A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a …
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar during a January town hall in which the Democratic lawmaker condemned Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the U.S. Justice Department said. “Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, pleaded guilty today to one count of Assaulting a United States Officer …
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, May 8 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party plans to revamp its propaganda efforts by drafting in social media influencers and artificial intelligence experts while adopting new formats such as podcasts and targeted content, internal documents seen by Reuters show. Building a network of at least 1,000 influencers …
May 7 (Reuters) – Singapore has isolated and is testing two residents who were onboard a cruise ship linked to a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Thursday. Countries worldwide are tracking passengers on the virus-hit ship to prevent further spread of the hantavirus. Three people – a Dutch couple …
Handguns could be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition. In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless …
By Jasper Ward and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of State has started a review of the more than 50 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a State Department official said on Thursday. The move, which comes amid tense relations between Mexico and the U.S., could result in the …
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the immigration detention center known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” always was meant to be temporary. His comments came on the same day that The New York Times reported state and federal officials were in early talks about shutting down the facility in the …
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Andrea Lee surprised even herself Thursday when she walked off the 18th green at Mountain Ridge with four birdies over her last five holes for a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead over Jeeno Thitikul and Lydia Ko in the Mizuho Americas Open. They were among only nine players …
May 8 (Reuters) – Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The running total of drones downed between about 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday exceeded 50, Sobyanin said in a long …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt McCarty couldn’t stop making birdies. Rory McIlroy thought he was never going to make one. McCarty followed up four straight top 25 finishes on the PGA Tour with nine birdies at Quail Hollow to shoot an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead over Sungjae Im at the Truist …