MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general vowed Monday to defend a potential Donald Trump victory in the swing state next year, saying he’s confident that the state’s election systems work. Trump, a Republican, refused to concede that Democrat Joe Biden won Wisconsin in 2020. Multiple court challenges and a partial recount ultimately confirmed … Read more
Lynne Spears, the mother of pop star Britney Spears, was photographed shopping at Dollar General. The news follows claims that the Louisiana native has begun working as a substitute teacher to pay her bills, despite the fact that she is still living in the mansion that Britney built for her in 2001. Britney Spears’ Mother … Read more
A decorated Russian general and his wife were found dead at his home. The general, Vladimir Sviridov, was critical of soldier training in the Russian military. He’s the latest in a series of critics of the Russian establishment found inexplicably dead. Another member of the Russian military was found dead under unknown circumstances this week. Lieutenant … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — A tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union appears to be headed for defeat. The union hasn’t posted final vote totals yet, but workers at five large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by … Read more
[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. The researchers involved compared the system to ImageNet, the landmark database founded in 2009 that is now home to more than … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot, saying proponents are waging “a war” to protect the procedure and ultimately will seek to expand those rights in future years. But proponents of the proposed amendment said Attorney General Ashley … Read more
Russian soldiers during the Vostok military exercise at a training area south of Vladivostok in September 2018.MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia has taken hundreds of thousands of casualties since attacking Ukraine last year. Thousands more troops have deserted, a reflection of the Russian military’s deep morale problems. Ukrainian information warfare has helped drive those … Read more
Tyler Christopher, famous for his work on “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives,” is dead. The soap star died Tuesday morning in his San Diego apartment, the result of a “cardiac event” … according to his ‘GH’ costar Maurice Bernard. Tyler’s being remembered by Maurice as “a truly talented individual that lit up the … Read more
Tyler Christopher has sadly passed away at the age of 50. The actor was best known for playing the role of Nikolas Cassadine on the soap opera series General Hospital from 1996 through 2016, winning the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his final season. He also starred in Days … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James is spearheading a $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. The outcome of the trial could have a substantial impact on both Trump’s wealth and the future of his real estate holdings. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. and other executives from The Trump Organization … Read more