Former NY prison guard accused of stomping on inmate’s head goes on trial for murder
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A former upstate New York prison guard on trial for murder repeatedly stomped on the head of a 22-year-old inmate during a brutal beating by a group of guards, a prosecutor told jurors
FDA flags misleading claims for cancer drug by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials issued a warning Tuesday over misleading statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who recently told podcast listeners that his company’s bladder cancer drug may be able to treat, cure
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit claims
Top US official does not rule out resuming underground nuclear weapons tests
By Jonathan Landay and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – A senior State Department official on Tuesday said the U.S. still is assessing how to implement President Donald Trump’s order to resume U.S. nuclear weapons tests,
U.S. Park Police officer released from hospital after being shot in vehicle in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Park Police officer shot during what authorities called an ambush was released from the hospital Tuesday, the Park Police said in a posting on its X account. The officer, whose identity was
No evidence Valero Texas refinery blast caused by intentional act, sheriff’s office
HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) – No evidence has been found of a deliberate act as the cause of a Monday night explosion at Valero Energy Corp’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery, said the spokesperson for the Jefferson County
Co-founder of defense tech firm Anduril says US legislative failures are giving China a strategic edge
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – Trae Stephens, co-founder of defense technology firm Anduril Industries, sharply criticized American lawmakers on Tuesday, warning that congressional dysfunction and Silicon Valley arrogance were handing China a strategic opening
New York plane crash investigation looking at cockpit recorder and controllers
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators looking into the collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport are reviewing the cockpit voice recorder and what was happening inside the control tower
OpenAI Foundation pledges $1B in grants to ensure AI ‘benefits all of humanity’
OpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its flagship product ChatGPT, pledged Tuesday to grant out $1 billion in the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder.
Anthropic and Pentagon head to court as AI firm seeks end to ‘stigmatizing’ supply chain risk label
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is asking a federal judge on Tuesday to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s “unprecedented and stigmatizing” designation of the company as a supply chain risk. A hearing scheduled for Tuesday