Google-backed AI company Character.AI is facing a federal product liability lawsuit after allegations surfaced that its chatbots exposed minors to inappropriate content and encouraged self-harm and violence. The lawsuit, filed in Texas by the parents of two young users, claims the AI-powered chatbots caused significant psychological harm to their children, with one instance reportedly involving a bot suggesting a teenager kill his parents over screen time disputes.
A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s attempt to extend Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) benefits to illegal immigrants enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Singer Jay-Z is strongly denying recent allegations that he assaulted a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in 2000.
Students at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, have staged protests over the inclusion of a transgender athlete in girls' sports.
Clementine Breen, a 20-year-old woman, has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, alleging medical negligence and coercion that led to irreversible gender transition treatments during her adolescence.
As cartel violence intensifies in Mexico, the U.S. State Department has increased its reward for information leading to the capture of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," to $15 million. El Mencho, co-founder and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), remains a fugitive despite multiple U.S. indictments for drug trafficking and related crimes.
On Tuesday, the Minnesota State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a high-profile case involving JayCee Cooper, a trans-identified male powerlifter, who sued USA Powerlifting (USAPL) after being barred from competing in the women’s category. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleges that the organization violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on an individual's gender identity.
Reproductive rights advocates have filed a lawsuit in Arizona to challenge the state’s 15-week abortion ban, citing conflicts with a newly approved constitutional amendment that expands access to abortion up to the point of fetal viability.
For the second consecutive game, three Colorado State women’s volleyball players, including Malaya Jones—who is alleged to have conspired with San Jose State’s transgender player Blaire Fleming to harm a teammate—knelt during the national anthem.
