Myanmar's military government moved Wednesday to guarantee victory in upcoming elections by dissolving all opposition parties, including Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy. Ohio lawmakers have approved a $13.5 billion transportation budget, which includes new rail safety rules in the wake of last month's East Palestine train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the air and water. President Joe Biden will travel to Rolling Fork, Miss., on Friday to survey the damage caused by a series of deadly storms that tore through the state and left a path of destruction over the weekend. A gamma-ray burst, which lit up our galaxy last October, was the "brightest burst" ever seen and a once-in-10,000-year explosion, according to NASA. A bipartisan bill introduced by members of the U.S. House and Senate would add commercial flight passengers who are violent aboard planes to the no-fly list. Authorities confirmed Wednesday they have arrested one man in connection with last week's fatal smuggling incident in Texas. Hundreds of tech leaders, including Elon Musk, are warning artificial intelligence labs in an open letter to immediately stop the "out of control" advanced AI race for six months to make sure all systems are safe. The Republican-led Kentucky legislature passed one of the most restrictive LGBTQ bills in the country Wednesday, overturning a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear. SpaceX's 21st launch of the year sent 56 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday afternoon. Video game creator Electronic Arts confirmed Wednesday it is laying off 6% of the company's overall workforce. Republican lawmakers Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at designating Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The second Summit for Democracy entered its second day Wednesday with President Joe Biden hosting a number of world leaders virtually in an effort to expand international partnerships to promote freedom around the world. Apple has announced that its yearly World Wide Developers Conference will run from June 5 to June 9. The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted to repeal legislation passed 20 years ago, authorizing the use of American military force in Iraq. Prime Video has released an official trailer for the upcoming series "Dead Ringers" in which Rachel Weisz portrays twin gynecologists in a serialized, gender-swapped remake of David Cronenberg's 1988 cult classic. A principal in Florida resigned after being duped by a scammer posing as Elon Musk and sending a $100,000 check from the school's account. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Artak Hamazaspyan, the founder and ex-CEO of Beaxy.com, for "raising $8 million in an unregistered offering of the Beaxy token." The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it does not have jurisdiction to reduce or commute the life sentence of Pamela Smart. Aryna Sabalenka flung open her court-side refrigerator and covered her face with an ice bag, as she struggled to overcome heat, in addition to quarterfinal foe Sorana Cirstea in an upset loss Wednesday at the Miami Open. Emergency responders in Tennessee conducted what they branded "The Great Alpaca Rescue" when several of the animals wandered into barbed wire and ended up entangled. A message in a bottle thrown into the water near the Canary Islands was returned to one of its authors after washing up on a Bermuda beach. A lost cat was reunited with his family after being rescued from a ledge on a San Antonio highway overpass. Pope Francis was at a Rome hospital for a medical checkup on Wednesday, the Vatican said. |
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