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Suspect in custody after Delaware hospital shooting leaves at least 1 person dead, another wounded

Two people were shot at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware on Tuesday that left one of the victims dead. A suspect has been taken into custody.

Karmelo Anthony supporter reportedly fired as other backers face backlash over verdict remarks

Karmelo Anthony supporters voice frustrations after Anthony's conviction and 35-year sentence for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet.

Suspect in custody after Delaware hospital shooting leaves at least 1 person dead, another wounded

Two people were shot at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware on Tuesday that left one of the victims dead. A suspect has been taken into custody.

Karmelo Anthony supporter reportedly fired as other backers face backlash over verdict remarks

Karmelo Anthony supporters voice frustrations after Anthony's conviction and 35-year sentence for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet.

Suspect in custody after Delaware hospital shooting leaves at least 1 person dead, another wounded

Two people were shot at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware on Tuesday that left one of the victims dead. A suspect has been taken into custody.

Karmelo Anthony supporter reportedly fired as other backers face backlash over verdict remarks

Karmelo Anthony supporters voice frustrations after Anthony's conviction and 35-year sentence for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet.

Suspect in custody after Delaware hospital shooting leaves at least 1 person dead, another wounded

Two people were shot at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware on Tuesday that left one of the victims dead. A suspect has been taken into custody.

Around the world

Killing of Russian artist in Poland has hallmarks of political assassination, prime minister says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the killing of a Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin looks like a political assassination.

The Latest: Trump and G7 leaders discuss future of AI on last day of summit

Group of Seven leaders wrapped up their summit on Wednesday with discussions on the future of artificial intelligence and a statement showing unity among Western allies.

Far from the World Cup, a girls team tries to revive soccer dreams for war-ravaged Sudan

Sudan's women's national soccer team has made its first international appearance since civil war erupted in the country.

IDF announces elimination of Hezbollah commander behind murder of 5 American soldiers

Israel eliminates senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, accused of orchestrating the 2007 kidnapping and murder of five American soldiers.

Starmer in 'seismic' crisis, UK defense chief quits before high-stakes Trump NATO summit

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned over a Cabinet dispute with PM Starmer on military spending weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara.

Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on turning 80 in birthday call, vows more Ukraine peace talks at G7 on Tuesday

Zelenskyy congratulated Trump on turning 80 and discussed peace efforts in a phone call ahead of the G7 Summit, where the two leaders agreed to meet.

Iran’s regime spins nuclear and Strait of Hormuz deal with Trump as victory over US, Israel

Trump announces U.S.-Iran MOU to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran's nuclear program while Iranian media claims victory over Washington.

Technology

Z.ai pitches GLM-5.2 for long-running software engineering tasks

Z.ai has released GLM-5.2, an MIT-licensed open-source AI model designed for long-running software engineering tasks, as the Chinese company seeks to challenge proprietary coding models on cost and performance.

IBM sends signals with its $10 billion quantum pledge

“The quantum era is no longer ahead of us, it has started,” said IBM CEO Arvind Krishna in statement tied to news that the company is committing $10 billion to advancing quantum computing and commercializing the technology.

Siri AI is all Apple; it just needed Google to get there

Apple’s executives have been taking questions, hosting seminars, seemingly working around the clock to stress one very important thing: Apple is not using a white label version of Google Gemini to make Siri AI happen. They just pooled resources to get there.

Cybersecurity executives urge the Trump administration to ease restrictions on Anthropic AI models

A group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U.S. adversaries more than it hurts them.

33 LLM metrics to watch closely

We’ve all heard the mantra from the quants in the business community: you can’t manage what you can’t measure. And if that’s true for human intelligence, it should be true for the artificial kind too.

Software engineer reportedly wins religious exemption from AI use

When Pope Leo XIV wrote about the effect that AI is having on our world in his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, he may not have imagined the document being referenced in an HR environment.

A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved.

Sports News

Pereira fumes over 'illegal shots' after Gane's interim UFC heavyweight title win

Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.

Lionel Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night.

Pereira fumes over 'illegal shots' after Gane's interim UFC heavyweight title win

Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.

Lionel Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night.

Pereira fumes over 'illegal shots' after Gane's interim UFC heavyweight title win

Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.

Lionel Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night.

Pereira fumes over 'illegal shots' after Gane's interim UFC heavyweight title win

Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.

Politics News

Minneapolis City Council waives property taxes, blocks Agape development in George Floyd Square

The Minneapolis City Council voted on two debates surrounding George Floyd Square. They agreed to waive a financial burden on current businesses and residents, and to reject a development proposal for the Peoples’ Way.

Upcoming hemp-THC ban to tank some breweries

A federal ban that could wipe out Minnesota’s booming low-dose, hemp-THC edible market is approaching in November. Despite that, some breweries are continuing to make THC drinks up until the deadline. They hope Congress steps in before it’s too late.

Regulatory woes shut down longtime cannabis testing lab

Weeks after regulators paused its license, Legend Technical Services has ended cannabis testing. The lab says testing is no longer economically viable under new rules.

Former ICE leader lands new job consulting on national security and defense

Because of his former job, Todd Lyons cannot engage with the Department of Homeland Security for a year, per federal law.

Trump's pick to lead FEMA pledges to be 'fair and reasonable' in assessing disaster aid requests

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pledging to senators to be “fair and reasonable” in assessing requests for disaster.

Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll has found that most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat.

Minneapolis City Council waives property taxes, blocks Agape development in George Floyd Square

The Minneapolis City Council voted on two debates surrounding George Floyd Square. They agreed to waive a financial burden on current businesses and residents, and to reject a development proposal for the Peoples’ Way.