SKorea: NKorea Defector Steals Bus, Attempts to Return to North
A North Korean defector, now living in South Korea, has been arrested in South Korea after attempting to cross the heavily fortified border back into the North using a stolen bus....
Politics
OpenAI Receives $4B Credit Line
ChatGPT-creator OpenAI has received a $4B revolving credit line. This is on top of the $6.6B funding round it closed a day prior, bringing the company's reported liquidity to over $10B....
Science & technology
Study: Facebook Altered Algorithm During Study on Trustworthy News
New research claims that 63 temporary Facebook algorithm changes, made by parent company Meta between November 2020 and March 2021, affected a study published in 2023 concerning whether the social media platform encouraged untrustworthy news....
Environment & Energy
Sudan: Dam Burst Kills Scores, Destroys 50K Homes
According to Sudanese media, at least 60 people have been killed and more than 50K homes destroyed following the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Sudan's northeast Red Sea State over the weekend....
Health
Pfizer Recalls Sickle Cell Treatment
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced Wednesday a global recall of its sickle cell anemia drug Oxbryta, citing an 'imbalance' of deaths and health complications in patients....
Money
DOJ Sues Visa Over Alleged Monopoly on Debit Card Swipes
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Visa, the San Francisco-based payment network, alleging it violated antitrust law by illegally stifling competition in the debit card market....
Crime & justice
Unsealed Filing Challenges Trump's Immunity in Jan. 6 Case
US Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday in a 165-page filing argued that former Pres. Donald Trump's alleged actions to overturn the 2020 election are not protected by presidential immunity....
Culture
Stolen Banksy Painting Found, Two Arrested
Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the 'Girl with Balloon' painting — made by the anonymous street artist Banksy — from the Grove Gallery in London, England, on Sept. 8....
Sports
Mauricio Pochettino Named US Men's National Soccer Team Head Coach
The US Soccer Federation (USSF) on Thursday named Mauricio Pochettino — former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Tottenham Hotspur manager — as the new head coach of the US Men's National Team....
