965, Marco Houpe was just 15 months old when he was injured in a fire, with third-degree burns over 85% of his body. Wynola Wayne, then a young trainee nurse at her Columbus, Ohio hospital’s burn unit, helped save his life. Recently, when Wayne retired after nearly six decades as a nurse, it was…
