Friday, January 30, 2026

SOCIAL MEDIA

Open AI, Microsoft Face Lawsuit Over ChatGPT’s Alleged Role in Connecticut Murder-Suicide

(Headline USA) The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death, alleging that the artificial intelligence chatbot intensified her son's “paranoid delusions” and helped direct them at his mother before he killed her. Police said Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, a...

Crypto Mogul Do Kwon to be Sentenced for Misleading Investors who Lost Billions in Stablecoin Crash

(Headline USA) Cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for misleading investors who lost billions when his company’s crypto ecosystem collapsed in 2022. Kwon, known by some as “the cryptocurrency king,” pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court in August to fraud charges stemming from Terraform Labs’ $40...

Charlotte Train Stabber ‘Unable to Understand’ Case Against Him, Lawyers Say

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA—Decarlos Brown Jr., who allegedly stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a Charlotte train on Aug. 22, had his first appearance in federal court on Thursday in a case that carries the death penalty. Brown is in state custody and faces a murder charge...

Trump Launches the ‘Gold Card’ Program

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Wealthy foreigners looking to come to the U.S. and obtain permanent residency can now do so through President Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa program, which promises expedited entry to vetted applicants who give $1 million to the U.S. The government launched trumpcard.gov Wednesday, enabling people...

CA Spending $278M on ‘Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants’ This Year

(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) California is spending $278.4 million this year on its “Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants” program that provides state-funded payments largely to qualified elderly and disabled non-citizens who were rejected from the federal Supplemental Security Income program due to their immigration status, state records show. At...

Ukraine Sends Response to Trump on Peace Proposal

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) Ukraine has sent the White House a point-by-point response to President Donald Trump’s peace plan. On Wednesday, A Ukrainian official told Axios that the revisions to Trump’s peace plan are “to make the whole thing doable.” The revisions include changes to the points on territorial exchanges...

New Book: Palantir Helped Israel Carry Out Its Pager Attack in Lebanon

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Technology developed by the US firm Palantir was deployed by the Israeli military during its attacks on Lebanon in 2024, including the infamous pager attack, which Israel has nicknamed “Operation Grim Beeper,” according to a new book. The book, a biography of Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp,...

Thousands of Afghan Refugees Qualified for Slew of Costly Benefits

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, including the gunman charged in the shootings of two National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, were eligible for a slew of benefits, including housing and medical at the expense of the American taxpayer. Following...

Today: Judge to Decide Degree of Media Access in Charlie Kirk Killing Case

(Headline USA) Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge is weighing the public's right to know details in Tyler Robinson's case against his attorneys' concerns...

Senate Democrats Unite to Condemn Tucker Carlson Over Controversial Podcast Interview

(José Niño, Headline USA) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just forced Republicans into an uncomfortable corner over antisemitism, and the silence from the GOP side of the aisle speaks volumes. On Monday, Schumer introduced a resolution condemning nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes for his antisemitic views and Tucker Carlson for...

House Passes Massive $901 Billion National Defense Authorization Act

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The House on Wednesday passed the $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the sweeping annual military spending bill that will be combined with a supplemental bill passed earlier in the year to bring the total US military budget to over $1 trillion. The bill passed...

Judge Orders Trump to End California National Guard Troop Deployment in Los Angeles

(Headline USA) The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials who opposed President Donald Trump’s...
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Most Read

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -