Earlier this month the AI company Anthropic said it had created a model so powerful that, out of a sense of responsibility, it was not going to release it to the public. Anthropic says the model, Mythos Preview, excels at spotting and exploiting vulnerabilities in software, and could pose a...
Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds
Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite Traces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations. Juvenile Atlantic salmon...
FBI, DOJ scrambling to rebuild after being depleted by resignations and firings
Some current and former officials see a lowering of long-accepted standards.
Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio’s Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year
3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, authorities say
Authorities in Iowa say three University of Iowa students have been wounded in a shooting that erupted in a nightlife district near campus
8 children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Authorities say eight children were killed in a "domestic disturbance."
Los Angeles woman arrested on Iranian arms trafficking charge
She was arrested on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan.
Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25
Authorities say around 25 protesters were arrested as about 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That’s far fewer than in 2016
Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief
Paul Revere’s midnight ride to be reenacted — but in broad daylight and with a police escort
The historic midnight ride of Paul Revere is set to be reenacted Monday but with some modern-day tweaks: It will be run in the middle of the day, and the horse and rider will have a police escort