Washington — Democrat Troy Jackson defeated GOP Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race, CBS News projects, in a key victory for Democrats who have sought for decades to oust the Republican senator. Maine Democrats selected Jackson, 58, as their nominee in July, after the party’s initial nominee Graham Platner withdrew following an allegation…
Jury selection begins today in Los Angeles for a trial against Meta and Snap brought by two plaintiffs who claim the companies’ platforms were designed to be addictive — the latest in a wave of cases focusing on social media’s impact on young people’s mental health. The plaintiffs sued in 2023, alleging that endless scrolling,…
It was Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, and a small strip mall in Huntsville, Alabama, was teeming with police activity. The frantic scene was captured on police body cameras and dashcam video in the moments after police discovered 37-year-old Savannah Tolbert shot dead in the front seat of a red Tesla. Moments before police arrived, her…
President Trump said Wednesday that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is preparing to begin in Greenland. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland,” but did not give more details. The president added…
Oprah Winfrey selected “Hungered” by debut novelist Amanda Rizkalla as her latest book club pick. Watch the author, Amanda Rizkalla, read an excerpt from her novel that Oprah says “compassionately tackles the difficult subject of families who live outside the margins.” Source link
Washington — The White House told U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, days after an associate shared text messages indicating she had asked him for $100,000 to pay her American Express bill before her Senate confirmation hearing. “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said during her…
Philadelphia police say a “false homicide tip” submitted through the PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com website about an unsolved murder was generated by an Anthropic artificial intelligence model. The AI submission came through the online platform launched by the Philadelphia Police Department to gather tips about unsolved homicide cases. Anthropic notified the Philadelphia Police Department of the incident on…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with a complex dispute involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change. Eight of the court’s nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in the case Suncor Energy v. Commissioners…
Washington — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will take place at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., instead of at the Kennedy Center, a spokesperson for the institution said Friday. The announcement comes as the Kennedy Center’s main building is currently closed for what the Trump administration has described as safety assessments, and as…
A surrogate carrying a child for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo — a man reported to have over 100 children — said she trusted her agency to “protect surrogates.” Now, the business practices of California-based Patriot Conceptions and its CEO are facing fresh scrutiny. Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where the company’s CEO Haotian Bai formerly served…
