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‘Godfather of AI' warns Congress has ‘maybe a year' left to regulate AI
Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel laureate known as the “ Godfather of AI ,” issued an ominous warning to lawmakers: Congress may only have one year left to implement safeguards on artificial intelligence before it loses control of it. “Maybe a year, but not much more than a year,” Hinton...
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Investment adviser who defrauded NFL's Travis Kelce sentenced to 11 years in prison
An investment advisor who defrauded Travis Kelce and others out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Cychlorphine: New opioid stronger than fentanyl linked to San Francisco teen's overdose death, Mayor Daniel Lurie says; 4 arrested
A new synthetic opioid that San Francisco officials say is more powerful than fentanyl is circulating on the city's black market.
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OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in AI models, including an unreleased research model inserting "jailbreak-like instructions" into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and telling itself to be "freed from the roles and identitie...
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New Jersey social media influencer helps expose sophisticated arrest warrant scam
A mother and social media influencer said she was targeted by a phone scam in which callers claimed to be from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
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Relative of suspect in deadly Chatsworth bus crash speaks out
Bailee Rios faces murder charges following a deadly wrong-way Metro bus crash in Los Angeles that killed two passengers, amidst a surrounding tragedy that claimed three additional lives....
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Recap: Vigil honors lives of 5 killed in bus, LA news helicopter crashes
What to Know Sept. 15 marked a tragic day in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth, where two people were killed when a SUV collided with a bus and three people died in a news helicopter crash . The Los Angeles County medical examiner identified the bus crash victims as 46-year...
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Bailee Rios: Drugs found in SUV of driver charged in fatal Chatsworth Metro bus crash
Sources confirmed finding narcotics and paraphernalia in the vehicle of Bailee Rios following the fatal Chatsworth bus crash that killed two people.
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Commentary: The approaching El Niño is scary, but L.A.'s starred in this horror movie before
The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around L.A. -- the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos -- are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults....
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Driver killed after car slams into overpass on 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights
A driver was killed when their car flew off the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights and got Wedged under an overpass early Thursday morning.
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NBC4 chopper's final moments: A blaring alarm, loss of altitude and panic. Why did it crash?
The crash that killed three people on Tuesday night, including two NBC4 journalists, involved a single-engine AS350 B2 helicopter. Questions surround why it suddenly dropped from the sky....
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Uber ordered to pay $40M to parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, woman fatally struck after being left on California freeway
The parents of a 23-year-old woman killed after being left along a California freeway are speaking out.
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West Virginia woman charged in death of ill husband she left on toilet for 19 hours
A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death....
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Buckingham Palace responds to claim about King Charles after Princess Diana's death
Charles Spencer's new book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" is making headlines before its publication.
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free
Wiles shared in March that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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Carney embraces proposal for Canada to become European Union’s first associate member
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member.
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Popular drugs for bone health linked to significantly lower Alzheimer's risk
Commonly used osteoporosis drugs were linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia in a large study of older adults.
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Police K-9 set on fire during standoff with vandalism suspect, officials say
Three San Diego Police Department officers and the K-9 were treated for burn injuries, authorities said. The shooting reportedly took place at an adult entertainment store....
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2026 Toy Hall of Fame finalists released | Cast your vote
The Hall announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2026 on Wednesday. Voting is open to the public and a panel of judges until Sept. 23.
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Bryan Kohberger's family say they support his attempt to challenge conviction
The family of Bryan Kohberger is supporting his efforts to challenge his 2025 conviction
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Chatsworth vigil to honor lives of 5 who died in bus and helicopter crashes
A community vigil is scheduled for Thursday night in Chatsworth where five people died Tuesday in a heartbreaking series of events. The Chatsworth Community Vigil is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John Eudes Parish in the San Fernando Valley community. Chats...
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A California gender gap: Young Latinas want to fight Trump harder than Latinos, study finds
Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Trump's agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study....
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High-speed rail authority wasted money on first-class flights, trips to nightclub, report finds
California's high-speed rail authority is under new scrutiny after an inspector general found the agency approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending....
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More UC students are failing intro math courses as regents weigh reinstating SAT
As UC regents reconsider test-free admissions, faculty cite rising math failure rates while admissions officials report stable overall graduation rates....
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California GOP official apologizes for saying dead people voted. But he hasn't stopped sleuthing
Marin County Republicans' chairman took to a county meeting to retract his earlier accusations of election fraud.
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The Obamas' family dog Sunny dies, the former president says
The Obamas’ pet dog Sunny has died. Former President Barack Obama posted about the family's loss on social media Wednesday.
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After the border: Data shows where 4.5 million migrants went in the U.S.
An unprecedented surge in border crossings over the past decade reshaped America: Millions of people from more than 150 countries arrived, bringing the U.S. immigrant population to its highest levels ever. Now, data obtained exclusively by The Associated Press paints a picture of...
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2026 Clear The Shelters campaign drives 135K pet adoptions, raises $480K in donations
It was another big year for Clear The Shelters . NBCUniversal Local’s 12th annual pet adoption and donation campaign led to over 135,000 adoptions and raised more $480,000 in donations for participating shelters and rescues. The adoption push took place over the entire month of A...
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Driver in deadly Chatsworth bus crash faces murder, DUI charges
The woman behind the wheel of the SUV that slammed into a Metro bus on Tuesday, killing two passengers and sending six others to the hospital, was charged with second-degree murder and other crimes, prosecutors announced Thursday. Bailee Rios, 36, of Simi Valley was identified as...
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ABC7's Chris Cristi remembers reporter, pilot killed in NBC4 helicopter crash
ABC7's Chris Cristi shared memories of reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who died in the NBC4 helicopter crash.
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Recap: Community mourns news helicopter crash as NTSB starts investigation
Recap: Community mourns news helicopter crash as NTSB starts investigation NBC Los Angeles ‘The Day We All Dread’: Helicopter Crews See One of Their Own Fall The New York Times Los Angeles NBC helicopter seen plummeting toward ground in dashcam video foxnews.com...