Olafimihan Oshin

A federal judge is blocking a California law that would mandate certain safety features for semiautomatic handguns.  U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney on Monday ruled in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) and four individuals who had said the law violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms since no...

The only hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho, has announced it will no longer provide obstetrical services, blaming stringent restrictions on reproductive care enacted by the state’s government.  “Without pediatrician coverage to manage neonatal resuscitations and perinatal care, it is unsafe and unethical to offer routine labor and delivery services,” Bonner General Health said in a statement....

OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT tool, has announced plans to release its new artificial intelligence tool called the GPT-4.  In a blog post published Wednesday, OpenAI said its latest technology tool, trained by its cloud computing platform Azure, is a large multimodal model, meaning that images and text prompts can be used to...

Federal prosecutors say that a man charged over his participation in the Jan 6., 2021 attack at the Capitol violated the terms of his court-approved travel conditions by attending this month's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) without asking.  According to court documents obtained by CNN, prosecutors said that Garbiel Garcia had sought permission from the...

Former President Trump is officially declining to offer testimony in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe into the hush-money payment to adult performer Stormy Daniels made before the 2016 election. "He won't be participating in that proceeding — a proceeding that we and most election law experts believe is with absolutely no legal merit," Trump...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Sunday that his fellow lawmakers should “talk” more about changing the retirement age for people currently in their 20s in part due to longer life expectancy. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” anchor Shannon Bream asked Kennedy if he thinks there should be "conversations" in Congress about changing...

President Biden on Wednesday delivered a statement on International Women’s Day, using the remarks as a chance to call out a number of countries for repressing women's rights.  In a statement, Biden said that while Wednesday marks a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of women and girls around the world, there are still instances...

“Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb returned to her post on Monday, explaining her prolonged absence due to her daughter being admitted to a hospital.  “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week," Kotb said on Monday after a weeks-long absence. "I’m...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed to find those responsible for the death of a Ukrainian soldier who was seen executed in a brutal video posted online.  Zelenksy’s response comes after a video circulated showing a Ukrainian soldier being shot to death by Russians right after saying “Slava Ukraini," or "Glory to Ukraine,” on...