AI facial recognition tech brings 'airport-style security' to UK stores, says human rights group
A rising number of British stores are using a facial recognition system powered by artificial intelligence to identify repeat shoplifters in what one human rights group has called the spread of "airport-style security" on the high street.
2023-07-15 15:24
Seven dead and thousands evacuate homes in South Korea due to heavy rain
Seven people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to heavy rain.
2023-07-15 14:47
Sunak Officials Play Down Talk of Cooling Prices Before Key Week
After watching British prices surge faster than expected for four straight months, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team isn’t
2023-07-15 13:15
A suspect was charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case. Here's a timeline of the case and the investigation
For more than a decade, a string of unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders terrorized residents and confounded authorities on Long Island's South Shore after a woman's 2010 disappearance led investigators to find at least 10 sets of human remains and launched the hunt for a possible serial killer.
2023-07-15 12:53
Ex-soccer player accused of planning suicide bomb attack acquitted
A Tunisian man who the Justice Department accused of working with members of Al Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden, to plot a suicide bomb attack against Americans in Europe was acquitted Friday by a Washington, DC, jury of all charges he faced -- a rarity in a terror trial.
2023-07-15 10:53
War, Debt Distress, Inflation: G-20 Finance Chiefs Spar in India
The finance and central bank chiefs of the world’s largest economies will debate the risks of Russia’s prolonged
2023-07-15 10:53
Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of rape and attempted rape
Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has asked for privacy to begin "rebuilding his life" after he was found not guilty on a charge of rape and a separate charge of attempted rape.
2023-07-15 10:22
Republicans prosecutors target corporate diversity programmes
State attorneys general threaten top US companies with legal action over race-based quotas.
2023-07-15 08:49
Federal appeals court rules Microsoft can close its Activision merger
A federal appeals court said it will not block Microsoft from closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, handing the Federal Trade Commission its second major defeat this week in a case involving the future of the video game industry.
2023-07-15 07:54
U.S. appeals court refuses FTC request to pause Microsoft deal for Activision
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's request that it order Microsoft to
2023-07-15 07:53
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson to step down as Rainbow PUSH Coalition president
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the international human and civil rights organization he founded.
2023-07-15 07:50
Long Island murders suspect had history of tax issues and lawsuits
The architect accused in a string of Long Island killings has been years late in paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, repeatedly filed lawsuits accusing drivers of injuring him in car accidents, and still lives in his childhood home, according to a review of public records and court documents.
2023-07-15 07:16