NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, ...
Despite watchdog groups warning that few regulatory guardrails exist to meet the threats posed by the rapid development and deployment of AI technology, the 119th Congress has been slow to respond. Though the White House in March proposed a blueprint for lawmakers to craft federal AI-related legislation, no federal framework has advanced out of committee in either chamber. A bipartisan proposal six lawmakers introduced in June as a starting point received chilly responses from leadership in both parties, who indicated they’re looking for a more robust solution, rather than ...
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Centre, believes the Iranian regime is at fault for the ongoing war with the United States, although he supports an end of the conflict. “We didn’t choose this war,” Thompson said on Wednesday. “The number of American soldiers that have been killed at different bases in the Middle East, around the world is just wrong.” “And I certainly support an end to the war at this point,” he continued. Thompson made the remarks at an agriculture town hall on Wednesday during the annual Penn State Ag Progress Days. An attendee asked Thompson ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has improved its financial position since a 2022 audit, but continues to face challenges involving debt and hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid tolls, according to a new performance audit released by state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor. The audit, which covers June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2025, includes five findings and 19 recommendations aimed at improving the commission’s finances and its ability to collect unpaid tolls. “I am pleased to say that a lot has improved since our first audit in 2022,” DeFoor ...
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a complaint against a Lackawanna County paving contractor and its owner, alleging they used high-pressure sales tactics, abandoned projects and charged customers more than agreed upon. The complaint names N. Stanley Paving Inc. and owner Nicholas E. Stanley and alleges violations of Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act and Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the business advertised paving, sealing and asphalt services through social ...
