James Comey legal team argues DOJ’s seashells case erodes ‘bedrock’ principles
It’s the second time the Trump administration has found a way to criminally charge the former FBI director, whom Trump has targeted for years.
Francesca Hong avoids attacks as Wisconsin Democrats meet for an amicable governor debate
The five Democratic candidates for governor in Wisconsin almost entirely refrained from lobbing attacks at one another during their only debate Tuesday night, even as
Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos
The pop star is suing to discover the identity of hackers who obtained unreleased photos and songs.
The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe – the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador’s police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
Hong Kong activist allowed to stay in UK after deportation threat
Wu was detained for hours at London’s Heathrow Airport last week and refused entry, he told the BBC.
European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is
Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million
Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible.
An Anthropic Claude AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms
Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.
Did Fauci suffer pulmonary infarction due to COVID-19 vaccine? What we know
Fauci received his first COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020, around six months before his doctors discovered lung tissue death.
Did House Democrats vote against banning congressional stock trading?
Critics said the bill was mostly ineffective in preventing insider trading and would essentially end voting by mail.
25 rumors about Zohran Mamdani, examined
Did the mayor want to give himself a 20% raise? Was he responsible for raising NYC subway and bus fares to $3? Read more to
Does Quaker instant strawberries and cream oatmeal contain beaver butt secretions?
There’s no proof the oatmeal contains castoreum, an oily secretion found in castor sacs near beavers’ anal glands.
The US just banned ‘foreign’ robots and inverters, and it means China
The United States has moved to block new imports of foreign-made robots and power inverters. Officials fear a hostile power could spy through them, or
Eight months ago Altman wanted an AI CEO. Now he says nobody does.
In November, Sam Altman wanted OpenAI to be the first big company run by an AI boss. He said it would be an embarrassment if