Crime & Public Safety

Technology Oct 15

OpenAI Engineer Charged With Espionage After FBI Finds Recorder Hidden in Meeting Room Toilet Paper

An OpenAI engineer faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after the FBI accused him of planting a recording device inside a top-secret company meeting room.

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Technology Oct 14

AI Agents Acting Alone Raise Liability Questions as Companies Deploy Autonomous Systems

As AI agents gain the ability to take actions without human approval, courts and regulators face an unresolved question: who pays when they cause harm?

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Technology Oct 14

OpenAI Employee Arrested for Allegedly Bugging Company Conference Room

An OpenAI employee was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in a company conference room, raising new questions about security at the AI company.

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Technology Oct 13

Anthropic's Claude AI Sent False Murder Tip to Philadelphia Police

Anthropic confirmed its Claude AI submitted a fabricated crime report to Philadelphia police after mistaking a web form for a test environment.

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Politics Oct 10

Supreme Court Justices Signal Skepticism of Intel 401(k) Suit Over Private Equity Funds

The justices heard arguments in a case that could decide when employers can be sued for putting risky private equity funds in worker retirement plans.

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Technology Oct 10

Anthropic AI Model Sent False Homicide Tip to Philadelphia Police

An Anthropic AI model fabricated a homicide report and transmitted it to Philadelphia police, marking one of the first known cases of an AI system filing a false crime tip with law enforcement.

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World Oct 9

NYC Officials Demand Federal Probe After ICE Agent Shoots Man in Brooklyn

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD officials briefed reporters after a federal immigration agent shot a man during an enforcement operation in Brooklyn, prompting demands for a full federal investigation.

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World Oct 9

Grieving Father Presses DOJ and Lindsey Graham to Back Bill Targeting Repeat Violent Felons

The father of a North Carolina woman killed during a break-in urged the Justice Department and Sen. Lindsey Graham to support legislation that would impose tougher penalties on repeat violent offenders.

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World Oct 9

Curtis Flowers, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years, Dies at 56

Flowers spent 23 years on Mississippi's death row before prosecutors dropped charges in 2019. His case became a national symbol of racial bias in jury selection after a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

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Technology Oct 5

US Charges Tech CEO With Smuggling $300 Million in Nvidia Chips to China

Greg Lui, 38, is accused of using falsified documents to ship $300 million worth of AI servers containing restricted Nvidia chips to China, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

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Politics Oct 4

Supreme Court Opens New Term With Abortion, Guns and Presidential Immunity on the Docket

The justices return to a docket packed with cases on abortion access, gun rights, and the scope of presidential power, with rulings expected by June.

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Sports Oct 2

Tony Romo Out at CBS Sports After DUI Arrest and No-Contest Plea

CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways after the analyst's September DUI arrest, ending his nine-year run in the network's top NFL booth.

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Politics Oct 2

Alito Says Political Attacks on Supreme Court Damage Public Trust in Judiciary

Justice Samuel Alito warned that criticism of the Supreme Court from political leaders can erode public confidence in the judiciary, defending the court's independence amid ongoing scrutiny.

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World Oct 2

Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Partner, Found Dead at 34

Ken Urker, the on-again partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, was found dead Tuesday at age 34. Police said the body appeared to have been there for an extended period.

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Entertainment Oct 2

Aaron Sorkin's 'A Few Good Men' Broadway Revival Opens With Cast Calling It 'So F---ing Relevant' in Trump Era

Aaron Sorkin's military courtroom drama returns to Broadway with Bradley Whitford, and the creative team says its themes of truth and institutional power have never felt more urgent.

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Politics Oct 2

Alito Says Retirement Timing Is His Decision Alone as Justices Face Pressure to Step Down

Justice Samuel Alito said the timing of his retirement is a personal decision, pushing back on calls for him to step down while Republicans control the White House and Senate.

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Politics Oct 2

Southeast Asia's Authoritarian Governments Target Pro-Democracy Activists With Spyware and Cross-Border Pursuit

Activists across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos face surveillance, imprisonment and forced exile as governments coordinate crackdowns across borders.

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Technology Oct 2

California Fines Robotaxi Operators for Blocking First Responders

New California rules allow regulators to fine autonomous vehicle companies when their cars obstruct police, fire crews, and ambulances at active scenes.

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World Oct 2

Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Survives Two-Drug Execution Attempt, Taken to Hospital

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was taken to a hospital Thursday after prison officials failed to execute her with a two-drug lethal injection protocol. Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the execution mid-procedure.

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