A 71-year-old school bus driver died and a 53-year-old passenger was slightly injured when their bus crashed in Hong Kong's Shing Mun Tunnel, with 47 children on board unharmed.
New York Jets cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers was taken to a hospital by ambulance after losing consciousness during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Hong Kong police arrested a mother and her aunt after the mother allegedly mistakenly gave her two children cannabis-infused sweets, leading to the six-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl being hospitalized from their home in Wang Tau Hom Estate.
A pastor recounts his experience during the Hiroshima atomic bombing, including his desperate search for his wife and child amidst the devastation.
Treating AI systems with human emotions or consciousness, known as anthropomorphizing, poses ethical and practical problems by obscuring their true nature and limitations as machines, despite their processing power.
As AI systems like Claude advance rapidly, experts and developers question their potential consciousness and moral patienthood, raising urgent ethical dilemmas about how humanity should treat these complex new beings without a clear plan.
A black labrador named Tokyo fell ill and lost the use of her legs on Ben Nevis after reportedly eating discarded cannabis. The Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team stretchered the unconscious dog down the mountain to a local vet, where she made a full recovery.
A prominent Gaza doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, is reportedly unrecognisable and critically ill after 18 months in Israeli detention without charge, his lawyer states, fearing for his life. This comes amid broader Israeli attacks on Palestinian healthcare, including a baby's death due to checkpoint delays.
A Google DeepMind paper argues that societal disagreement over AI consciousness, not technical hurdles, is the main challenge. Debates could fuel conflict, impacting institutions and norms. Managing this requires 'democratic hope' and mutual respect.
A taxi driver in Wuhan, China, is being hailed online for rushing an unconscious three-year-old girl to the hospital. The family, unable to get a timely ambulance, flagged down the taxi, and passengers voluntarily exited to help. The driver, Wang Tao, drove critically, disregarding traffic rules.
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton suggests advanced chatbots might have subjective experience, challenging the human monopoly on consciousness. This sparks debate on whether thinking machines can also be conscious.
President Trump defended a new deal with Iran, claiming it prevents nuclear weapons and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. He cited his killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani as a precursor and inaccurately described a past Obama-era payment to Iran.
A Melbourne wellness influencer, Stacey Warnecke, 30, died from a treatable postpartum hemorrhage complication after a home birth without medical staff. An inquest heard she was found in an altered state of consciousness with a large blood clot before being rushed to hospital, where she later died.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) lost her GOP primary for governor, blaming President Trump's endorsement of her opponent. Mace believes her support for releasing Jeffrey Epstein files led to the loss. This follows similar primary defeats for other Republicans who challenged Trump on the Epstein issue, highlighting Trump's focus on suppressing internal party dissent regarding the scandal.
The king's eldest daughter, 47, died after a 3+ year battle with an abdominal infection, with her condition worsening despite medical support.
A man in his 50s in Changwon, South Korea, lost consciousness after being stung by a bee while working in a field. He experienced anaphylactic shock but recovered after receiving emergency treatment and hospital care.
SpaceX's IPO is priced at nearly 100 times its 2025 revenues, a valuation Morningstar suggests is closer to $780bn, not the implied $1.77tn. The high valuation is driven by its AI operations (xAI) and the 'Musk factor', despite a reported $4.9bn loss in 2025.
The author expresses deep concern over AI's impact on writing, authenticity, and consciousness, citing misattributed quotes and the "blandness" of AI-generated text. They argue AI hinders individual creativity and critical thinking, contributing to misinformation and political apathy.
A faith healer in Bhopal allegedly raped his sister-in-law, claiming to perform an exorcism to remove an occult curse. He manipulated the family into isolating the survivor, then drugged and assaulted her. The survivor reported the incident to the police after regaining consciousness.
Oswestry Cricket Club's Women and Girls (WaGs) section, embracing the 'Wags' moniker, boasts 10 mother-daughter pairs playing competitive cricket together, from ages 12 to 67, and are reigning champions of Shropshire's top recreational hardball league.
A four-year-old boy miraculously survived after falling from the window of his 11th-floor home. After the boy gained consciousness, he said in tears to his mother that he had climbed onto the window because he was missing her so much that he wanted to see if she was coming home. The boy’s experience went viral online after his experience was reported by the Haibao News in early May. The incident unfolded on April 11 when the boy, nicknamed Xiaoming, was left alone in his home in Dalian, Liaoning...
UP Congress chief Ajay Rai was hospitalized after fainting during a Lucknow event. Initially feared to be a stroke or seizure, doctors now suspect sodium depletion caused his collapse. While his blood pressure was high, preliminary tests show no serious brain injury. Rai has regained consciousness and is stable, easing concerns among party members.
