A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s house as the governor and his family slept inside. Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the fire around 2 a.m. and extinguished it, but the building was left with “a significant amount of damage,” according to Pennsylvania State Police. Gov. Josh Shapiro said that he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family were safely evacuated. Cody Balmer of Harrisburg was arrested Sunday, Col. Christopher Paris, state police commissioner, said at an afternoon news conference. CNN has reached out to an attorney representing…
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A federal judge in Vermont will hear arguments Monday on the legality of Rümeysa Öztürk’s detention at a Louisiana immigration facility the Tufts University PhD student described as “unsanitary, unsafe, and inhumane.” The hearing for Öztürk – whom the US government has accused of being “engaged in activities in support of Hamas” – comes as the Washington Post reports a State Department office failed to find evidence tying her to antisemitism or terrorism just days before she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The finding was detailed last month in a memo that does not name the State Department…
The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Sunday. The FAA will be launching an immediate review of the license and safety record of New York Helicopter Tours, it said in a post on X. It added it will continue to support the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation. US Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York earlier Sunday urged federal authorities to revoke the company’s operating certificate following the crash, which killed everyone on board, including three children. “We know there is one thing…
A man accused of breaking into and setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence while the governor’s family slept admitted to “harboring hatred” for Shapiro, and said he would have beaten the governor with a hammer if they had encountered one another, court records allege. Shapiro, his wife Lori, their four children, two dogs and another family were forced to evacuate the state-owned Harrisburg residence, which was significantly damaged by the fire early Sunday, hours after the family hosted a Passover dinner, the governor said. No injuries were reported. Cody Balmer, 38, turned himself in to police and was…
Alphabet, the parent company of the popular search engine Google, has reiterated its commitment to invest approximately $75 billion this year in expanding its data center capacity, despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding US tariffs. The company also sought to reassure investors that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives are generating positive returns. Investors are expressing concern regarding the substantial capital expenditures associated with AI projects, particularly amidst market volatility and a clouded economic outlook due to the uncertainty surrounding potential tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. When questioned about the possibility of US tariffs increasing the cost of data center…
A new study has revealed that dinosaurs were not in a state of decline prior to the asteroid strike; rather, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers imply that their remains are either not preserved or difficult to locate. Fossil discoveries have long indicated that dinosaur numbers and diversity were decreasing before the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period, as reported by Live Science. Some researchers previously hypothesized that this decline was evidence that dinosaurs were already on a path toward extinction even before the catastrophic collision with a space rock. However, this idea has…
A Russian spacecraft successfully delivered American astronaut Jonathan Kim and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, in a flight lauded by Moscow as an illustration of productive space collaboration between Russia and the United States. The Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Kim alongside Russians Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky. It docked with the ISS three hours later, according to Russia’s Roscosmos state space corporation. Following the opening of the hatches, Kim and the Russian cosmonauts were seen smiling and embracing their fellow crew members aboard the station, which…
The swift pace of technological advancement, particularly the emergence and widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) globally within such a short timeframe, has taken many developing countries by surprise. Already grappling with the most fundamental aspects of digital transformation, these nations now face the challenge of navigating a new and uncharted territory: the disruption caused by AI. This rapidly evolving technological landscape prompted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convene the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in February of this year, where he cautioned that the world “may not even be ready for the present, let alone the future.” Pakistan has…
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is facing a significant trial in Washington commencing on Monday over allegations that it established an unlawful social media monopoly by investing billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, in a case where U.S. antitrust regulators are seeking to undo these transactions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) contends that these acquisitions, made over a decade ago, were intended to eliminate emerging competitors who posed a potential threat to Facebook’s position as the primary social media platform for users to connect with friends and family. The FTC initiated this lawsuit in 2020…
Aimee Lou Wood publicly called out the latest “Saturday Night Live” sketch, in which Sarah Sherman impersonated her character from “The White Lotus.” Now, the show has addressed the issue. On her Instagram Stories, the British actress shared an update stating that she had received “apologies from SNL.” “I’ve had apologies from SNL,” the actress, who plays Chelsea in the popular HBO series, revealed. Previously, the 31-year-old actress had criticized the NBC show, stating, “I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny. Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago.” She…
