The parents of teenagers who killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology. “What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach,” said Matthew Raine, whose 16-year-old son Adam died in April. “Within a few months,
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel testified during what was at times a tense hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16. During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Patel
Washington — For a fourth time, President Trump has pushed back enforcing a bipartisan law that would effectively ban TikTok over the video-sharing app’s failure to cut ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company. The president signed an executive order Tuesday extending the pause on enforcing the law until at least Dec. 16. The move comes
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks outside the Annunciation Catholic School, in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will run for a third term in 2026, seeking to extend Democratic control in a state that hasn’t elected a governor to three consecutive terms in more than 60
Wind turbines are silhouetted against the rising sun near Spearville, Kan., on Jan. 13, 2021. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo The United States should lead an international effort to prohibit the use of solar geoengineering, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Roger Pielke Jr., told members of Congress on Sept. 16. Pielke testified before the
The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections holds a hearing titled “Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters” at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 16. Witnesses Ms. Karen Brinson Bell, former executive director, North Carolina State Board of Elections Cord Byrd, secretary of state of Florida Mr. Stacy Eggers,… Original News Source Link –
The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections holds a hearing titled “Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters” at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 16. Witnesses Ms. Karen Brinson Bell, former executive director, North Carolina State Board of Elections Cord Byrd, secretary of state of Florida Mr. Stacy Eggers,… Original News Source Link –