Judge Sentences Tom Delay To 3 Years In Prison

Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, announced on Wednesday that he’s launching a new venture dubbed Safe Superintelligence Inc. Sutskever said on X that the new lab will focus solely on building a safe “superintelligence”—an industry term for a hypothetical system that’s smarter than humans. Sutskever is joined at Safe SuperIntelligence Inc.

The northbound Interstate 25 off ramp is closed in Greenwood Village for a fuel spill, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Related Articles Transportation | Colorado safety regulators want RTD’s track inspection reports and 48-hour updates Transportation | Interstate 25 northbound reopens after closing for crash near Mead Transportation | 2 injured after small plane crashes in field near Larkspur Transportation | RTD riders left in limbo waiting for 10 mph trains with little info on delays Transportation | Denver weather: Near-record temperatures before weekend storms bring flooding, hail Crews responded to the crash on the ramp from northbound I-25 to East Arapahoe Road at 2:27 p.m., the agency said in a post on X. A tractor-trailer hit a tire in the roadway, puncturing a saddle tank and spilling 50-100 gallons of diesel across the exit ramp.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — A historic figure will take a breather in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday amid a cross-country trip. That figure? The ten-millionth Ford Model T, the world’s first mass-market automobile. The vehicle will make a stop at Steamboat Motors at 2310 Lincoln Avenue Suite A between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, though the timing may change based on how well the car does in the thin air and high terrain, AAA said. Click here for its route from Wyoming to Steamboat Springs. The Museum of American Speed is leading the trip, which is sponsored by AAA.

In 2024, June 20 marks the summer solstice, the first official day of astronomical summer. “Solstice” means the sun has gotten as high in the sky as it’s going to get for the year; on Thursday, that will happen at 4:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] For those looking to pass the time during those extra hours of natural sunlight for reading, below TIME rounds up some surprising facts about the summer solstice and its history. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year In New York City, for example, the sun will rise on Thursday at 5:24 a.m.

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ELENA BECATOROS (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Israel will pursue the fight against Hamas, the group running the besieged Gaza Strip, until its military and governing capabilities in the Palestinian territory are eliminated.

(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities.