Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who pushed for expanded access to Vermont’s law that allows people who are terminally ill to receive lethal medication to end their lives died in Vermont on Thursday, an event her husband called “comfortable and peaceful,” just like she wanted. Lynda Bluestein, who had terminal cancer, ended her … Read more

Russia sentences more dissidents to long prison terms

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave As Russians prepare for their own holiday season, the government’s crackdown on political activists and citizens who have voiced their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, does not appear to be taking a break. On Friday, a court in Siberia sentenced a former head of Russian opposition … Read more

Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed, the family’s attorney announced Tuesday. The … Read more

Actors are concerned about AI terms in new SAG-AFTRA contract

The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike may be over, but concerns about artificial intelligence regulations in the union’s new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have given actors pause. SAG-AFTRA members are currently voting to ratify the new contract, with the vote … Read more

Threads ‘Temporarily’ Blocking Covid-Related Search Terms

Image: rafapress (Shutterstock) Threads search is blocking terms like “Covid,” “vaccines,” “long Covid,” and others, but it is reportedly only temporary according to Instagram’s head, Adam Mosseri. This comes a week after he said the app would not “amplify news.” Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter Killer When Thread users input … Read more

Jill Duggar On Writing About Brother Josh’s Abuse in New Book: ‘I Wanted To Tell It On Our Own Terms’

Jill Duggar is reclaiming her own narrative. The 32-year-old former reality star and her husband, Derick Dillard, spoke to ET last week about her experience reliving painful memories of her brother Josh Duggar’s actions she describes as abusive while writing her new book, Counting the Cost.  “My life has already been very public,” Jill told ET’s … Read more

Mastering the iPhone 15 Professional digicam: This is what Apple’s advertising and marketing phrases really imply

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple put loads of its give attention to the skilled digicam options within the new iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max throughout this week’s launch occasion. In reality, Apple dropped so many ideas, phrases, and acronyms in such a brief area of time that it might need left your head spinning.  Additionally: All the things Apple … Read more