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Prosecutors say suspect in missing students' killings asked ChatGPT about disposing of a body
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh had asked ChatGPT what would happen if a human body was put in a garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster, days before they went missing, according to a report filed by prosecutors over the weekend.
Hisham Abug ... (full story)
Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on April 27 seemed inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes.
The justices heard nearly two hours of arguments in an appeal from Okello Chatrie, who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in a ... (full story)
New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding, with New York and New Orleans standing out, according to one of the most comprehensive studies ever of flood risk.
Researchers at the University of Alabama used 16 different factors i ... (full story)
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on April 23 signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.
The order signed by To ... (full story)
An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and 'Heated Rivalry'
NEW YORK (AP) — To the cheers and applause of thousands of BookCon attendees, “Heated Rivalry” author Rachel Reid and director-screenwriter Jacob Tierney walked on to the main event stage at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center. The two Canadians have been international celebrities for just a few months, and s ... (full story)