A 4-year-old girl was shot in the 8200 block of South Hermitage Avenue on Chicago’s South Side and was reported in good condition, police said.
An Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Western Springs on Wednesday, killing two Pleasant Dale School District 107 students and seriously injuring a third person. Police are investigating the circumstances that led the vehicle onto the tracks.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member this week amid reports of an affair with a former executive and scrutiny over the diversion of advanced AI chips to China through Mega Speed International.
A mixed-use building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring at least 23 others, with four in critical condition, New York City fire officials said. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blocked a Trump-authorized crackdown on companies suspected of diverting NVIDIA AI chips to China, according to an Axios report, drawing calls from Sen. John Kennedy for a public explanation and a possible congressional investigation.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said data center development generated $54 million in local tax revenue this year as communities across the country vote down data center projects, with analysts saying public opinion could shift if AI delivers on its promised breakthroughs.
Three separate incidents struck the Chicago area Tuesday night: a wall collapse in Aurora left three people with minor injuries, a hit-and-run killed a woman in West Garfield Park, and a 4-year-old girl was shot on the South Side.
Donald Kendall, director of the Heartland Institute’s Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center, says growing community opposition to data centers could reverse if artificial intelligence companies deliver promised medical and economic breakthroughs.
The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability planned to send Mayor Brandon Johnson a shortlist of three finalists for Chicago police superintendent Thursday night, moving the city a step closer to naming its next permanent police chief.
A mixed-use building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing eight people and injuring 23 others. The cause of the collapse remained under investigation at the time of the broadcast report.