911 calls released of kids in car fire
Officials have released the 911 calls from an incident at an Oviedo mall where a mother allegedly went to shoplift while she left her two small children in the car which ignited on fire
Day: June 3, 2023
Deadly beach rip currents claim 2 lives
Deadly rip currents in Volusia County have claimed the lives of two, while 45 others had to be rescued from the ocean on Friday
Hurricane season begins in the Atlantic
Weather experts have mixed predications about how severe hurricane season will be as it begins in the Atlantic.
Artificial intelligence: Control is futile
Re: “Averting the AI apocalypse” [May 28, Opinion]: While the author’s well-intentioned plans are imaginative, they are fatally flawed. Artificial intelligence is a tool, and as tool-using creatures we will design and employ a tool in any way that is t…
Over 200 killed after 2 trains derail, collide in eastern India
The collision occurred when one train derailed and became entangled with another that was derailed after debris from the first train fell on a nearby track, railway officials said.
Kyiv missile strikes: Tracking the rise of Russian attacks
Russia is mounting more frequent missile and drone raids on Ukraine recently, with a focus on Kyiv.
Bipartisanship: Climate solutions
Re: “Rep. Derek Kilmer strives for constructive change in Congress” [May 26, Opinion]: Describing the hard work of our representative in Congress, Derek Kilmer, is fully justified. Rep. Kilmer is smart, dedicated and determined to make Congress work be…
Beijing’s comedy crackdown is hitting its music scene
The crackdown on stand-up comedy unleashed by a joke is now hurting Beijing’s vibrant live music scene.
Resegregated schools: ‘Desegregate resources’
Re: “Segregated in Seattle” [May 28, A1] and “Seattle Schools strove for integration; then it fell apart” [May 29, A1]: I was struck by the resegregation articles in the Education Lab series. Author and historian Ibram X. Kendi’s claim that it is not h…