Day: January 24, 2025

‘Taxi Driver’ screenwriter calls AI ‘smarter’ and ‘better’ than Oscar-nominated writers

12:30 pm January 24, 2025

Screenwriter Paul Schrader, known for his critically acclaimed works like “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “First Reformed,” surprised fans when he shared his apparent approval of artificial intelligence. In a series of posts last week, the Oscar-nominee marveled at AI and ChatGPT’s capabilities when it came to his profession. “I’ve just come to realize AI […]

Active-duty troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border in Texas and California to combat migrant crisis

11:21 am January 24, 2025

Military troops began arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, on Thursday evening following President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border. The additional support of 1,500 active-duty troops consists of 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in California who will get their assignments […]

South Carolina drunk driver arrested in December had been deported 3 times: affidavit

10:08 am January 24, 2025

An illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal history in the United States was indicted by a South Carolina grand jury last week for re-entering without authorization after he was arrested for drunk driving in December. Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, 36, was arrested on Dec. 6, 2024, in Pickens, South Carolina, for driving under the influence after he […]

Trump’s ICE nabs child sex offenders among 530+ illegal immigrants caught in single day

10:07 am January 24, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a number of child sex offenders, as well as gang members and other criminals, among the more than 530 illegal immigrants it caught on another day of the Trump-era mass deportation campaign. Official stats show that as of 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, there were 373 criminal arrests and […]

Trump calls on Putin to make a deal, end its war against Ukraine or face more economic pressure

9:50 am January 24, 2025

President Donald Trump called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war as part of his first sit-down interview since returning to the White House, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin should never have launched his full-scale invasion in 2022. Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity an estimated 850,000 Russian soldiers and 700,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died […]