In California, the Orange County declared a local emergency on Thursday, Nov. 9, in response to the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station’s north hangar fire. The fire ignited around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and destroyed the facility. The fire prompted a three-alarm response from fire crews. Both Tustin and the Orange County Fire…

The tech world is preparing for what some say has already begun disrupting democratic processes: Artificial intelligence. More specifically, the focus is on generative AI, a type of AI that creates fake, but convincingly realistic images, audio and text. At the Reuters NEXT conference in New York during the week of Nov. 5, AI entrepreneur…

Jack Lowe is a Marine. It’s the only thing he’s ever wanted to be. His parents both served in the Corps. His grandfather was a USMC pilot. Jack Lowe is a Marine. The 17-year-old lives in Georgia with his parents. Last year, as a junior in high school, doctors diagnosed him with a rare form…

Dubbed the greatest grift in U.S. history, the exploitation of billions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for COVID relief dominated the news cycle as the pandemic dust settled. Thousands of people have since been charged with fraud related to COVID relief funding. One of those charged, Patrick Walsh, who is serving five and a…

The female-focused website Jezebel is shutting down after 16 years. Parent company G/O Media announced Thursday, Nov. 9, that 23 employees will be laid off as part of a broader restructuring of its digital news outlets. In a memo to staff, G/O Media’s CEO Jim Spanfeller said he made the “difficult decision” after failing to…

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced on Thursday. Nov. 9, that he will not be running for reelection in 2024; his announcement comes as Democrats scored victories in several states following election day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, but marks an opportunity for the GOP to cut into the Democrats’ slim majority in the Senate in 2024.…

The FBI is investigating after suspicious letters, some containing fentanyl, were sent to election offices across the country. And history is made in the operating room when a man receives the world’s first whole-eye transplant. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Suspicious letters, some with fentanyl, sent to…

Two individuals died Tuesday, Nov. 7, when a gunman opened fire during one of the protests against a mining contract. Protests have been ongoing for two weeks in Panama. A man, later identified as 77-year-old Kenneth Darlington, a U.S. citizen born in Panama, appeared frustrated by a protest-related roadblock near Panama’s capital. He attempted to…

Based on polling numbers, as of Thursday, Nov. 9, the 2024 presidential election looks like it would be a rematch of 2020 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. However, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, the focus was not on them but their family members. Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, took the stand, testifying in…

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zepbound, a new weight loss drug by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. It’s the latest type 2 diabetes drug designed to improve blood sugar control that has been found to help with weight loss. In light of increasing rates of both obesity and overweight in…