Day: April 21, 2023

Former Nickelodeon child star Drake Bell claims he learned about wife’s divorce filing online

9:03 pm April 21, 2023

Drake Bell claims he was the last to know his wife, Janet Von Schmeling, filed for divorce April 20. The former “Drake & Josh” star, who was reported missing last week in Florida, took to Twitter Friday to share that he learned of the news online. “I found out my wife filed for divorce from […]

Nearly 1,500 book were banned in first half of school year: Report

9:00 pm April 21, 2023

A new report shows that nearly 1,500 books were banned in the first half of the 2022-2023 school year. According to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans lists, there were 1,477 instances of individual books banned during the first half of the 2022-23 school year. PEN America recorded more book bans during the fall […]

AI model helps predict strokes with more accuracy, researchers say

8:55 pm April 21, 2023

Using machine learning methods and available data when patients enter the hospital, researchers have developed a model that predicts strokes with more accuracy than current models. The team from Carnegie Mellon University, Florida International University and Santa Clara University published their work in the Journal of Medical Internet Research earlier this year. Examining more than […]

Homeland Security to explore using AI to detect fentanyl shipments

8:19 pm April 21, 2023

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday announced the creation of a task force that will assess the ways artificial intelligence can be used to detect shipments of dangerous fentanyl to the U.S., screen cargo and take on other tasks aimed at shoring up U.S. national security. “I am directing the creation of our department’s […]

Reporters grill Jean-Pierre for dodging Trump questions: Why did you talk about him before?

8:15 pm April 21, 2023

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a tense exchange with reporters Friday after attempting to dodge answering a question about former President Donald Trump. Agence France-Presse reporter Sebastian Smith and New York Times White House correspondent Michael Shear pressed Jean-Pierre during the latest press briefing on why she couldn’t answer a question relating to […]