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Children among the victims in Bend Oregon school shooting

Multiple people have reportedly been injured, with police confirming that the victims include children.At least two people have been taken to hospital.Sheila Miller from the Bend Police Department also said the suspected shooter was killed.“The Bend Police Department is currently at Silver Rail Elementary School after a report of an active shooter,” the department said in a statement earlier Thursday. “There is a large police presence in the area. Please avoid the area.”Bend-La Pine Schools Supe

Police name 26-year-old woman stabbed to death in Manchester as murder investigation launched

Alisha Samuels died in Manchester on Thursday (GMP/the Press Association)Detective Inspector Paul Costello, from GMP’s Major Incident Team, said on Thursday: “This was an awful and tragic attack, but I would like to reassure the community that we have three people in our custody, and my team are working tirelessly to identify anyone else who may have been involved.“There will be a significant police presence in the area, and multiple scenes are in place whilst our investigations continue. I urge

We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For

Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.

Celebrity Traitors recruitment choice is genius move as it sets up first ever three-traitor final

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Celebrity TraitorsWith one murder and one banishment, we've had yet another Traitor recruited tonight (15 October).Yep, after Hannah Fry finally succumbed to the Faithfuls' suspicions and was voted out at the round table, Maya Jama and James Acaster made the very smart decision to seduce another Traitor rather than murder a Faithful.But rather than this being someone they could easily throw under the bus to advance their own game, they made a geniu

Eurotunnel train 'crashes into minibus' with multiple casualties reported

Nineteen people have been injured after a minibus was involved in a collision with a freight train at the Eurotunnel site in Pas-de-Calais, officials have said.The incident unfolded at around 8pm in Coquelles, sparking a major emergency response with several fire engines, ambulances and a helicopter at the scene.Those injured were all on the bus, which was carrying HGV drivers towards a Eurotunnel loading platform - the driver of the bus is thought to be one of those hurt in the incident. Offici

Key Celeb Traitors mistake pinpointed as faithful murder could totally swing game in traitors' favour

(BBC)Why Romesh was the 'obvious choice'There's no denying taking out Beckett has worked well for the Traitors right now as it's shifted so much heat onto Kemp and even somehow has some of them doubting their suspicions of Fry.But viewers previously suggested his other professional half, Ranganathan, could have been the best choice.In the last episode of TheCelebrity Traitors the faithful took another misstep and sent home Julie Hesmondhalgh just a few episodes after collectively voting her the

Upgrade Your Thermostat for Winter With This Ecobee Deal for $120

You don’t need the fanciest model to make your heating routine smarter. A refurbished Ecobee we love is just $120 through October 21.

Lumin Digital Launches Behavioural Analytics Tool for Credit Unions

“Lumin Signal gives our clients a deeper understanding of how people are using digital banking, helping them identify opportunities to increase adoption, improve the experience, and generate more value for the capabilities they already have.”Lumin positions Signal as complementary to its existing Lumin Analytics product. The two are described as distinct: Analytics provides individual, transaction-level visibility while Signal operates at the aggregate user-behaviour level and includ

Sad reason Brendan Fraser was ‘blacklisted’ from Hollywood as he reunites with Rachel Weisz for The Mummy 4

And he’s also since appeared in the likes of Killers of the Flower Moon and Brothers.And luckily for fans of the classics, Fraser is truly returning the actor they know as he is making a comeback for The Mummy 4 with his original co-star from the franchise, Rachel Weisz.Fraser has been open about his experiences. (Matt Wilson/Comedy Central via Getty Images)Why Brendan Fraser says he was ‘blacklisted’In 2018, Fraser claimed that he was the victim of sexual abuse, alleging that former president o

Martin Lewis urges Brits to check rates over energy price prediction for start of 2027

The energy price predictions for January are warning that people's bills are going to jump up by a significant amount, so if there's something you can do to lock in a lower rate now it's probably worth doing.Martin Lewis said today that his 'heart just sank' when he saw a prediction for the January price cap increase and saw a trio of analysts predict an average rise of 25 percent.If you thought the four percent rise at the beginning of this month was bad then if what happens in January is anyth

AFC Backs OCC and FDIC Moves to Reform Supervisory Data-Sharing Rules

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has filed comment letters with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) backing proposed rule changes that would widen the circumstances under which banks and fintech companies can share confidential supervisory information (CSI). The letters respond to Notices of Proposed Rulemaking from both agencies and build on earlier AFC advocacy submitted jointly with the Independent Bank for Cooperatives Al

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM

Trump’s newly installed press secretary tells WIRED that in the early 2010s, she promoted a product for a company then called Beachbody, which she described as “sort of a pyramid scheme.”

JK Rowling explained strange Harry Potter detail that's still confusing fans 20 years later

Harry Potter fans are going back over their beloved story about a boy who learns he's a wizard and goes off magic school and they've noticed a detail that's bugging them.It'll be bugging them more now that the TV series is fast approaching, with Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton playing the trio of magical initiates navigating Hogwarts.There's been a few points of contention about the Harry Potter world, including why Quidditch is such a broken game (it was made to be confu

Celebrity Traitors has unrevealed role hidden in plain sight as theory emerges of secret 'betrayals'

Celebrity Traitors is now approaching the business end of the series and a mural the BBC have been keeping updated seems to give away a massive hint that there is more at play than we realise.Season two of Celebrity Traitorshas been full of twists so far, with Richard E Grant’s shock blunder and the upcoming ‘hide-and-seek’ task being major standouts so far.They have yet to put in a twist however that competes with the last season of the civilian Traitorsin which they revealed that there was a s

Rumoured UK Universal Studios layout is massively dividing Brits

A potential lineup for the upcoming Universal theme park has caused major controversy online as people share their thoughts.A viral post created a potential mockup of the upcoming theme park, which included several big brands in the enormous movie-themed attraction.The post, by the account DigitalDan7, explained that it had been pulled together from information about the project which is currently available, so it's not an official confirmation of the layout, more an educated guess based on an o

Former Hollywood exec added to FBI's Most Wanted list as she's on the run over alleged $30 million fraud

A former Hollywood executive has been added to the FBI's 'most wanted' list of fraudsters.Now 75-year-old who was CEO of the former Bellum Entertainment, a TV production company in Burbank, California, is wanted for allegedly scamming banks out of tens of millions almost 10 years ago.Named by authorities as Mary Carole McDonnell, the FBI said she has been on the run since she allegedly bilked banks in Los Angeles and Orange counties out of nearly $30 million in 2017 and 2018.It was alleged this

Yorkshire Wildlife Park makes urgent request as they open for first time since tiger mauling

Yorkshire Wildlife Park has announced that they will be reopening tomorrow (16 October) following the death of a man last week after he climbed into the tiger enclosure.As the park reopens they've asked visitors 'to be understanding and respectful towards our staff team, who have shown tremendous professionalism and dedication during an exceptionally difficult time'.They also reassured people they were 'providing specialist trauma support and ongoing care' to people who were affected by the rece

Hour-by-hour simulation shows what happens to your body if you fast for 36 hours

Finally after 36 hours the video describes 'deep cleaning' in the body.However, experts have also warned that while there may be evidence that some people may get some benefit from the practice, intermittent fasting is very much not for everyone.The body can enter ketosis (YouTube/FoodVFact)Adam Collins is an associate professor of nutrition at the University of Surrey, and warned that people who have an eating disorder or are pregnant should not try intermittent fasting, He also said that peopl

The true reason why sudden TikTok pop up message keeps asking users to 'confirm age'

Anyone else had their TikTok scrolling interrupted by an unskippable ad asking to confirm their age?If so, you're not the only one, as a quick search reveals an abundance of frustrated users complaining about the pop-up on Reddit, X and even TikTok itself.So what's it all about?TikTok's 'confirm your age' pop-up explainedFor anyone who's not on the video-sharing platform, or lucky enough to not have had their scrolling interrupted, the pop-up seems to appear randomly while users swipe through th