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The warehouse in Baton Rouge, La., that some members of the Baton Rouge Police Department called the Brave Cave. — U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana (BATON ROUGE, La.) — Federal authorities are investigating the Baton Rouge Police Department following allegations that some officers “abused their authority,” the FBI announced. The investigation comes as […]
MATTHEW HATCHER/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A union representing nearly 150,000 autoworkers launched a strike early Friday morning against the Big 3 U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers, or UAW, and the car manufacturers failed to reach a contract agreement before a deadline set by the union for Thursday […]
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has launched a civil investigation into the Fulton County, Georgia, jail system following a series of reports of inmate abuse and neglect, including the Sept. 13, 2022, death of LaShawn Thompson, who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell. Kristen Clarke, the […]
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk launched an artificial intelligence company called xAI on Wednesday, vowing to develop a generative AI program that competes with established offerings like ChatGPT. The company employs some engineers who formerly worked for major companies in the field like Google and OpenAI, the xAI website said. […]
P. Wallick/ClassicStock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal officials have launched an investigation into how an unresponsive Cessna aircraft flew into restricted airspace in Washington, D.C., triggering the launch of fighter jets. A loud sonic boom could be heard throughout the D.C. region on Sunday as two F-16s launched from nearby Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ride-sharing company Uber is launching a new service for teenagers in several major cities and ABC News’ Good Morning America has an exclusive look with one family who has been testing out the service. Ruth Stern is a mom of two and like many parents, she usually has to figure […]
Ahmed Satti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KHARTOUM, Sudan) — As countries wind down mass evacuations of their nationals from war-torn Sudan and the White House warns time is running out, the United States is undertaking its first effort to move hundreds of private Americans citizens out of Khartoum. A U.S. government-organized convoy carrying U.S citizens, locally […]