Pakistan to investigate army’s meddling in judiciary, law minister says
Pakistan will probe accusations by High Court judges of intimidation by the country's top spy agency.
Biden campaign touts record-setting fundraising haul for single event
The Radio City Music Hall event has raised $25m, underscoring deep-pocketed support for Biden despite lagging in polls.
The federal government plans to kill half a million West Coast owls
The federal government has proposed a plan to shoot 500,000 barred owls to save another owl species that inhabits California. Foes say it's a reckless plan.
China decries U.S. ‘bullying.’ But, to many, China is the bully.
Beijing says it wants Asia to “jointly” manage its own security. Some countries in China’s neighborhood are not likely to be convinced.
ICJ orders Israel to act on aid crisis in Gaza; Palestinian Authority names new cabinet
The International Court of Justice issued measures strengthening its January order that Israel do more to supply aid to civilians in Gaza.
8-year-old girl only survivor of South Africa bus crash that killed 45
A transit accident in South Africa killed 45 people after a bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine. The only survivor was an 8-year-old girl, authorities said.
Meta Is Adding AI To Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Starting next month, Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses will support multimodal AI features to perform translation, along with object, animal, and monument identification. The Verge reports: Users can activate the glasses' smart assistant by saying "Hey Meta," and then saying a
Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service To Help Sell Netflix Ads
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Do you remember Facebook Watch? Me neither. Mark Zuckerberg's short-lived streaming service never really got off the ground, but court filings unsealed in Meta's antitrust lawsuit claim "Watch" was kneecapped starting in
Colleges partner with NASA on CubeSat projects crucial for future STEM workforce
NASA and its military partners have selected teams from eight universities to work on NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative designed to give students a chance to launch their own career in the space industry.
US, UK Investigate $20 Billion of Crypto Transfers To Garantex Russian Exchange
According to Bloomberg, the U.S. and U.K. are investigating more than $20 billion worth of USDT transactions that have passed through Garantex, a Russia-based crypto exchange. Milk Road reports: If confirmed, the $20 billion in transactions would represent one of
Watch: Five-legged lamb gets new home with Mississippi woman
A Mississippi woman with numerous rescue animals welcomed an unusual new addition to her home: a five-legged lamb.
Palestinian Authority approves new Cabinet members
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday approved the members of a new cabinet that is expected to take over the Gaza Strip once Hamas is expelled from the region.
Primordial Beginnings: How Soda Lakes May Have Cradled Early Life
A study suggests that soda lakes, characterized by high levels of dissolved sodium and carbonate, might have provided the right conditions for the first cells....
Newly Identified Yeast Could Prevent Fungal Infections
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have identified a yeast that could be used to prevent invasive candidiasis, a major cause of...