US officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman
A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant at the time of her…
Donald Trump’s chat with Elon Musk on X fact-checked
BBC News In a two-hour discussion with Elon Musk, on the billionaire’s platform X, Donald Trump made a number of questionable and false claims – which went largely unchallenged. The…
‘Squad’ member Ilhan Omar wins congressional primary
Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar has fended off a primary election challenge in Minnesota, avoiding a fate met by other members of her political “Squad”. Ms Omar faced three challengers in…
Skai Jackson: Disney Channel star arrested at Universal Studios
Disney Channel star Skai Jackson has been arrested after reports of a “domestic incident” at a US theme park. The 22-year-old actress is best known for playing Zuri Ross in…
Police officer in Arkansas fired over beating of handcuffed man
An Arkansas officer was fired after video footage was released showing a man being punched and elbowed while handcuffed in the back of a police car. The Jonesboro Police Department…
Two polar bears kill Arctic Canadian worker in rare attack
Two polar bears killed a worker at a remote Arctic radar station in Canada’s northern Nunavut territory, prompting an investigation into the rare fatal attack. The employee, who has not…
Reflections on the War on Work as a War on Workers | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG reminisces about his first real job in a chemical factory, where he was paid well to clock regular hours accumulating skills and doing scut work too, and…
FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Treatment – A Drug Researcher Explains the Challenges Psychedelics Face | naked capitalism
Yves here. As this article points out close to the top, MDMA, aka ecstasy, is not a psychedelic but an amphetamine, so it’s peculiar to see a site like The…
The Global Race to Control A.I.
As artificial intelligence advances, many nations are worried about being left behind. The urgency is understandable. A.I. is improving quickly. It could soon reshape the global economy, automate jobs, turbocharge…
Russia Moves Some Troops From Ukraine to Fight Incursion, Kyiv and U.S. Say
Moscow has begun withdrawing some troops from Ukraine in an effort to repel Kyiv’s offensive into western Russia, according to United States and Ukrainian officials, but it remains unclear what…