Elon Musk’s Grok AI Faces Scrutiny Over Sexualized Images of Women and Minors
Jan. 2 By Olivia Le Poidevin Elon Musk’s xAI was under international scrutiny over allegations on Friday that it was filling its platform with sexualized, AI-generated images of women and minors. A Reuters review of content on X, xAI’s social media platform, found more than…
Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of JFK, Dies of Rare Form of Leukemia
Dec. 30 By Olivia Le Poidevin Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in a November essay that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35. Her passing was announced by…
US to Pledge $2 Billion in Assistance for Those Facing Hunger, Disease in 2026
Dec. 29 By Olivia Le Poidevin The United States will pledge $2 billion in life-saving assistance to tens of millions of people facing hunger and disease in dozens of countries next year, the State Department said in a statement on Monday. The money will be…
US Bars Imports of New Models of DJI, All Other Foreign Drones
Dec. 22 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it is barring imports of all new models of foreign-made drones and critical components including from China’s DJI and Autel, saying they pose unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. The addition to…
Seven Dead in Fatal Plane Crash Including Former NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle
Dec. 18 By David Shepardson Seven people were killed Thursday in the crash of a Cessna 550 business jet in Statesville, North Carolina, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, NASCAR said. The plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The North Carolina…
ICE Eyes Contract to Rapidly Move Immigrants From Texas Jails to Detention
Oct. 30 By Ted Hesson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to submit proposals for how they would provide round-the-clock services to transport immigrant detainees from Texas jails to ICE custody, documents published this week showed, a move that could speed up deportations…
Ex-US Cyber Intel Exec Pleads Guilty to Selling Spy Tools to Russian Broker
Oct. 29 By Raphael Satter A former executive with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. In a statement, the department said Peter Williams, a 39-year-old Australian, pleaded to two counts…
More Than 8,000 US Flights Delayed as Air Traffic Control Absences Persist
Oct. 26 By Idrees Ali and David Shepardson More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the U.S. on Sunday as air traffic controller absences continued to disrupt travel and a federal government shutdown reached its 26th day. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal…
Explainer-Why Gucci-Owner Kering Is Selling Its Beauty Business to L’Oreal
Oct. 20 By Linda Pasquini and Leo Marchandon Gucci-owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty business to L’Oreal for 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) in a strategic shift by new CEO Luca de Meo, who is trying to cut the luxury group’s debt and…
Arrested US Adviser on India to Contest Allegations in Documents Case, Lawyers Say
Oct. 15 By David Brunnstrom A leading U.S.-India relations expert and U.S. government adviser arrested over handling of classified documents will vigorously contest the allegations, and specifically any insinuation that he operated on behalf of a foreign adversary, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Ashley Tellis,…
Radicals abroad
Oct. 10 By Julia O`Malley The radical ideas promoted by representatives of the Russian opposition abroad do not have widespread support in Russian society, including among those who identify themselves as liberal-minded citizens. This is due to a combination of factors, ranging from the historical…
Rome Calls on US to Reconsider Extra Tariff on Pasta Imports
Oct. 5 By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Allen Rome is working closely with the European Commission to press the United States to reconsider an additional anti-dumping tariff on pasta imports which would effectively double their price, the Italian foreign ministry said. The decision to impose…