A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds, saying the company’s technology presents an espionage risk. “The technology race with the Chinese Communist Party …
Read More »Original Black Sabbath lineup to play for 1st time in 20 years as part of Ozzy Osbourne’s last show
The original Black Sabbath lineup, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, will perform at the “Back to the Beginning” concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England. It will mark the first time in 20 years the group’s original members will play together. The landmark concert will …
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Read More »Winter alerts for millions as freezing rain threatens power outages and travel danger
Winter weather alerts were in place for some 100 million people across 22 states from Nebraska to Massachusetts Thursday as a series of winter storms descend on northern and eastern states, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain. The cold snap could cause power outages and difficult travel conditions during Thursday’s …
Read More »Chiefs seek first Super Bowl three-peat, but don’t forget the 1960s Green Bay Packers
The first Super Bowl, played Jan. 15, 1967, in Los Angeles, pitted the NFL champion Packers against the Chiefs, then champs of the upstart AFL. Up until then, the NFL — which came into being in 1920 and was originally named the American Professional Football Association — had its champion before the …
Read More »Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
This advance could indicate M23 had renewed push towards Bukavu that the group launched after they seized Goma last week. A Congo military court issued an international arrest warrant for Nangaa on Tuesday accusing him of war crimes and treason. The capture of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city …
Read More »Suitcase with human remains found in New York’s East River
Police recovered a suitcase containing human remains from New York’s East River on Wednesday evening, they said. The suitcase was found near Governor’s Island, New York City police said in a statement, NBC New York reported. The department’s Harbor Unit retrieved the suitcase around 5:30 p.m. and took it to …
Read More »Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims, in his father’s will. His …
Read More »Philippine vice president impeached over Marcos assassination remark and other allegations
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached Wednesday on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the president, large-scale corruption and failing to strongly denounce China’s aggressive actions against Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea. The move by legislators in the House of …
Read More »Bill Gates defends USAID’s work after meeting with Trump and White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to advocate for continuing foreign aid disbursements from the U.S. Agency for International Development. “I went by the White House because there’s a lot in this …
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