COLUMBIA, Mo. (KTVI) — It’s been nearly three years since a Mizzou freshman was fighting for his life in the ICU after being hazed at a fraternity event. This week, the victim’s “pledge dad” was sentenced to six months in jail. Ryan Delanty was the “pledge dad” of Danny Santulli in the Phi Gamma Delta […]
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday joined a dozen other companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence in a pledge to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks. The companies at the second global meeting included firms from China, South Korea and the United […]
MADISON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is not pledging to accept the result of the November presidential election, leaving a door open to objecting to the certification of election results — a scenario that prompted an attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago when former President Donald Trump lost reelection. Johnson told The Cap […]
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island’s relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday, an incoming senior security official said. Lai, who succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen after having been her vice president for the past four […]
By Bernard Orr, Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn BEIJING/MOSCOW (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon that was sowing chaos across the world. Xi greeted Putin […]
BRADENTON, Fla. – As Manatee County commissioners read a proclamation supporting Israel, Yuval Sima Tov joined the group. “It was a really hard time to talk about it and to feel the pain, because we lost two of my best friends,” he said. Tov and his friends fled the Supernova Music Festival on October 7, […]
As Russia’s offensive in north-eastern Ukraine escalates, Germany and the Nordic countries affirmed their commitment to bolster arms support for Ukraine during talks held in Sweden on Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joined the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway for discussions in Stockholm. Scholz said, “We stand united in our support […]
(Bloomberg) — A substitute for a scandal-hit former president is favorite to win Panama’s election on Sunday, pledging to shut migration routes to the US, fight drug cartels, and restore the battered economy to its former glory. Most Read from Bloomberg Jose Raul Mulino was originally running mate for ex-President Ricardo Martinelli. But Martinelli dropped […]
Ukraine continues to see an international windfall following the passage of a significant U.S. aid package as the U.K. follows suit with a pledge of its single-largest military aid package. “Defending Ukraine against Russia’s brutal ambitions is vital for our security and for all of Europe,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said during a visit […]
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing on to a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically and to benefit the common good. Cisco Systems chief executive Chuck Robbins signed the document, known as the Rome Call, and met privately with Pope Francis, the Vatican said. The […]
ROME (AP) — Tech giant Cisco Systems on Wednesday joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically and to benefit the common good. Cisco Systems chief executive Chuck Robbins signed the document, known as the Rome Call, and met privately with Pope Francis, the […]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde missed a line in the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent appearance at Slinger Speedway, skipping “one nation, under God” and going right to “indivisible.” Hovde appeared to quickly correct his error, adding “under God” and capping off his recitation of the pledge with “Amen” and “God Bless America.” […]