San Francisco cancels plans for 'killer police robots'
ilbusca/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco supervisors have nixed their plan to allow police officers to use robots to kill in emergency situations, a board member confirmed on Tuesday. “The people of San Francisco have spoken
Georgia Senate runoff turnout hits 1.4 million on Election Day, official says
Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After record-breaking early voting turnout last week, Georgians continued to head to the polls in Tuesday’s Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker. Gabriel
Attacks, plots similar to sabotage of North Carolina power grid have threatened infrastructure nationwide
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just three days before two electrical substations were shot up, causing tens of thousands of customers to lose power in North Carolina, the federal Department of Homeland Security issued
Pritzker signs amendments to SAFE-T Act
(The Center Square) – Amendments to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act are now law. The controversial legislation passed the previous General Assembly in January 2021. It brought about sweeping changes to the state’s criminal justice system and regulations on
Sylvester Stallone on bonding with 'Tulsa King' creator Taylor Sheridan, and making a TV star out of an extra
Paramount+ Taylor Sheridan has another hit show on his hands. The creator of the Paramount Network ratings powerhouse Yellowstone is also the creator of the acclaimed Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner. With news that
3 slain UVA football players honored with posthumous degrees
Justin Ide / forThe Washington Post via Getty Images (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Three University of Virginia football players killed in a mass shooting on the Charlottesville campus have been honored with posthumous degrees from the university. Devin
Atatiana Jefferson trial: Witness testimony continues on officer charged in fatal shooting
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DALLAS) — Witness testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of now-former police officer Aaron Dean in the 2019 fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean is charged with murder in the death of Jefferson, a
Religious symbols from Christians, Jews. Satanists on display at Illinois State Capitol
(The Center Square) – It wouldn’t be the holidays without competing religious displays inside the Illinois State Capitol. Inside the capitol rotunda, there’s a tall Christmas tree from the secretary of state’s office, and privately funded displays
Gugu Mbatha-Raw teases “bolder, more surreal” second season of 'Loki'
Marvel Studios Loki is the only Disney+ Marvel series to get a second season so far and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is happy to be back. She tells Entertainment Tonight it has been “amazing” to shoot the second season
State election officials subpoenaed in special counsel's probe into 2020 election
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Editor’s Note — Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that the recipients of the subpoenas included some Trump associates. The subpoenas were only issued to state election