Washington — Control of the House and Senate may not be immediately clear on election night, and some of the 2026 midterm election calls will take longer than others. But that’s not unusual or an indication of fraud, as some candidates may claim. As the nation watches to see how the elections unfold on Tuesday night,…
Washington — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to force California election workers to set aside mail ballots from thousands of people it claims are not U.S. citizens. The Justice Department’s request for emergency relief came after a federal appeals court on Friday declined to order California…
Advances in artificial intelligence are making it a cinch to create so-called deepfake images, videos and audio recordings, raising concerns that bad actors could bombard people with hyper-realistic scams and spread disinformation. Deepfakes that use the voices and likenesses of public figures, including celebrities or political candidates, can also deceive the public in various ways, security…
Some Cornell faculty members say a letter purportedly from Jane Doe in which she said she “felt unsupported and disbelieved” by university president Michael Kotlikoff was not shared with them. One faculty member called that a “silencing of Jane Doe’s voice.” Doe has filed a lawsuit alleging gang rape at a 2024 fraternity party….
Marissa, a 31-year-old Boston resident, downloaded dating apps because she is looking for love. But more and more, she finds herself looking for something else: AI-free photos. The marketing professional said she routinely comes across dating app profiles that appear to be digitally altered. Usually, the changes are minor and can be easily made using…
Washington — The Trump administration sharply criticized a legal complaint filed in Lebanon against the country’s ambassador to Washington over her reported outreach to her Israeli counterpart, accusing Hezbollah-linked actors of seeking to obstruct U.S.-led efforts to foster diplomatic contacts between the two countries. The complaint against Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad was filed with…
12m ago Iran says cargo ship sinks after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that a cargo ship had sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during…
Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed lethal injection last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings released Monday. The recordings, first obtained by The Associated Press, show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for…
A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s plan to check state voter rolls against federal immigration databases, a blow to the administration’s election-related efforts in the run-up to the midterms. In a 78-page ruling, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote Friday that the Justice Department “cannot run roughshod over longstanding laws that were…
Russia’s government said Wednesday that it was open to “promptly” scheduling a phone call between Presidents Trump and Vladimir Putin to discuss the still-unexplained death of a plague research center employee, but that nothing had been scheduled yet. Mr. Trump told reporters Tuesday night that he expected to speak with Putin “very soon” about the…
