Editor’s note: This story shares details of child sexual abuse that may be disturbing to readers. PORTLAND, Ore. (CURRENCY) — Alumni of an Oregon school district have alleged that a former teacher sexually abused them, as other faculty members were “fully aware” of the misconduct. In a $10.5 million lawsuit filed Wednesday, Cascades School District … Read more
Gold futures (GC=F) settled near $4,240 an ounce on Friday, closing a fourth straight month of gains and bringing the yellow metal back within shouting distance of its record high on expectations of a December rate cut. Dovish commentary from Federal Reserve officials raised the odds that policymakers will decide to cut interest rates by … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as the Donald Trump administration launched the first of more than a dozen attacks on alleged drug boats that have killed more than 80 people over the past three months. On September 2, US military personnel fired a missile that hit … Read more
A northern New Jersey truck driving school that has been in business since 1983 has agreed to a financial settlement with the state to end a lawsuit in which it was accused of misclassifying driver instructors as independent contractors. State attorney general Matthew Platkin announced the settlement earlier this week with Jersey Tractor Trailer Training … Read more
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has retracted comments claiming no U.S. marines were currently in the two-island nation — a development that comes as the U.S. government seeks allies amid ongoing strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and beyond. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told reporters Thursday that US Marines … Read more
The journey home from Thanksgiving for millions of travelers in the central United States will be disrupted by a “significant winter storm,” National Weather Service forecasters said. “A large area of accumulating snow will spread from the Rockies and High Plains to much of the Midwest over the weekend,” said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist … Read more
By Alistair Smout and Andrew Gray LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday that talks to join the European Union’s SAFE defense fund had failed, in a blow to a much-lauded reset of post-Brexit relations aimed at strengthening Europe’s defence. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed a “new era” in Britain’s relationship with the EU in … Read more
By Jesus Calero and Gus Trompiz MADRID (Reuters) – African swine fever has returned to Spain for the first time in three decades after two wild boars found dead near Barcelona tested positive for the virus, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday, putting growing pork exports to China at risk of a ban. The outbreak, … Read more
A longtime Roman Catholic priest in Alabama has voluntarily left the clergy after a woman alleged to his superiors that he provided her financial support in exchange for “private company” including sex that began when she was 17. The self-imposed removal of Robert Sullivan from the priesthood – known as laicization – was announced Wednesday, … Read more
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Ezra Acayan / Getty Images With so much AI buzz in the air these days, there are many sensationalist claims about the effect of the technology on the job market. One prevailing narrative – and perhaps the driving financial incentive behind AI – is that AI is set … Read more