DOJ, FTC set to open antitrust probe into Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI: Reports
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal regulators are launching antitrust investigations into Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI for their roles in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations; The New York Times first reported the news on Wednesday.As the investigation begins, subpoenas […]
NJ trooper with Hitler-related tattoo, Jason Dare, fired after probe into white supremacist ties
A New Jersey state trooper with a large neck tattoo referencing a famous Hitler Youth slogan was fired from the force last year after an investigation into that tattoo and other tattoos linked to white supremacy. Officer Jason Derr was fired from the police department on Nov. 27 after nearly 20 years on the force, […]
Tucupita Marcano banned for life, four others suspended in gambling probe
Commercial Content 21+ Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned for life by MLB on Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced, for betting on Pirates games while with the team last season. Four other players — Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly, Diamondbacks pitcher Andrew Sahlfrank, Padres pitcher Jay Groome and Phillies infielder Jose Rodriguez — were suspended for […]
China Lands Probe On Far Side Of Moon For Second Time As Space Competition With US Grows
China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon early Sunday Beijing Time, according to a statement. The Asian country’s Chang’e-6 probe “touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning, and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history,” a statement from […]
China’s Chang’e-6 probe lands on far side of the moon aiming to return first samples to Earth | China
China’s lunar probe Chang’e-6 has successfully landed on the far side of the moon and collected samples, state media reported on Sunday. The lander touched down in the vast South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China National Space Administration. According to […]
Musk agrees to testify in SEC's Twitter probe
Elon Musk has agreed to testify before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its investigation into his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, now known as X, after a months-long legal battle. According to reports on Thursday, the billionaire tech mogul is scheduled to sit for a deposition for up to five hours in one of […]
Vince McMahon accuser Janel Grant pauses sex trafficking lawsuit as feds launch probe
A woman who had accused former WWE president Vince McMahon of sex trafficking and assault agreed Thursday to a pause in her lawsuit at the request of the Justice Department while the federal government conducts its own investigation. In a bombshell lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court earlier this year against wrestling mogul McMahon and […]
Attorneys general urge federal probe of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon
A coalition of state attorneys general Urged The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will open a civil rights investigation into the 2020 killing of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (Republican) pardon of the killer two weeks ago. The group of attorneys general, all Democrats, said protester Garrett […]
Police Taser Probe Triggered Nevada Cop To Accidentally Shoot ‘Erratic’ Suspect, Investigators Find
A police officer who shot a suspect in northwestern Nevada in 2020 will not face charges as a fellow officer’s taser probe struck the officer and triggered the inadvertent shooting, according to a prosecutor’s report. Reno Police Officer Richard Jager shot Christopher Sheahan during a Jul. 26, 2020, road traffic incident as a taser probe fired […]
No charges for former Ohio House speaker in federal probe
Federal authorities have notified the former Ohio House speaker that they have closed their investigation into him and that he will not face any charges. Ohio to purge “non-citizens” from state voter rolls, demand data from Biden administration ahead of 2024 election Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, resigned in 2018 after it became public […]