In the extensive case, the New York architect accused of murder in the Gilgo Beach crimes is contesting the DNA evidence used against him and requesting two trials. Rex Heuermann's attorneys contend that the DNA evidence used by the prosecution should not be used in the trial since it is not generally acknowledged in the scientific world. Additionally, the defense team for the Long Island resident seeks to divide the case against him into several trials. The remains of at least ten people, predominantly female prostitutes, were found along a remote highway near Gilgo Beach on the south shore of Long Island, and authorities have been looking into their deaths since late 2010. In 2023, Heuermann was taken into custody and accused with the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Lynn Costello, a...

After their first policy meeting of the second Trump administration, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. President Donald Trump, who had aimed to exert pressure on policymakers to cut rates, was incensed by that decision. One hint at the central bank's justification: It took a more cautious stance on inflation in its press release announcing the decision, which experts usually interpret as an indication of the way forward. In their earlier announcement, officials took out a portion of a sentence stating that inflation has come closer to their 2% target, simply mentioning that it is still rather high in Wednesday's statement. In a news conference after the announcement, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that while recent inflation data appeared to be positive, we sho...

A series of fierce wildfires that raged across the Los Angeles area on January 7 were fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. They destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed at least 29 people, some of whom perished attempting to stop the fires from devouring their houses. Two of the fires were linked to an undetermined number of serious injuries, according to a Los Angeles County fire official, while a city official in Los Angeles called the night of January 7 one of the most terrible and catastrophic she had ever witnessed in her area of the city. What we know about the flames is as follows. Where are the fires? On the morning of January 7, a brush fire broke out in Pacific Palisades, a suburb in Los Angeles east of Malibu. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protect...

The Summary A NASA spacecraft brought samples from the asteroid Bennu back to Earth in 2023. The first in-depth analyses of that material have revealed organic molecules, including building blocks of life. The results bolster the theory that asteroids that crashed into Earth may have delivered the ingredients for life. Scientists have found a variety of organic chemicals, including essential components of life, in samples collected from a far-off asteroid. The unexpected discovery raises the possibility that the chemical components required for life were present across the early solar system. Launched in 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission collected dust, silt, and rock fragments from the asteroid Bennu and transported them to Earth in 2023. It is estimated that the 4.5-billi...

Olympic gold medallist Gabby Thomas claims that a gang of males had been following her at airports in several cities, so she sought her social media fans for help. Five-time Olympic medallist Thomas claimed in a TikTok video on Tuesday that she has been harassed by a gang of men who have shown up at airports around the nation while she is traveling and asked her to sign a stack of photos. She claims the guys have been "aggressive and hostile" when she rejects them, even if she thinks they are resellers. "It doesn't matter what city," Thomas stated. "They have visited me on my way to and from Miami as well as on my way to and from Chicago. They also have the details of my flight." According to her, three to six of the males had arrived at the airport entrance. However, Thomas claimed that t...

As the Republican-led Congress prepares to carry out his agenda, President Donald Trump signed an immigration detention bill into law on Wednesday, his first legislative victory of his second term. Last Wednesday, the House finally approved the bill by a vote of 263-156, with 46 Democrats voting with the Republicans. Twelve Democrats broke with their party to support the proposal, which also cleared the Senate last week by a vote of 64-35. Trump thanked the Republican and Democratic members who pushed the bill to his desk and began his speech with a victory lap, claiming that his immigration program was the reason he won the election. "That is the reason I am here rather than someone else. In fact, it's the main reason," Trump stated during his speech in the White House's East Wing, praisi...

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said that he will issue an executive order to begin the construction of a facility at Guantanamo Bay that would accommodate thousands of migrants. Trump made the remark at a signing ceremony for the immigration detention law known as the Laken Riley Act. "I m also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay," added the president. The majority of people aren't even aware of it. Guantanamo has 30,000 beds to house the most dangerous illegal aliens who pose a threat to the American people. Because we don't want them to return, some of them are so terrible that we don't even trust the nations to hold them," Trump continued.

Concerns have been raised regarding the safety of China's DeepSeek, a free AI chatbot that is outperforming its American equivalents. According to cybersecurity experts, the app does not seem particularly harmful at first glance, but it nevertheless poses serious privacy threats because it complies with Chinese regulations and is an artificial intelligence tool that has the potential to gather and manipulate any information users provide. All large language models, or LLMs, the kind of AI-powered sophisticated chatbot made well-known by OpenAI's ChatGPT, are constructed by initially gathering enormous volumes of data, and they function in part by gathering user input. DeepSeek is no different from ChatGPT, albeit being more effective. All businesses are required by Chinese legislation to c...

After their first policy meeting of the second Trump administration, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Despite pressure from President Donald Trump on officials to decrease rates, that choice was made. One hint at the central bank's justification: It took a more cautious stance on inflation in its press release announcing the decision, which experts usually interpret as an indication of the way forward. In their last report, officials took off a portion stating that inflation has moved closer to their 2% target, stating merely that it is still fairly high on Wednesday. In a news conference after the announcement, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that while recent inflation data appeared to be positive, we shouldn't overreact to two positive or two negative [infla...

An emotional former senator, Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 11 years in jail by a judge Wednesday for a corruption and bribery operation that lasted for years and earned him gold bars and large sums of money. Twice, Menendez had sobbed as he begged U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy. Menendez recalled acts he claimed to have taken to assist people while serving in the Senate, a position he was forced to leave following his conviction, and concluded by saying, "I have lost everything." "Every day I am awake is a punishment for a man who has dedicated his entire life to public service," Menendez stated. The prosecutors had suggested a life sentence and execution for the 71-year-old former leader of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a 15-year term for the New Jer...