The UN children's agency is urging nations worldwide to outlaw the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, citing alarming reports of a surge in such fabricated content. The call comes as Britain moves to become the first country to explicitly criminalize the practice.
The White House has deleted and corrected a social media post that falsely accused a Honduran man of child sex offenses, marking another incident of erroneous information being disseminated amid its immigration enforcement publicity campaign.
The Minneapolis City Council has advanced a $500,000 funding increase for immigrant legal services, doubling the city's annual commitment as local leaders respond to heightened federal immigration operations and growing community demand.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is under unprecedented global scrutiny, with recent controversies over its AI chatbot Grok and content moderation policies prompting regulatory actions and penalties that threaten its core business model and future ambitions.
A sharp decline in legal sports wagers in Illinois, coinciding with recent tax increases, points to a growing shift of bettors toward untaxed and unregulated offshore sites and local bookmakers, according to industry analysis.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers drew their firearms during a tense standoff with protesters attempting to obstruct a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis, leading to an arrest and allowing a targeted suspect to evade capture.
French authorities have arrested four individuals, including two Chinese nationals, on espionage charges. The group is suspected of intercepting sensitive satellite and military data from French soil, marking another flashpoint in Europe's growing concerns over state-backed cyber operations.
The UN children's agency is urging nations worldwide to enact laws criminalizing the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, citing a surge in digitally fabricated exploitative content. The call includes demands for tech firms to deploy stronger safeguards and detection tools.
White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced the immediate drawdown of 700 federal agents from Minneapolis, citing enhanced coordination with local law enforcement on immigration enforcement.
A Franklin woman faces decades in prison after a Warren County jury convicted her of attempted murder for firing into a crowd during a 2025 New Year's party, critically wounding an uninvolved guest amid a confrontation with two romantic partners.
Nevada gaming authorities have ordered Coinbase to cease its prediction markets operations, ruling the contracts constitute unlicensed gambling. The move challenges Coinbase's federal regulatory strategy and threatens its nationwide rollout of the controversial product.
The U.S. Justice Department and state coalition challenge a federal judge's ruling, arguing the imposed restrictions on Google's search dominance do not go far enough to restore competition.
While U.S. officials host a global summit on critical minerals, communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo voice deep skepticism that new deals will translate into local benefits, amid fears of entrenched exploitation and conflict.
A deadly collision off the coast of Chios has left at least 15 migrants dead and sparked a major search operation, highlighting the ongoing perils of Mediterranean migration routes amid tightening EU policies.
Spain has unveiled a plan to ban social media access for children under 16, part of a coordinated European push to regulate online platforms and protect minors from digital harms, as similar restrictions gain momentum worldwide.
London's Metropolitan Police have launched a misconduct investigation into former UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, following the release of court documents detailing his communications with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The probe centers on allegations he shared sensitive government information.
The former Club Med property on Florida's Treasure Coast has emerged from a $50 million renovation and a 2023 environmental scandal as the Voco Sandpiper All-Inclusive Resort, marking a significant rebranding effort by new ownership.
Myanmar's military rulers announce plans for a powerful new council to oversee both the armed forces and the incoming civilian administration, a move analysts say is designed to secure Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's political future and tighten the junta's grip on power.
A search and rescue operation is underway off the island of Chios following a fatal nighttime collision between a Greek coast guard patrol boat and a migrant speedboat. At least 15 people have died, and dozens more, including 11 children, are injured as questions mount over the circumstances of the incident.
Nevada gaming regulators have launched a new legal offensive against Coinbase, seeking to shut down its prediction markets in a high-stakes conflict that pits state gambling laws against federal financial oversight. The move signals a hardening state-level resistance to crypto-based event contracts.
