Public research university in Tallahassee, a senior member of Florida’s State University System
New lawsuits have expanded the OpenAI case load over the February mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. Plaintiffs allege OpenAI knew of the shooter’s violent intent via ChatGPT and failed to warn authorities, adding to already filed suits.
British Columbia has filed a California federal lawsuit seeking damages and a court order to overhaul how OpenAI handles dangerous conversations linked to the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, while ongoing suits allege negligence and failure to alert authorities.
The Protect College Sports Act has cleared the Senate with broad bipartisan support and is moving toward a House vote. It codifies NIL rights, tightens transfers and eligibility rules, and creates a retention pool to fund women’s and Olympic sports. The House faces challenges from CBC opposition and concerns over antitrust protections as lawmakers weigh the bill’s path to law.
Isaias has strengthened into a major hurricane and is approaching the US Gulf Coast. States of emergency have been declared in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. The storm is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rain, with power outages anticipated inland as it moves toward landfall late Friday and into the weekend.
DNA testing has linked 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith to Ted Bundy’s 1974 Utah murder, prompting renewed investigation into related cold cases. April disclosures that Laura Ann Aime was also killed by Bundy in 1974 have driven authorities to re-examine other cases and preserve evidence for future testing.
Interim Florida State coach Rick Stockstill has been appointed after Mike Norvell’s dismissal. The Seminoles have endured a 3-5 start and a buyout estimate around $47 million. Stockstill, formerly of Middle Tennessee, is charged with stabilizing a program that has fallen from a 13-0 peak to recent struggles against Power Five foes.