Conille said the Kenyans would be deployed in the next couple of days, but he did not provide details. He was accompanied by Monica Juma, Kenya’s former minister of foreign affairs who now serves as national security advisor to President William Ruto. She said the Kenyans will “serve as agents of peace, of stability, of … Read more
At least 40 million Americans may be regularly targeted and fed disinformation within Black online spaces by a host of sources across social media, fueling false information around the election, according to a new report published Tuesday. Touted as the first deep dive into understanding disinformation targeting Black America, the report, published by Onyx Impact, … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition — front runners in the parliamentary election — risked bringing “civil war” to France. Macron told the podcast “Generation Do It Yourself” that the manifesto of the RN party — … Read more
The world’s biggest record labels are teaming up to take two prominent AI music-making companies to court, a move that comes as generative artificial intelligence continues to infiltrate the music industry. Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, among others, filed lawsuits Monday against Suno and Udio-maker Uncharted Labs, both of which … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil,” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Monday after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has made no secret of its dislike of Lai, who took … Read more
MOSCOW — Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six policemen and injuring 12, the region’s interior ministry was quoted as saying. The ministry, quoted by Russian news agencies, said two gunmen had been shot dead as the incidents … Read more
HOLMES CHAPEL, England — Customers come from around the world to Simon Wakefield’s bakery in this village in northern England — and not just to sample his quality sausage rolls. “We get lots and lots of fans,” he says, referring not only to W. Mandeville’s tasty product but also a notable ex-employee: Holmes Chapel’s most … Read more
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. — The husband of a bride who was killed in a South Carolina beach road collision on her wedding night last year will receive nearly a million dollars in settlement connected to the crash, which a drunk driver allegedly caused. The Post and Courier reported that Aric Hutchinson will receive about $863,300 from Folly Beach … Read more
A 34-year-old man was found alive in a California wooded area after he was heard calling for help Thursday, nine days after he was last seen, officials said. Lukas McClish was last seen on the morning of June 11 in Boulder Creek — near Big Basin Redwoods State Park, about 14 miles north of Santa Cruz. … Read more
A gunman opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store on Friday, killing at least two and wounding several others, authorities said. The deadly incident unfolded at about 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce, which is about 70 miles south of the state capitol in Little Rock, police said. “Seven of the shooting victims … Read more