US to Advance Billion-Dollar Arms Sale to Israel
The Biden administration reportedly notified congressional leaders Tuesday that it will proceed with plans to sell more than $1B of weapons to Israel. The commitment, revealed by three congressional aides, comes a week after the White House paused shipments of 2K-pound bombs to Israel....
Politics
Slovakian PM Fico Shot, Seriously Injured
After exiting a government meeting in the town of Handlova on Wednesday, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and seriously wounded as he greeted a crowd of people. He was airlifted to the regional capital, Banska Bystrica, for treatment....
Science & technology
OpenAI Reveals GPT-4o
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind ChatGPT, has unveiled its latest model of the chatbot, GPT-4o. The company said this version will be a digital assistant that can converse with users in real-time as well as interact through text and 'vision.'...
Environment & Energy
Sunak Announces Major Initiative for Nuclear Energy, Submarines
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared a "national endeavour" for a £763M (US$964M) investment in nuclear energy by 2030, including over £200M ($252M) to secure Barrow as the site for the UK's nuclear submarine building.
Health
Vatican Museums Workers File Labor Complaint
Employees at the Vatican Museums have launched a complaint over poor working conditions that could lead to legal action being taken against Pope Francis' governorate....
Money
Michael Cohen Testifies in Trump Hush-Money Trial
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified in the former US president's Manhattan hush-money trial Monday. He told the court that Trump ordered him to 'get control' of the National Enquire newspaper's story on his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels....
Crime & justice
Michael Cohen Testifies in Trump Hush-Money Trial
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified in the former US president's Manhattan hush-money trial Monday. He told the court that Trump ordered him to 'get control' of the National Enquire newspaper's story on his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels....
Culture
Mattel Announces New, More 'Inclusive' Scrabble
Toy and game manufacturer Mattel announced it will launch a more 'inclusive' and 'collaborative' version of Scrabble, marking the biggest change in the 75-year history of the board game....
Sports
Shohei Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Pleads Guilty to Bank, Tax Fraud
US federal prosecutors have said Ippei Mizuhara — former interpreter for Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Shohei Ohtani — has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges related to an alleged sports betting scandal that robbed Ohtani of nearly $17M....