[ad_1] An Oregon man is facing federal charges over allegations he orchestrated multiple large-scale cyberattacks over the course of several years, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Ethan Foltz, 22, allegedly developed the “Rapper Bot” botnet, a network of devices such as digital video recorders and WiFi routers that have been infected with malware and used to conduct…
[ad_1] Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave. The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left…
[ad_1] Three months after a group of climbers hung a transgender pride flag from El Capitan, an iconic rock formation in Yosemite, the National Park Service fired a park ranger who was involved in the display, the former employee said. Shannon “SJ” Joslin was terminated last week after working for nearly five years as a…
[ad_1] Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he’s wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. Chávez was handed over by authorities and admitted to a prison in the northern state of Sonora, an official told…
[ad_1] Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded “in large part” by the Federal Emergency…
[ad_1] S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed its AA+ credit rating for the U.S., saying that new revenue raised by the Trump administration’s tariffs will help offset the tax cuts authorized by the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The credit ratings agency, which issued its new assessment of the nation’s fiscal health late Monday, said that…
[ad_1] Walmart said it is recalling some frozen shrimp after the Food and Drug Administration warned that the seafood items, sold under the Great Value label, are at risk of radioactive contamination and shouldn’t be consumed. The frozen shrimp were imported from Indonesian company PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati and sold at Walmart stores as Great…
[ad_1] Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in….
[ad_1] Two police officers were shot and killed in a northern Utah city, and a man was taken into custody, authorities said Monday. A third officer was wounded in the shooting, they said. No civilians were harmed. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call late Sunday in a neighborhood in Tremonton. The wounded…
[ad_1] The state of Illinois earlier this month joined Utah and Nevada in restricting the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy. Illinois banned its use, specifically mentioning that AI companies cannot provide services to, “diagnose, treat, or improve an individual’s mental health or behavioral health” unless they are conducted by a licensed physician….
