• Catching Freedom Rallies from Last to First to win Louisiana Derby

    Catching Freedom rallied eight-wide on the final turn and surged in the stretch to a last-to-first one-length victory in the $1 million Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby going 1 3/16-miles at Fair Grounds on March 23. Read More

  • English court jails its first cyberflasher under online safety laws

    The first person convicted of cyberflashing in England and Wales was sentenced to 66 weeks in prison on Tuesday, prosecutors said, after he sent unsolicited explicit photos of his genitals over WhatsApp

  • ‘And the first one now will later be last For the times, they are a-changin’

    Special to WorldTribune, March 17, 2024 Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth saving And you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times, […]

  • Shelter Dog Finds Peace At Last On First Night In Foster Home

    Animals who are only used to a life of tragedy and living in a shelter typically take time to adjust when they find themselves in a new home. But one foster pup instantly found relief.The January 7 TikTok video posted by user @grittybrittty shows the foster dog Cynthia wrapped up in the arms of her foster parent on the couch. It was only her first night living with her foster parents yet, she was already at peace.The loud and stressful animal shelter environment didn't follow her there. She was...

  • Prosecutors weigh up Australia’s first case under government secrecy laws

    Revelation comes as the new independent monitor raises concerns about the laws which can send someone to jail for up to 10 years for revealing classified information

  • People mocked me for being too serious – Osun Law graduate with double first-class

    Osun State indigene, Omowumi Omoniyi, who bagged first-class at both Joseph Ayo Babalola University and the Nigerian Law School, tells ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE her motivation and how her parents’ storytelling inspired her to pursue a career in Law  What does graduating with first-class mean to you? I’m Omowumi Comfort Omoniyi; I’m 22 years old from the Read More

  • Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI

    Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence. The legislation is called the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT While the presence of AI in music-making can be traced back to the 1950s, recent groundbreaking advances in generative AI, with robots now making music as digital pop stars, have divided opinions in the industry. Many experts say...

  • Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI

    Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence. The legislation is called the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act. While the presence of AI in music-making can be traced back to the 1950s, recent groundbreaking advances in generative AI, with robots now making music as digital pop stars, have divided opinions in the industry.

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    Extreme Texas immigration law stays paused, but SCOTUS may have the last word

    Last week, the Supreme Court let Texas’ extreme immigration law take effect. The dissenting Democratic appointees explained how that decision flew in the face of long-standing precedent that gives the federal government exclusive authority over entry and removal of people in the country illegally. As it turned out, Senate Bill 4 took effect only briefly, because the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked it shortly after the Supreme Court condoned it. But the Supreme Court’s action was a...

  • Pac-12 Thriving After First Round of NCAA Tournament in Last Dance for the Conference

    As a whole, college sports is chaos. The unexpected is expected, and surprising results don't necessarily have immense shock value. Given that setup, perhaps

  • 'Hell and chaos': Lawmaker says Trump has unleashed a mob 'terrorizing' law enforcement

    Former President Donald Trump has created a climate in which both lawmakers and law enforcement officials are being constantly harassed, threatened, and put in fear for their own safety, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said on MSNBC Thursday.Swalwell, who has been subject to numerous death threats on himself and his family for his work investigating Trump, reacted in particular to reporting from NBC News that Trump has ramped up his rhetoric calling violent January 6 rioters "hostages," discussing...

  • The first 'cyberflasher' is convicted under England's new law and gets more than 5 years in prison

    England's first convicted cyberflasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison after sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating the Online Safety Act, which