[ad_1] Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland for the first time, a researcher told the AFP Monday. The volcanically active country has long been one of the world’s few mosquito-free places. Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes, two females and one male, were sighted around 20 miles north of Reykjavik, the country’s capital, according to Matthías Alfreðsson,…
[ad_1] Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and American conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck to call for a ban on AI “superintelligence” they say could threaten humanity. The letter, released Wednesday by a politically and geographically diverse group of public figures, is squarely…
[ad_1] A school in Sweden was in lockdown on Wednesday after two suspected hand grenades were found nearby. “All students, parents and teachers have been informed and no one is allowed to leave the school,” Susanne Karlsson, the school’s administrator, told Swedish state broadcaster SVT. “Staff are walking around the school talking to students who…
[ad_1] After seeking the advice of lawmakers, constitutional scholars and advocacy groups, the president announced he would nominate Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Mr. Obama praised him as “not only one of America’s sharpest legal minds,” but someone who has “a spirit of…
[ad_1] A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The theft — by what the museum’s director at the time said was an “extremely professional team” — took…
[ad_1] Miami — Professional golf legend Jack Nicklaus has won a $50 million verdict in a defamation lawsuit filed in Florida against his former business partners. A six-person jury in Palm Beach County found Monday that the Nicklaus Companies had damaged the 18-time major champion’s reputation and exposed him to ridicule, hatred, mistrust, distrust or…
[ad_1] Alejandro Carranza’s loved ones say he left home on Colombia’s Caribbean coast to fish in open waters. Days later, he was dead — one of at least 32 alleged drug traffickers killed in U.S. military strikes. From Santa Marta, northern Colombia, Carranza’s family is questioning White House claims that he was carrying narcotics aboard…
[ad_1] Senate GOP leaders remained steadfast Wednesday in their promise to not consider a Supreme Court nominee until Americans elect a new president. Shortly after President Obama announced his decision to nominate 63-year-old Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court at the White House Wednesday morning, Republicans on Capitol Hill reacted to his pick. “The…
[ad_1] A jury in New York on Wednesday convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of grooming minors for sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six federal counts related to Epstetin’s sex trafficking ring. Maxwell, who turned 60 on Christmas, pleaded not guilty to the charges stemming…
[ad_1] President Trump is urging Republican lawmakers not to compromise with Democrats over ending the government shutdown. He met with Republican senators at the White House Tuesday, saying he wants the government to be funded before any budget negotiations. CBS News’ Weijia Jiang and Nikole Killion have more. [ad_2] Source link
