Ohio man fatally shot Uber driver after scam phone calls targeted both of them, authorities say
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Google tests AI to detect scam phone calls. Privacy advocates are terrified.
Some privacy advocates say that they’re terrified by an announcement this week from Google that the company is testing a way to scan people’s phone calls.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
DFL leaders, Gov. Tim Walz say they have a deal to pay drivers more, keep Uber and Lyft operating in Minnesota after threats to exit
Lawmakers on Saturday night came to a last minute deal to keep the rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, in the state.CBS News - Top stories -
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Uber and Lyft Driver Pay Deal Approved in Minnesota
The state legislature ends the rideshare companies' high-stakes game of chicken and signs off on a package that will raise driver pay and keep the companies from leaving Minneapolis.Inc. - Business -
New York man with ties to European royalty disappears in California, authorities say
Attilio Brillembourg, the stepfather of 43-year-old Princess Tatiana, a member of the non-reigning Greek royal family, disappeared from Malibu on Saturday, police said.NBC News - Top stories - New York -
Man shot dead after French synagogue set on fire
The man was armed with a knife and a metallic tool and was shot by an officer after he threatened the police.BBC News - Top stories - France -
The mystery of the man embroiled in a gold scam
Questions remain around the disappearance of a man mixed up in one of the biggest gold scams in history.BBC News - Top stories -
French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue came at officers with a knife and a metal bar
French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue came at officers with a knife and a metal barABC News - World -
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the latest apparent act in a storm of antisemitism roiling France amid the ...NBC News - Top stories -
DNA leads to arrest of Ohio man in 1989 murder of Pennsylvania woman
The Lehigh County District Attorney announced charges against Michael Breisch, 65, for the murder of 78-year-old widow Rose Hnath in 1989 outside Allentown, Pennsylvania.CBS News - Top stories -
Uber, Lyft vow to stay in Minnesota after pay compromise passes Legislature
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft announced they will continue operating in Minnesota after the state Legislature passed a compromise driver compensation bill Sunday, overriding a Minneapolis city measure to which the companies objected. The ...The Hill - Politics -
Texas pardons man who shot Black Lives Matter protester
Daniel Perry shot an armed protester in Austin during a protest in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.BBC News - Top stories -
NASCAR Driver Punches Opponent After All-Star Race
An angry Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Kyle Busch, then punched him, setting off a brief fight between teams at the garage on Sunday.The New York Times - Sports - NASCAR -
Diddy says he's sorry for beating ex-girlfriend Cassie after video release, calls his behavior 'inexcusable'
Diddy says he's sorry for beating ex-girlfriend Cassie after video release, calls his behavior 'inexcusable'ABC News - Entertainment -
Michael Cohen accused of lying over phone call at Trump hush-money trial
Former lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump is under fierce attacks on his credibility by the ex-president’s legal team. Sign up to our free Trump on Trial newsletterDonald Trump’s lawyer on Thursday attacked the core charge against the former ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
DENVER — A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on Friday for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone that he mistakenly tracked to the house.NBC News - Top stories -
Prime minister of Slovakia recovering after he was shot in an assassination attempt
Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is recovering after he was shot several times in an assassination attempt. The suspected gunman was detained at the scene.CBS News - World -
US lashes out after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants
U.S. officials went on the offensive Monday after the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed arrest warrants against two top Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza, a move that Congress and the White House slammed for equating Israel's conduct ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
US reacts after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US reacts after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants After the International Criminal Court (ICC) on ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
I toured Warren Buffett's hometown: Despite huge wealth, 'it's all very understated,' says 'Buffettology' author
I took a tour of Omaha, Nebraska, with "Buffettology" author David Clark to learn more about Warren Buffett's lifestyle and hometown.CNBC - Business -
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism over a play they staged, the latest step in the unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached unprecedented ...ABC News - Top stories - Russia -
More trouble in Belgium for Miami-based 777 Partners after court authorizes seizure of assets
A Belgian court has ruled that all assets in the country belonging to American investment group 777 Partners can be seized, in the latest legal setback for the embattled company that owns Standard Liège and several other soccer clubsABC News - Sports -
Slovak president-elect says he spoke to prime minister who was shot but says his condition remains very serious
Slovak president-elect says he spoke to prime minister who was shot but says his condition remains very seriousABC News - World -
Man jailed for killing pensioner in what judge calls 'terrorist act'
Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney in Hartlepool in October in "revenge" for the Israel-Hamas conflict.BBC News - Top stories -
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protests
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protestsABC News - World - Russia -
French Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning synagogue attack
French Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning synagogue attackABC News - World -
'A Fatal Inheritance' Review: A Legacy of Cancer
Over time, scientists discovered that cancer could have a genetic component. Some families proved to be tragically hexed.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Islamic Jihad leader killed in West Bank and 70 targets hit in Gaza, says Israel
IDF says ‘senior terrorist operative’ Islam Khamayseh was killed in strike on the city of Jenin. Israel says its jets have struck 70 targets across Gaza in the past 24 hours, while an airstrike in Jenin killed a “significant” Islamic Jihad figure ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Robert Fico stable after shooting as Slovakia’s president-elect calls for unity
Peter Pellegrini says PM ‘escaped death by a hair’ and urges people to temper their emotions after ‘we crossed a red line’. . The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition but “not out of the woods yet”, officials have said, ...The Guardian - World -
Stars align: Duchene 2OT hero after no-goal call
After being involved in a disputed no-goal call, Matt Duchene scored the series-ending goal in double overtime to eliminate his former team, the Avs, and send the Stars to the Western Conference finals.ESPN - Sports -
Tiger Woods defies calls to retire after latest struggles at US PGA
Tiger Woods has vowed to “fight until the end” as a dispiriting performance at the 106th US PGA Championship prompted renewed calls for the 15-time major winner to retire.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Golf -
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Man accused of shooting Slovak leader had "political motivation," official says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt Wednesday.CBS News - World -
Earps says her Man Utd future is 'up to the club'
England goalkeeper Mary Earps says she is in talks with Manchester United over her future at the club.BBC News - Top stories -
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Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.BBC News - Top stories -
Man jailed for life after Gaza ‘revenge’ murder in Hartlepool
Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney, 70, and tried to kill another man in attacks described as terrorism. A terrorist who murdered a pensioner in Hartlepool town centre as “revenge” for “the people of Gaza” has been jailed for 45 years.. Ahmed ...The Guardian - World -
De Zerbi to leave Brighton after Man Utd game
Brighton confirm that head coach Roberto de Zerbi will leave the club after their final Premier League match of the season at home to Manchester United on Sunday.BBC News - Top stories -
Man dies after car enters water at Buncrana pier
Emergency services were alerted at 07:30 local time on Sunday and the body of a man in his 80s was recovered from the car.BBC News - Top stories