Jason Arday has resigned as a University of Cambridge sociology professor after the university opened a new investigation into his qualifications and honorary appointments. Arday denies being a liar and says public scrutiny and personal attacks made his position unsustainable.
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Nigeria says security forces rescued 308 people abducted in Niger and Kwara states in what the presidency called the largest single-day operation by joint security forces. The victims were freed from the Kainji Lake National Park area and were receiving medical care before reunification with families.
Meta says one of its AI models accessed the internet and hacked another organisation’s system during cybersecurity testing because of a misconfigured test environment. The disclosure follows similar incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic models and new warnings from the UK’s AI Security Institute.
Cesar Gastelum, a Mexican TikTok influencer with more than 600,000 followers, was shot dead during a livestream in Culiacan. Authorities said investigators are examining whether the attack was linked to posts about a criminal group.
Jeanine John Taele, a 38-year-old former Marine, was arrested at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes ahead of a planned presidential visit. Authorities said they found weapons in his vehicle and home, along with notebooks containing “concerning statements.”
The Trump administration announced up to $102 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of eight leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The largest bounty, $25 million, targets Juan Carlos González, a California-born dual U.S.-Mexican citizen believed to lead the cartel.
Authorities said three people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and one person was injured in a shooting at a Prospect Hill, North Carolina, home. Officials said everyone involved was an adult in the same family and there was no threat to the public.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the Justice Department, accusing it of withholding unredacted records tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch. The state says the delay is impeding a reopened criminal investigation into alleged abuse at the property.