Attorneys for Luigi Mangione are arguing the death penalty should be suspended from his federal murder case due to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s alleged “conflict of interest,” according to a new court filing. In an overnight court filing, defense attorneys accused Bondi of failing to disclose her work at the lobbying firm Ballard Partners, which…
In several tense exchanges with Democratic senators, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denied accusations of censorship and defended his agency’s actions against broadcasters. “You’re now the chairman of the ‘Federal Censorship Commission,’” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., told Carr in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday. “And these broadcasters, they feel that censorship.” Carr maintained he is doing…
With the deadline to address expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits fast approaching, Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Tuesday that two competing plans — one led by Democrats and the other by Republicans — will get votes on the Senate floor on Thursday. But neither bill is expected to have the support it…
At least four people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting at a banquet hall in Stockton, California on Saturday evening, local authorities said. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said it happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue in Stockton. Heather Brent, a public information officer for…
The Virginia high school football coach who went missing Nov. 20 and was later revealed to be wanted on charges involving child sexual abuse material, was last seen walking into the woods with a gun, the coach’s family says. A statement from a law firm representing the family of Travis Turner, released Friday, said: “The last known contact…
LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were “actively” reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese…
PHILADELPHIA — Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms: 107 % on Italian pasta. Mamma mia. It started with the U.S. Commerce Department launching what it says was a routine antidumping review, based on allegations Italian pasta makers sold product into the US at below-market prices and…
WASHINGTON — A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion. The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted a cyber operation that its researchers linked to the Chinese government. The operation involved the use…
BANGKOK — China has moved to crack down on exports of “zero mileage” new vehicles being exported as if they are used, a tactic that has allowed some of its automakers to exaggerate their sales data and claim tax rebates and other benefits. The tighter regulations apply to exports of cars within 180 days of…
FILE – Journalists film Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou 20 mission, from left, Wang Jie, captain Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui wave at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) The Associated Press Source link