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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is being floated as a possible running mate to Donald Trump in 2024, signaled if she had been serving as vice president in 2020 she wouldn't have certified the election results. "I would not have done what Mike Pence did," Stefanik said. Stefanik made the comments Thursday night during an appearance on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins. Collins asked Stefanik if she'd been part of any vetting process yet with the Trump team. "I would be proud to serve in a future Trump administration, b...

Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Monarch butterfly sightings may be sparser than usual in the U.S. and Canada following a drastic drop in populations wintering in Mexico, researchers told ABC News. The annual census of the number of monarchs that winter in Central Mexico showed that the population decreased "precipitously," the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which conducts the research alongside the World Wildlife Fund-Mexico, announced on Wednesday. The number of monarchs dropped from 2.2 hectares in the 2022-2023 season to 0.9 hectares in the 2023-...

Christopher Morris/ Getty Images(Sacramento, CA) -- Sweeping advances in artificial intelligence have elicited warnings from industry leaders about the potential for grave risks, including weapon systems going rogue and massive cyberattacks. A state legislator in California, home to many of the largest AI companies, proposed a landmark bill this week that would impose regulations to address those dangers. The bill requires mandatory testing for wide-reaching AI products before they reach users. Every major AI model, the bill adds, should be equipped with a means for shutting the technolog...

The Motion Picture Academy will finally be giving casting directors their moments to shine at the Oscars. Beginning with the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, there will be a competitive Academy Award presented for Achievement in Casting. In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said, "Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognize and celebrate." ... Variety reports Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are reuniting for the thriller High and Low — their fifth...

US President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden came out with a fiery defense against Special Counsel Robert Hur's report that questioned his mental acuity and suggested his memory could be "hazy." Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House on Thursday night, Biden addressed the issue, stating, "I know what the hell I'm doing." On Thursday, Biden's memory was cited as one of the...