Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Colin Gray, whose son faces charges in connection with a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September 2024. Gray is charged with 29 felony counts, including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors say Gray bought an AR-style rifle for hisContinue Reading
The U.S. operation targeting former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is exposing a growing rift between the Pentagon and AI developers over how artificial intelligence can be used in military operations. The Wall Street Journal reported the Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, during the mission, which included bombing several sitesContinue Reading
Between 13–15 February, about 130 resources involved in Russian foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) published approximately 21.4 thousand materials mentioning Ukraine. These were systematic campaigns of disinformation, propaganda, incitement, and psychological operations conducted by the aggressor state against Ukraine and its partners, Spravdi reports. As recorded by the analysts,Continue Reading
Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian forces back up to 9.5 km in some areas and liberated over a dozen settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast through tactical counterattacks, likely hindering Russia’s preparation for a hypothetical summer offensive toward Zaporizhzhia City, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) citing Ukrainian military observer KostyantynContinue Reading
Drone-fired missiles hit when market packed with people, ‘exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy’, rights group says., Drone-fired missiles have hit a market in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens of others, a rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, a group tracking violence against civilians, said inContinue Reading
The US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won one for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies., The legendary US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies. Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, best knownContinue Reading
OPINION — For years, media literacy has been treated as the solution to misinformation. I’ve advocated that position as well. Teach people to question headlines. Encourage them to check sources. Help them recognize bias and emotional manipulation. All of that still matters. In fact, it matters more than ever. IContinue Reading
Supposedly the The Traitor administration is again withdrawing its troops from Minneapolis. The “supposedly” part is necessary because of the “again” part. We’ll likely need a third qualifier if the New Homan Doctrine looks as much like the old Homan Doctrine looked like Greg Bovino’s roaming gnome troll job. MuchContinue Reading
Reading a book in which you essentially follow bread crumbs to a seminal historical event, it’s easy to spot the neon signs signaling pending doom. There are plenty of “should have seen that coming!” and “what were they thinking?” moments as one glides through the months and years from aContinue Reading
Producer Alicia Hastey departed CBS News pm Wednesday, saying the work she came to do was “increasingly becoming impossible,” as stories were now evaluated “not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.” Whose ideological expectations was Hastey referring to? Would it be impertinentContinue Reading
Legendary actor Robert Duvall has passed away at the age of 95, his wife confirmed in a statement. NBC News’ Chloe Melas reports on Duvall’s seven-decade career, which earned multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor in the movie “Tender Mercies.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
In a direct statement at the Munich Security Conference, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev declared that Russia “deliberately attacked” the Azerbaijani embassy and its infrastructure in Ukraine even after Baku supplied Moscow with the coordinates of its diplomatic missions.Continue Reading
Carnival in Cologne mixes feathers and satire as floats mock leaders from The Traitor to Putin, showing how Germans use humour to process serious politics.Continue Reading