Tarun Chhabra on the Stakes of AI Competition - Tarun Chhabra is Head of National Security Policy at Anthropic, and previously served as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Technology and National Security on Biden’s NSC. Today, our conversation covers… Why the US needs export controls to maintain an “N minus 2” advantage...
US federal judge finds Trump administration violated court order on FEMA grants - US District Judge William E. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated its previous order requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove certain conditions for states to accept Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Jury Deliberations Continue Wednesday in Bionca Ellis Trial - Jury deliberations continue in Bionca Ellis' trial where she is facing charges, including murder and attempted murder, in the death of Julian Wood. Ellis has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Accused murderer Aaron Spencer running for sheriff. (10/14/25)
US: California governor signs law requiring social media to put health warning labels - California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday that requires social media companies to display a warning to users under 18 years old about the health risks of social media. Introduced by state Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, AB 56 mandates that covered social media platforms display the following:...
Convicted Killer Donna Adelson Sentenced For Role in Dan Markel’s Murder - Judge Stephen Everett sentences convicted killer Donna Adelson for her role in the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. Adelson was found guilty of plotting Markel's death along with her son, Charlie Adelson. (10/13/25)
FL v. Daisy Link: ‘Toxic Relationship’ Murder Trial - MIAMI (Court TV) — A Florida woman is standing trial on charges she murdered her husband, but she says she was acting in self-defense when she took his life. Daisy Link is charged with the second-degree murder of Pedro Jimenez, who was shot to death on June 25, 2022. In court documents, officers described...
Calls mount for Türkiye to investigate killing of freelance reporter - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a public statement on Tuesday calling on Türkiye’s authorities to investigate the death of journalist and reporter Hakan Tosun, amid concerns that his death may have been an act of retaliation for his journalism. On October 11, 2025, Tosun was attacked...
SCOTUS rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4B judgment in Sandy Hook case - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host had argued that a...
UN commission spurs regional and international bodies to address deepening crisis in South Sudan - The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned on Monday that the nation faces a renewed wave of armed violence, deepening human rights violations, and mass displacement, stating that the country’s political leaders have “deliberately stalled progress and brought South Sudan to yet another...
Pregnant drunk driver sentenced to 30-60 years for deadly Michigan crash - ST. JOHNS, Mich. (Court TV) — A 36-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday to 30 to 60 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash in May 2024 that killed two men and injured 14 members of their family, including eight children, as they walked along a rural road outside Lansing. Ashley Marie Monroe,...
EU commissioner raises alarm over UK human rights - In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns around UK human rights, its recent policing of pro-Palestine protests, and its rollback of transgender rights. In a letter to the UK secretary of state, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty raised alarm...
Former France President Sarkozy ordered to serve five-year prison sentence - The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to begin serving his prison sentence in Paris next week, following a court verdict last month sentencing him to five years in prison. The Correctional Tribunal of Paris found Sarkozy guilty of a criminal association with an organized scheme to illegally...
HRW urges Italy to revoke its migrant cooperation agreement with Libya - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Italy to revoke its migrant cooperation agreement with Libya, saying the arrangement “has proven to be a framework for violence and suffering, and should be revoked, not renewed.” The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the countries, first signed...
