GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, has plenty on her plate, what with legal wrangles around its Copilot pair-progammer, as well as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which was voted through the European Parliament this week as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law.” Three years in the making, the EU AI Act first reared its head … Read more
A police officer in Alabama has been disciplined after he arrested a woman at her home because she refused to show him her identification. City leaders have condemned the arrest of Twyla Stallworth, 40, in February and ordered the entire Andalusia Police Department to receive additional training in city ordinances and constitutional and state law. … Read more
A civil employee serving an eviction notice and a police officer who responded to a call for help were killed Thursday in Independence, Missouri, authorities said. The shooting happened at a home in the area of Elsea Smith and Bundschu Road, the Independence Police Department said on Facebook. Police Chief Adam Dustman called the fallen … Read more
DENVER (AP) — Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the man’s family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in Colorado Springs was … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio city agreed this week to a settlement with a former K-9 officer and a truck driver involved in an attack last year, video of which garnered national attention and raised questions about the use of dogs to apprehend suspects. Records shared with The Associated Press by the city … Read more
Amelia Earhart seated atop the cockpit of the twin-motored, all-metal, Lockheed-Elecktra monoplane, is pictured adjacent to a sonar image of what researchers believe may be the wreckage of her ill-fated flight.Getty Images/Deep Sea Vision Tony Romeo believes he’s discovered Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aircraft. Romeo told BI he captured an image of an aircraft-shaped object on … Read more
A disgraced police officer has left her role before she was sacked which led her to being charged with assault by beating and criminal damage in Greater Manchester. Former Constable Kia Pulford Stone, who was based in Merseyside, was charged following two separate incidents which took place in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on March 4 and … Read more
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and pull the man to safety. Bystanders called 911 on Thursday after the 65-year-old Traverse City man fell through … Read more
Toxicology results say Milwaukee Police Officer James J. Nowak was intoxicated when he was involved in a crash with a semitruck in Oak Creek that eventually took his life. Nowak’s blood alcohol content was 0.241%, according to a Jan. 4 statement from Karen Domagalski, operations manager at the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office. The legal … Read more
Paul Alex started a side hustle operating ATM machines.Paul Alex As a police officer, Paul Alex decided he would be better off by investing in cash-flowing assets. He initially bought six ATMs and scaled to 30 with the profits he earned. A decent minimum return on an ATM should be at least $200 a month … Read more