Day: June 8, 2023

Joran van der Sloot to face US justice system 18 years after Natalee Holloway’s disappearance in Aruba

10:00 am June 8, 2023

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, will face the U.S. criminal justice system just over 18 years after Holloway was last seen during a high school senior trip to Aruba. Holloway went missing during the Mountain Brook High School Class of 2005’s trip, and the FBI said she was […]

Tupac receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame days before what would be his 52nd birthday

9:00 am June 8, 2023

Late rapper Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, just days before what would have been his 52nd birthday. Shakur’s sister, Sekyima “Set” Shakur, who accepted the star on behalf of the family, shed tears while describing her brother’s dream of one day being honored on the Walk of […]

Rural Oregon movement to join ‘Greater Idaho’ gains traction with vote in 12th county

9:00 am June 8, 2023

Wallowa County became the twelfth Oregon county to join the “Greater Idaho” movement when special election results on the measure were finalized Tuesday. The vote originally took place in May, with preliminary results showing support for the effort leading by only 21 votes. After all votes were finalized in June, the lead shrunk to only […]

Massive NATO air drill to simulate attack on member nation: ‘our red line’

9:00 am June 8, 2023

NATO is set to launch its largest-ever air force deployment in its history in a training scheme intended to stimulate an attack on an allied nation, officials said Wednesday. The drill – dubbed Air Defender 23 – will take place Monday over Germany and involve 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from 25 countries, including 100 aircraft […]

AI should require license like medical, nuclear work on advanced tools: Britain’s Labour Party

9:00 am June 8, 2023

The United Kingdom should prohibit technology developers from working on advanced artificial intelligence tools unless they have a license to do so, according to the British Labour Party. Lucy Powell, a spokesperson for Britain’s main left-wing political party, told the Guardian this week that much stricter rules should be imposed on companies regarding the training […]