Trump NY Trial: Stormy Daniels Testifies for Second Time
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with former Pres. Donald Trump is at the center of Trump's New York criminal trial, Thursday was back on the stand for a second day....
Politics
Biden: US Won't Supply Offensive Weapons for Rafah Assault
US Pres. Joe Biden said Wednesday that if Israel invades Rafah, the US will not 'supply the weapons and artillery shells used.” Biden said the US is committed to Israel's security, but acknowledged for the first time that US weapons have killed civilians in Gaza....
Science & technology
TikTok Begins Automatically Labelling AI-Generated Content
TikTok said Thursday that it will start automatically tagging artificial intelligence (AI)-created content, making it the first-ever video-sharing platform to identify such material to users....
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
Study: APOE4 Homozygosity 'Almost Guaranteed' to Cause Alzheimer's
A study published in Nature Medicine on Monday reports that individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene are 'almost guaranteed' to develop Alzheimer's — if they live long enough....
Money
EU Agrees to Send $3.2B of Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine
Belgium, the current President of the Council of the European Union (EU), Wednesday announced that the bloc's ambassadors have agreed 'in principle' to send revenues generated from frozen Russian assets held in the EU to Ukraine....
Crime & justice
Spain: Pedro Sánchez to Remain in Office Amid Corruption Probe
Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced Monday that he will not resign from his position, ending speculation about his future five days after he took time off to "reflect" on whether or not to step down.
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....