US braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ winter storm as Arctic blast spreads east
A powerful winter storm is set to sweep across much of the US, threatening life-dangerous cold, heavy snowfall and major travel disruption for millions of people.
AI models rewrite their own code to resist shutdown
Independent researchers say several advanced AI models resisted shutdown commands during tests, with one rewriting its own code to remain online, raising new questions about AI control and safety.
China’s scientist released from prison after creating ‘gene edited babies’…
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has been released from prison after serving time for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies and now plans to use similar controversial techniques to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
List: 12 countries in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ face US visa restrictions
Twelve countries on President Donald Trump’s newly formed ‘Board of Peace’ are facing US visa restrictions, underscoring tensions between the administration’s peace initiative and its immigration policy.
Simulation game reveals ICE-style raids could push US toward civil war
A war-gaming simulation by US researchers suggests that aggressive federal law enforcement actions could, under extreme conditions, trigger violent confrontations between state and federal forces, though officials say such outcomes remain unlikely in reality.
Hegseth accused of policing troops’ private lives with crackdown on sex toys
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces backlash after the Navy intercepted and returned sex toys mailed to U.S. troops in Bahrain, citing cultural sensitivity concerns that critics say overstep into policing service members’ private lives.
Scientists discover new clue linking obesity to dementia risk…
A new genetic study provides compelling evidence that obesity in midlife significantly raises the risk of vascular dementia later in life, primarily through the mechanism of long-term high blood pressure damaging brain vessels.
ICE DETAINS 5-YEAR-OLD ‘USED AS BAIT’
Federal immigration officials in Minnesota have detained a five-year-old boy and at least three other students in recent weeks, sparking condemnation from local school leaders who allege one child was used to lure relatives from a home, while ICE denies detaining the boy and states he was abandoned by a fleeing parent.
Europe plans launch of new social platform W to rival Elon Musk’s X
Europe is preparing to launch a new social media platform, W, positioned as a values-driven alternative to Elon Musk’s X, but experts warn that high switching costs, privacy concerns, and entrenched user networks may limit its adoption.
Smith to House panel: Trump ‘willfully broke the law’
Former special counsel Jack Smith, in his first public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, forcefully defended his two criminal investigations into Donald Trump, asserting the evidence proved the former president “willfully broke the law” to overturn the 2020 election and illegally retain classified documents, while denying any political influence behind the prosecutions.