ӣƵ Investigates March 13, 2019 Cuomo order against defunct NC bathroom bill means swim team must stay in another state Athlete swimmers from a group of colleges in Upstate New York may be at a severe disadvantage at this month’s NCAA championship in North Carolina thanks to a 2016 executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in response to the southern state’s transgender “bathroom ban” that was repealed two years ago. Over a dozen students from across three schools under the State University of New York (SUNY) system qualified for the Division III Swimming Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, but under the current order from Albany, which bans publically funded travel to the Tar Heel State, the team will have to stay over an hour away from the competition site in neighboring Virginia.
ӣƵ Investigates March 7, 2019 Ocasio-Cortez hit with new ethics complaint over boyfriend's email account A conservative group that filed a complaint with the FEC alleging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign may have illegally funneled thousands of dollars through an allied PAC to boyfriend Riley Roberts on Thursday lodged a fresh complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics.
ӣƵ Investigates February 22, 2019 YouTube pedophile problem has major advertisers jumping ship Google-owned YouTube is dealing with an exodus of some of its major advertisers in the wake of disturbing claims that pedophiles have not only been infiltrating the comments section of childrens videos, seemingly without consequence, until now, but that YouTube's own technology may have been facilitating this disturbing trend.
ӣƵ Investigates February 20, 2019 Pentagon points to China, Russia competition in new AI strategy The President and the Pentagon are signaling that artificial intelligence (AI) is now a major priority for U.S. national security, and competition from China and Russia may be a key motivator.
ӣƵ Investigates February 12, 2019 Could China leave the US behind in AI 'arms race'? It’s an arms race for the post-modern age.
ӣƵ Investigates January 28, 2019 Trump's China negotiations: Experts say more needs to be done to protect IP theft, could take years The Trump administration needs to be doing more to protect against the theft of American intellectual property by the Chinese government, according to a bipartisan commission of experts that estimated the cost to U.S. companies at $225-$600 billion per year, if not more.
Wisconsin January 14, 2019 Jayme Closs suspect had 'absolutely' no contact with family before killings, kidnapping, aunt says The man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents in October had "absolutely" no contact with the family before the brutal slayings, her aunt told ӣƵ, as the first glimpse of the home where the teenager was allegedly held for months was revealed on Sunday.
ӣƵ Investigates January 12, 2019 Neighbor who came to Jayme Closs' aid: 'We were armed and ready' for suspect to come looking Neighbor who helped rescue Jayme Closs shares details about suspect.
ӣƵ Investigates December 21, 2018 Military contractor KBR files brief with Supreme Court in attempt to nix burn pit review Military contractor Kellogg, Brown, and Root has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to throw out multiple lawsuits filed by veterans who say they were made sick from Burn Pits the company used for waste disposal on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.
ӣƵ Investigates December 14, 2018 Facebook, Amazon struggle in fight against fake reviews First we had fake news, now it’s fake reviews. A ӣƵ investigation has found that Facebook is a breeding ground for groups where reviews for products on Amazon, among other online platforms, are bought and sold.
ӣƵ Investigates November 13, 2018 Decorated Vermont Veteran dealing with terminal cancer after burn pit exposure