Greensboro Police Department looking for information about fatal hit and run on US 220
Police said the crash happened around 10 p.m. on US 220 southbound. The above images are stock photos of what the suspect vehicle could look like. The vehicle was described as a red 2010 to 2014 GMC Terrain or Chevrolet Equinox. Crime Stoppers said the car would have damage on the front left fender, front left headlamp and the front left bumper. The wheel liner for the front left will would also be missing, as it was located at the scene. Anyone with information about the identity of the people involved in the incident is encouraged to contact Greensboro Crime Stoppers.
Russia and Iran rumored to be using AI to influence US election
“Foreign actors are using AI to more quickly and convincingly tailor synthetic content,” an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said. “The IC (intelligence community) considers AI a malign influence, accelerant, not yet a revolutionary influence tool.” Officials saw AI being used in overseas elections, but it has now made its way to American elections, according to intelligence officials, who say there is evidence Russian manipulated Vice President Kamala Harris’ speeches. Russia “has generated the most AI content related to the election, and has done so across all four mediums, text, images, audio and video,” an ODNI official said. “These items include AI generated content of and about prominent U.S. figures whose content is also consistent with Russia’s broader efforts to boost the former president’s candidacy and denigrate the Vice President and the Democratic Party, including through conspiratorial narratives,” according to an ODNI official. Russia’s altering of videos runs the “gamut” from painting her in a personal bad light, in comparison to her opponent and they are using both AI and staged videos, the official said. “One of the benefits of generative AI models is to overcome various language barriers, and so Iran can use the tools to help do that, and so one of the issues that could be attractive or using foreign language for that is immigration,” an ODNI official said. “The reason why Iran is focused on immigration is because they perceive it to be a divisive issue in the United States, and they identify themes, and this is broadly speaking, they identify themes with which they think will create further discord in the United States.” Officials have previously assessed Iran prefers that Vice President Harris win the 2024 election.
Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, charged with bribery contributing illegally to his campaign
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery and illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, following a long-running investigation that has sent the largest U.S. city’s government into turmoil. Adams faces five criminal charges total, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said he sought and accepted benefits including luxury travel from wealthy foreign businesspeople and a Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him. Adams’ lawyer Alex Spiro accused authorities of trying “to create a spectacle” and said they had taken the mayor’s phone. Spiro said Adams “looks forward to his day in court.” Adams, a Democrat who became the first of the city’s 110 mayors to be criminally charged while in office, said in a video statement on Wednesday night that he expected to be charged – and that the accusations would be “entirely false, based on lies.” Authorities have also sought information about Adams’ interactions with Israel, China, Qatar, South Korea and Uzbekistan, according to the Times. Adams, 64, a former police officer who rose to the rank of captain, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and said he is cooperating with the probe. New York has been in a state of political upheaval for the past month. Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned on Sept. 12, a week after FBI agents seized his phone. Days later, Adams’ chief legal adviser resigned, saying she could “no longer effectively serve” in the position. On Wednesday, the city’s public schools chancellor David Banks said he would retire at the end of the year, weeks after the Times reported his phones were seized by federal agents.
