An Arizona county supervisor pled guilty to failing to canvass, or certify, the results of the 2022 midterm election. Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd, R, entered a plea agreement with the Arizona Attorney General’s office in which she admitted to refusing to perform her duty as an election officer, a misdemeanor.  In the plea agreement’s…

Alcon Entertainment, the company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing the group of copyright infringement. This new lawsuit claims that Tesla used AI-generated images resembling scenes from the film to promote its new autonomous vehicle, the “Cybercab” — a fully autonomous robotaxi the company…

Geologists have uncovered remnants from a giant space rock that could provide answers to what ignited an abundance of life on Earth. New research published on Monday, Oct. 21, reveals a giant space rock slammed into what’s now South Africa more than 3 billion years ago with one student researcher calling it a “fertilizer bomb”…

Israeli officials are reportedly considering a small-scale Egyptian cease-fire proposal with Hamas. An Israeli security cabinet official said the potential cease-fire would involve the release of six Israeli hostages in exchange for a two week pause in fighting. The cease-fire would be temporary fix until a full-scale release of all 101 hostages could be secured.…

Former President Donald Trump continued his podcast blitz on Monday, Oct. 21, to reach young male voters, appearing on “Six Feet Under with Mark Calaway.” Calaway is better known to pro wrestling fans as The Undertaker from the WWE. Trump’s connection with wrestling goes back decades. Trump Plaza in Atlantic City hosted WWE’s marquee event…

General Motors posted a stronger-than-expected profit in the third quarter of 2024, boosting its outlook for the full year. Despite challenges from last year’s United Auto Workers strike, GM’s revenue rose by more than 10%, and the company is on track to achieve record profits. GM reported an adjusted profit of $3.4 billion for the…

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, and his partner, Matthew Smith, were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22, on charges of sex trafficking following a yearlong investigation by the FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn. The two men, along with a middleman, Jim Jacobson, are accused of recruiting young men with promises of modeling…

As Russia hosts 22 international leaders who represent 45% of the world’s population for a global finance summit, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is using the opportunity to call for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Oct. 22, he wanted the war to end peacefully and…

Some early voters in Florida were met with challenges while attempting to cast their early ballots in the 2024 presidential election. Early voting began Monday, Oct. 21, in the Sunshine State as some voters faced long lines and election offices dealt with crashing websites. Election offices in Broward and Palm Beach counties experienced an outage,…

A fish species, long believed to be extinct, has resurfaced in the waters of Southeast Asia, sparking hope among conservationists. The elusive giant salmon carp, known as the “Mekong Ghost,” had not been seen since 2005, raising fears that it had vanished forever. In 2020, excitement spread through the scientific community when reports emerged from…