Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has announced his intention to sue the city over its delayed response to investigate crimes committed against him during his 2024 mayoral campaign. The moderate Democrat accused the city of failing to protect political candidates who were frequently threatened with violence, particularly by anarchist groups like Antifa.
Geoffrey Hinton, often referred to as the “Godfather of AI,” has expressed his backing for Elon Musk's ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's controversial transition from a non-profit research organization to a for-profit entity. Hinton, a Nobel laureate and AI pioneer, criticized OpenAI's move to abandon its non-profit status, a decision that has sparked significant concern within the AI community, including among OpenAI's co-founders, such as Musk.
On December 31, 2024, a San Diego police officer rescued a non-breathing one-year-old infant in Point Loma. Around 1:35 p.m., a woman frantically called police about a baby not breathing in the 1100 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.
A 45-year-old man is in critical condition after being shoved onto subway tracks and struck by a train at New York City’s 18th Street station on Tuesday. Authorities described the incident as a random attack.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away at 100 years old on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells has publicly supported a Bradenton, Florida, homeowner who fatally shot an alleged intruder during a break-in on Thursday night, emphasizing Florida’s strong stance on self-defense.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Chair of the House Freedom Caucus, told Fox Business that the House GOP needs to consider if new leadership is needed to advance President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the wheel well of a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 aircraft that landed at Kahului Airport in Maui on Tuesday.