Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering
Officials say Bailee Lynn Rios was intoxicated and driving against traffic when she slammed into a city bus. A news helicopter covering the deadly incident
Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee says he was placed in phone booth-sized cage for 15 hours
For around 15 hours, immigration detention officers kept Raúl Suárez Herrero confined in a cage slightly larger than a phone booth, where he feared snakes
Canadians welcome closer ties with Europe as tensions simmer with US
Toronto residents tell the BBC they are excited by the possibility of working and studying in the EU.
Verified video shows wreckage of Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen
BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become ‘associate member’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a “beacon for other democracies”.
Are US truck drivers going on strike starting Oct. 1, 2026?
Fearful posts claimed truckers were planning to strike over high fuel costs, which would cause food and supply chain shortages.
Inside Microsoft and OpenAI, Worry About Damaging the Publishing Industry
Newly unsealed court documents show Microsoft employees discussing whether OpenAI was involved in the “largest theft of labor in human history.”
ACLU Women’s Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem’s Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
Big space mirrors could bring Earth on-demand light — and upend our night sky
A space satellite that would offer light on demand has astronomers asking: Who controls the night sky?
Advanced AI Society joins the Linux Foundation, launches open verification ecosystem as Congress moves on agent security
New York, NY, September 17th, 2026, TechnologyWire As bipartisan legislation demands verifiable agent controls, the Advanced AI Society releases the Proof-of-Control v1.0 draft for public
Nepal’s deadly debris flow points to risks in other high mountain regions
As human-caused climate warming destabilizes high mountain regions, the threat of rock-ice avalanches and other glacial hazards grows.
Andrew Ng calls the AI extinction warnings science fiction
Andrew Ng, who helped start Google Brain and Coursera, told Bloomberg TV that warnings of human extinction from AI are much more science fiction than
US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assembly
Iran’s delegation to UNGA will be smaller this year, with travel restrictions and limits on luxury goods purchases.
Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths
The CDC and officials from the US state differ over how four deaths should be classified as cases continue to spread.