PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- A recent lockdown at the Sioux Falls men's prison complex resulted in correctional officials seizing many items that inmates weren't supposed to have, including sharpened objects meant to serve as weapons as well as homemade tattoo equipment. State Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko briefed the Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee on [...]

A dog-size reptile slipped through fern-choked forests 237 million years ago in what is today Paraíso do Sul, Brazil. The animal had the body of a greyhound, a long neck and tail, and a small, nipping beak. Running on four, upright legs, the reptile looked remarkably like an early dinosaur. Yet it lived almost 10 […]

During her time representing Wyoming in Congress, Liz Cheney held an “A” rating for her voting record from a leading anti-abortion group, Susan B. Anthony Pro-life America. Before leaving the Senate to become Vice President, Kamala Harris scored an “F.”  But that wide gap on a pivotal election issue hasn’t stopped Cheney from campaigning for […]

Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claimed is the world’s fastest mobile centralized processing unit (CPU). The CPU features Qualcomm’s second-generation custom Qualcomm Oryon CPU, which the company said will power new era of on-device generative AI. It’s built to handle the complexities of multi-modal AI seamlessly while prioritizing privacy. This means you’ll […]

With early voting underway in many states, former President Donald J. Trump acknowledged Monday that he had seen no signs of cheating, even as he continued to sow doubts about the integrity of the election during a campaign swing through North Carolina. Mr. Trump has long relentlessly contended that Democrats are conspiring to rig the […]

Israeli strikes in northern overnight into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, according to the territory’s Hamas-run Health Ministry. The strikes took place on the town of Beit Lahiya, which was among the first targets of Israel’s ground invasion nearly a year ago.  At least eight children were reported to be among […]

Dow Jones & Co., parent of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, both owned by News Corp., sued the Jeff Bezos-backed generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement, the latest in a stream of lawsuits around artificial intelligence that have met with varying degrees of success. Perplexity “claims to provide its users […]

American manufacturing is staging a comeback. More and more companies are building new facilities stateside — or expanding existing ones. The biggest headwind? Companies are struggling to fill key positions on — and off — the factory floor. Fortunately, there are three simple ways manufacturers can bring the talent they need on board. First, they […]

The White House has announced the 20 recipients of this year’s National Medals of Arts. Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, and Ken Burns, along with singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah, are among the selection. Their medals will be formally presented by President Joe Biden in a ceremony at the White House. The prestigious awards […]

The parent company of TikTok says it has dismissed an intern that it found to have “maliciously interfered” with its artificial intelligence technology effort. In a statement in Chinese released Monday, the parent company, ByteDance, said the intern in question had committed a “serious violation” against its commercial technology team’s “research project.” In particular, the […]