Day: December 19, 2024

China skirts US efforts to stiff-arm CCP interference by bolstering state, local relations

2:30 pm December 19, 2024

As the U.S. looks to better secure itself from threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing is skirting efforts to clamp down on Chinese interference by utilizing a core American principle, the separation of state and federal powers. While the U.S. federal government over the last several years has taken steps to protect […]

Experts praise long-awaited AI report from Congress: ‘A thoughtful and forward-thinking framework’

2:30 pm December 19, 2024

Congress’s bipartisan task force on artificial intelligence (AI) released its long-anticipated report this week, detailing strategies for how the U.S. can protect itself against emerging AI-related threats while ensuring the nation remains a leader in innovation within this rapidly evolving sector. Responses to the report, which sought to strike a “flexible sectoral regulatory framework,” were […]

Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, port city Hodeida

12:40 pm December 19, 2024

A series of Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, early Thursday, igniting fires at energy facilities and at the Red Sea port city of Hodeida. “The targets struck by the [Israeli military] were used by the Houthi forces for military purposes,” a statement said. “The strikes degrade the Houthi terrorist regime, preventing it from […]

Pro-Palestinian activists storm basketball court during Israeli team’s game against France

12:28 pm December 19, 2024

A group of agitators waving Palestinian flags stormed the court during a basketball game between Israel’s Hapoel Holon and France’s Nanterre 92, sparking chaos in the stands. The bedlam came during the third quarter of the game in Nanterre, France, which was part of the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Around 10 individuals ran onto the […]

Tennessee dog to be reunited with family after agencies team up to rescue him from ravine: video

12:01 pm December 19, 2024

A dog who went missing in Tennessee will be reunited with his family after he was found injured in a ravine on Wednesday. A Tennessee Department of Transportation crew was removing a tree from the 2400 block of State Route 48 in the city of Dickson when they “heard a sound coming from a nearby […]