Eric Clapton raised eye-popping sum for RFK Jr’s presidential campaign

Rock and roll legend Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million for Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at a recent campaign event. Clapton performed at a Los Angeles fundraiser for Kennedy on Monday in support of his primary campaign against President Biden. Video footage of the concert made its rounds online, showing the Yardbirds alum […]

Pennsylvania state government operations to start using artificial intelligence

Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. Shapiro, speaking at a news conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, said his administration is convening an AI governing board, […]

Man Set to Be Executed for 1996 Slaying of Dance Student

Oklahoma is set to execute an inmate Thursday morning for the 1996 slaying of a University of Oklahoma dance student, a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene matched that of a man serving time for burglary…[#item_full_content]

High-speed Fla. Rail Line a Test for Private Travel

The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the U.S. will launch Friday when Florida’s Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.[#item_full_content]

GOP Senators Plan to Flank House With Help of Dems

Senate Republicans who are less than impressed with the inter-party turmoil playing out in the lower chamber are laying out their own strategy for how to keep the government funded and open, and it involves Democrats.[#item_full_content]

Lebanon investigates shooting outside US embassy

Lebanon’s security agencies have launched an investigation into a late night shooting outside the U.S. embassy in Lebanon that caused no injuries, officials said Thursday. No one claimed responsibility for the Wednesday night small arms fire in the vicinity of the entrance of the heavily-fortified compound in Beirut’s northeastern suburb of Awkar. It was not […]