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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Masoud Pezeshkian says attacks would 'render negotiations meaningless', as Netanyahu warns Israel will continue strikes From The Israeli military has again ordered people to flee their homes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, as it warned of more strikes that have already devastated the Lebanese capital. "Urgent warning to residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut … The Israeli army is continuing its ...
Source: theguardian.com
Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders and admits to an 8th
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings pleaded guilty to murder charges this week, bringing finality to the long-unsolved case more than 30 years after the first killing. Rex Heuermann, an architect who led a secret life as a serial killer, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of intentional ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
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Source: pressherald.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has been convicted of the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter. A Honolulu jury returned the verdict against Gerhardt Konig, 47, on Wednesday after a day of deliberations. He was convicted of attempted manslaughter based on extreme mental or emotional disturbance, ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) now categorises both species as endangered. Scientists and conservation groups say urgent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to reduce the risks to the endangered species. The iconic emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal are edging closer to extinction, according to a projection by the world's largest environmental network. The ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
In short: Anthropic has built a version of Claude capable of autonomously finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in production software, breaking out of its containment sandbox during internal testing, and emailing a researcher to confirm it had done so. The company has decided not to release it publicly. Access to Claude Mythos Preview will instead be channelled through a new restricted programme ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
By Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A makeshift memorial for actor Matthew Perry is pictured on Bedford Street in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., October 30, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo By Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) - A drug dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced on ...
Source: yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
THIS WEEK ONLY: Save up to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. REGISTER NOW Topics More from TechCrunch Amazon is preparing to end support for Kindle devices released before 2012 — cutting them off from the Kindle Store and making them virtually unable to load any new content. The company set a cutoff date for May 20, 2026. Amazon sent an email to customers this week ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
Meta has introduced what it calls the first in a series of new artificial intelligence (AI) models. Muse Spark, announced by the tech giant Wednesday (April 8), powers the Meta AI app and website, and will be rolling out to its social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) glasses in the weeks ahead. "We are on our way to personal superintelligence: an assistant that can help anyone, anywhere with the ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
Delta, United and JetBlue hiked rates even as Delta announced $1bn pre-tax profit in quarter ending June Several major US airlines have raised their baggage fees in recent days, blaming ongoing volatility in oil markets caused by the US-Israeli war in Iran that has almost doubled jet fuel prices. On Tuesday, Delta followed the lead of United Airlines and JetBlue, which announced last week that they were hiking ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a "whole civilization" to die in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 leaped 2.7% after Trump, Iran and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, just hours before a deadline Trump had set for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil to ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a freelance American journalist who was released from captivity in Iraq said Wednesday that she hopes her daughter will finally return home to rural Wisconsin after living abroad for decades. Katib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group, kidnapped 49-year-old Shelly Kittleson off a Baghdad street corner on March 31. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
Online scams are lucrative for criminals, and AI is making it easier to swindle US targets, according to the FBI's latest Internet Crime Report. Each year, the FBI publishes statistics from its Internet Crime Complaint Center , and this year's report broke the $20 billion barrier in losses, with more than 1 million complaints reported to the agency. In 2024, it recorded $16.6 billion in losses. ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
There are unfortunately many factors that can raise your risk of developing cancer, from your genes to how often you exercise. Not to stress you out or anything, but new research suggests there's another one to consider: your marital status. A new study published in the journal Cancer Research Communications found that adults who have never been married have a higher risk of developing cancer than those who have. ...
Source: self.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
Musk won't seek a "single dollar" in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion. On Tuesday, Elon Musk amended his lawsuit that accuses OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of abandoning its mission, clarifying that any ill-gotten gains recovered should be returned to the AI firm's charitable nonprofit arm, not to Musk. Musk "is not seeking a single dollar for himself," according to his lawyer, Marc Toberoff. ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
A US appeals court ruling is at odds with a separate, lower court decision from March, leaving uncertainty about if and how the US military can use the AI company's Claude model. Anthropic "has not satisfied the stringent requirements" to temporarily lose the supply-chain-risk designation imposed by the Pentagon, a US appeals court in Washington, DC, ruled on Wednesday. The decision is at odds with one issued last ...
Source: wired.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's new leader said Tuesday that "nobody" other than President Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as attorney general last week. "Nobody has any idea why the attorney general is no longer the attorney general, and I'm the acting attorney general, except for President Trump," Todd Blanche told reporters when asked at an unrelated news conference if Bondi lost ...
Source: apnews.com