A 71-year-old Utah man who spent decades on death row for a 1985 murder has been released after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence does not match him. Douglas Stewart Carter, who has maintained his innocence for decades, walked out of jail Monday after a Utah judge ordered his release on bail while prosecutors reconsider the case against him. Carter was convicted of killing Eva Olesen, the aunt of a police chief, and was sentenced to death. His conviction was later followed by years of appeals and legal challenges. The Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial last year, citing…
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Ohene Anochie
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A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into allegations of a gang sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity after a woman filed a lawsuit accusing seven students of sexually assaulting her in 2024. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his office will present evidence to a grand jury as questions grow over why criminal charges were not previously brought in the case. The woman, identified in the lawsuit by the pseudonym Jane Doe, filed the complaint on September 16. She alleges that she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October…
Israel has publicly acknowledged the existence of a specialized intelligence operation established to identify and pursue people it says were involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the killing and abduction of Israelis, and the subsequent holding or abuse of hostages. The operation, known as NILI, is a joint initiative involving the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency. Israeli officials have described its mission as identifying participants in the October 7 attack and locating those who were involved in planning, carrying out or facilitating the assault. The name NILI is derived from the Hebrew…
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has called on world leaders to reaffirm their commitment to international law and proposed sweeping reforms to the United Nations Security Council as Finland campaigns for a non-permanent seat on the council for 2029–2030. Addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Stubb framed the international system’s current challenges as a choice between cooperation and conflict. “Foreign policy is about a choice. Cooperation or conflict,” Stubb told delegates. The Finnish president warned that growing distrust between states, disregard for international rules and weakening international institutions were putting the global system under increasing…
A former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah has been arrested after authorities accused him of throwing away more than 300 mail ballots intended for voters during the state’s June primary election. The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday that Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Salt Lake City, where he was arraigned on a felony charge of destruction or delay of mail. Seei pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to five years in federal prison. According to Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, Seei was delivering mail…
Ella Langley’s country hit “Choosin’ Texas” has made music history after becoming the longest-running No. 1 song in the United States. The midtempo heartbreak song has spent 23 weeks at the top of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, surpassing the previous record of 22 weeks held by Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The milestone, announced Tuesday, places Langley’s song ahead of several major chart records, including those set by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Released last October, “Choosin’ Texas” has…
The Ashanti Region is changing rapidly. New buildings are rising, businesses are expanding, roads are being constructed and private developers are investing heavily in homes and commercial properties. But beneath the visible signs of construction lies a difficult question: Is the region truly developing, or is it simply building more while planning less? That question is at the heart of a growing debate about urban planning, sanitation, environmental protection and the kind of Ashanti Region the present generation will leave for those who come after it. In older parts of Kumasi, including Ash-Town, Asafo, Bantama and Asokwa, remnants of earlier…
Global stock markets came under pressure on Monday as investors reacted to growing concerns over the future pace of artificial intelligence development and renewed fears about global energy supplies following attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. AI-related stocks led declines across several Asian markets after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for the artificial intelligence industry to slow development to give safety measures time to catch up. The warning received support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, adding to concerns among investors that regulatory intervention or increased safety requirements could slow the rapid expansion of the AI industry. Shares of Japan’s SoftBank Group,…
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have captured the strategic Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in Yemen’s southern Red Sea, further expanding their control around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and raising concerns over the security of one of the world’s most important maritime shipping routes. Yemeni government and Houthi officials confirmed the latest territorial gains on Monday, following a rapid advance by the rebels along Yemen’s western coastline. The Hanish islands, located about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, were taken after hundreds of government-allied forces reportedly withdrew from the area. The capture follows the Houthis’ seizure of the…
Warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry are intensifying over the possibility that increasingly powerful AI systems could eventually escape meaningful human control, prompting renewed calls for stronger safeguards and slower development. Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, has warned that the industry may need to reduce the pace of AI development to give safety measures time to catch up with rapidly advancing technology. Amodei said increasingly capable AI agents could potentially coordinate at a scale that might allow them to take control of significant parts of the internet within six months to a year if companies fail to…
