Mexican authorities release another 16 people kidnapped by criminal groups in Sinaloa state

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities Sunday rescued another 16 people kidnapped by criminal gangs two days earlier in the northern city of Culiacan. Forty-two people were released Saturday amid a wave of violence. Also on Sunday, a member of Mexico’s national guard was killed in the region as he took part in the rescue efforts … Read more

People Are Talking About The Most Horrifying Real-Life Deaths They’ve Heard About And This Is Not For Children

As someone who writes a lot about terrifying things and spends hours going down Reddit rabbit holes, my attention was grabbed when I came across an interesting r/AskReddit thread from a few months ago. User daddadnc posed the question, “What’s the most horrifying real-life death you’ve heard about?” and there were an astounding number of … Read more

3 people are dead, several missing after migrant boat runs into trouble off southeastern Spain

MADRID — A boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three people and several others were believed missing, authorities said Friday. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said in a statement that two survivors and three bodies were found on a partially sunken boat off the … Read more

When deploying GenAI at scale, people must come first. Here’s how

FG Trade/Getty Images A recent Salesforce survey of 600 IT leaders reveals a new mandate from their bosses: Incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into the technology stack — and fast.  But the response from IT professionals is “not so fast” — highlighting concerns about resources, data security, and data quality.  Also: Even more businesses will … Read more

Nsave gets $4M to enable people from unstable economies open offshore accounts

Nsave, a fintech based in Geneva making banking in Switzerland accessible to people in countries at war or those with unstable banking sectors or facing high inflation, has raised $4 million seed funding. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and TQ Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, SV Angel and FONGIT: the State of … Read more

Amazon Spring Sale: The Samsung QLED TV that most people should buy is up to $2,400 off

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat’s the deal? Amazon is currently discounting up to $2,400 off the QN90C Neo QLED model. The 55-inch model I tested can be had for just $1,300 ($700 off) during the Amazon Big Spring Sale. Why this deal is ZDNET-recommended Since being introduced in 2021, Samsung’s Neo QLED series of televisions has ranked high … Read more

U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report, driven largely by young people

The United States is no longer among the world’s 20 happiest countries, according to a new report — with young people hit particularly hard and reporting lower levels of well-being than any other age group. The United States fell from 15th in 2023 to 23rd in this year’s World Happiness Report, which was released Wednesday … Read more

A bus crashes into a tunnel wall in China, killing 14 people

BEIJING — A bus crashed into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China killing 14 people, state media said Wednesday. Thirty-seven other people were injured in the Tuesday afternoon crash, state broadcaster CCTV said. The bus was carrying 51 passengers when it hit the wall on the Hohhot-Beihai Expressway in the city of … Read more

Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. Small trucks with customized cages are ferrying dozens of Haitians every day from a … Read more

Oprah Winfrey Shares What She Hopes People Take Away From Her Weight Loss Special (Exclusive)

Oprah Winfrey is set to bring the conversation regarding the radical impact of prescription weight-loss medications to TV with a new special, and the beloved media mogul is looking forward to shedding a light on the stigma, controversy and discomfort surrounding the topic. Winfrey, 70, spoke about the forthcoming TV special with ET’s Kevin Frazier … Read more