A Princeton University student has built an app that helps detect whether a text was written by a human being or using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Senior and computer science major Edward Tian, said in a recent tweet that the algorithm behind his app, called GPTZero, can “quickly and efficiently …

A Colorado funeral home operator accused of illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday by a federal court judge. Megan Hess received the maximum sentence after pleading guilty to mail fraud in November under a plea agreement in which other …

The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit this week against JP Morgan Chase, alleging that the banking giant benefited from Jeffrey Epstein’s illegal sex trafficking enterprise and helped conceal the ongoing exploitation of women and girls at his property on Little St. James. The suit, filed …

Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which he described as a “serious but curable form of cancer,” and he said he will begin chemo-immunotherapy treatments on an outpatient basis. “I expect to be able to work through this period but …

Washington — The newly released $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown and continue funding the government through late 2023 includes several provisions to bolster security and prevent attacks against members of Congress. The bill also tucks away money to help respond to the crushing caseload of more than …

3M will phase out the manufacturing of so-called “forever chemicals” and try to get them out of all its products within two years, the chemical and consumer products maker said Tuesday. The decision arrives after U.S. environmental regulators designated the chemicals — used in nonstick frying pans, water-repellent sports gear, …

Scott Peterson, who was convicted by a California jury of killing his pregnant wife Laci Peterson in 2002, has been denied a new trial.  The 50-year-old Peterson and his legal team argued that a juror in his 2004 murder trial committed misconduct and he deserved a new trial. However, on Tuesday …

Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet …

Joseph Kromelis, known as Chicago’s “Walking Man” has died, months after he was set on fire while sleeping on the street, CBS Chicago’s Elyssa Kaufman reports. Kromelis was sleeping when a man threw gasoline on his head and set him ablaze. The 75 year-old wasn’t expected to survive. But in September, …

Washington — President Biden is speaking at the 10th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on Wednesday night, joining survivors and families whose lives were forever changed by shootings.  The vigil is at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, and Mr. Biden will be joined by …