It's the first time a major U.S. newsroom has gone on strike partly to demand protections from AI-related layoffs, according to a report from Nieman Lab. They noted that one of the picketer's signs read "Thoughts not bots," : On Wednesday, roughly 150 members of the Propublica Guild, one of the largest nonprofit newsroom unions in the country, went on a 24-hour strike. About two dozen Guild members picketed ProPublica's headquarters in New York City's Hudson Square neighborhood during working hours, as simultaneous picket lines formed in front of the publication's offices in Chicago and Washington D.C... The Guild has been negotiating its first collective bargaining agreement for two and a half years, and the one-day action was intended to put new pressure on ProPublica's management to agree to several contract proposals. The union is seeking "just cause" protections for terminations, wage increases to keep up with the rising cost of living, and contract language that would prohibit layoffs resulting from AI adoption... Beyond the strike, the ProPublica Guild has also taken its dispute over newsroom AI adoption to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On Monday, the Guild filed an unfair-labor-practice charge, citing a "unilateral implementation of AI policy." The filing claims that ProPublica published AI editorial guidelines on its website last month, without first bargaining with union members over its tenets and language... A petition launched Wednesday calling for ProPublica to agree to the Guild's contract terms had received roughly 4,200 signatures by Thursday morning... Susan DeCarava, the president of The NewsGuild of New York, joined strikers in front of the ProPublica offices yesterday. During a spare moment on the picket line, she told me that while this strike may be setting precedent for her union, it likely won't be the last over AI adoption in newsrooms. "We're going to see more and more concentrated conflicts between media bosses and journalists and media workers over who has a say and how AI is used in their workplaces," she said. For one, The New York Times Guild is currently in contract negotiations after its last agreement expired in February. Already, AI language has taken center stage in the Guild's initial bargaining sessions, including over a proposal that would see Guild members receive a share of the revenue earned when their work is licensed for AI training. "Management has offered expanded severance for AI-related layoffs as a counter proposal..." according to the article. Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article

Ann-Margret isn’t hitting the brakes — even after her latest painful fall. The legendary Hollywood star revealed she recently broke her elbow after an accident at home, offering a candid update on her recovery. "I fell the other day and so now my right elbow is broken," Ann-Margret told Parade magazine. "That’s OK … I have fallen so many times. I don’t intend to, but I do! What can I say?" ANN-MARGRET STILL RIDES HER HARLEY-DAVIDSON: ‘I LOVE SPEED’ The 84-year-old star was forced to cancel an autograph signing as she recovers, but made it clear she’s already moving past the injury. When asked whether she's on the mend now, she didn’t hesitate, answering, "Yes, I am. I sure am!" Fox News Digital has reached out to Ann-Margret for comment. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS For longtime fans, the incident echoes a far more serious accident decades ago. In 1972, Ann-Margret fell 22 feet from a stage during a performance — a terrifying moment that could have ended her career. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Meanwhile, Ann-Margret has proven she is a veteran actress over a six-decade run in Hollywood. From electrifying roles in classics like "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Viva Las Vegas," the Swedish-American star has built one of the most versatile careers in entertainment. Along the way, she’s racked up five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy win for "Law & Order: SVU," plus multiple Oscar and Grammy nominations. Off-screen, she’s also made her mark — including traveling to Vietnam in the 1960s to perform for American troops. In 2024, Ann-Margret was still embracing life in the fast lane — literally. The actress revealed she still rides her beloved Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a passion that dates back to childhood. "It’s lavender, and it’s got white daisies all over it," she told People at the time. "There [are] flowers on the back fender and the front fender. … I love speed. Not the drug." Her love of motorcycles runs deep. "It was my daddy who inspired me to ride," she previously told Fox News Digital, recalling childhood rides across borders. "There’s no way I could forget that motorcycle." View the full article

Bryson DeChambeau was one hole away from playing the weekend at the Masters. DeChambeau, 32, was 3-over heading into the 18th hole and below the cut line at 4-over but imploded at the very end. DeChambeau’s errant tee shot ended up in the pinestraw under a tree. He punched out from under the tree, but hit it too strongly, as the ball rolled into the bunker right by the green. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM At this point, DeChambeau needed an up-and-down to shoot par and play into the weekend, setting up a critical bunker shot. DeChambeau tried to land his bunker shot just on the edge of the sand trap for it to roll onto the green. Instead, he landed it at the top of the ridge of the bunker, and the ball rolled back down the bunker. DeChambeau, stunned by the shot, turned and looked at his caddie in disbelief. Needing to hole out his second bunker shot to miraculously save par and his Masters chances, DeChambeau made it out of the bunker, but nowhere close to the hole as his ball rolled off the green and onto the fairway. RORY MCILROY TAKES LARGEST 36-HOLE LEAD IN MASTERS HISTORY AFTER INCREDIBLE FINISH TO SECOND ROUND The California native chipped the ball to 12 feet from 24 yards out before two-putting for triple bogey. The triple bogey brought DeChambeau to 6-over and behind the cut line. It was the first time he had missed the cut at Augusta since 2023. DeChambeau was not the only notable name to miss the cut, as last year’s U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun also missed the cut at 5-over. Spaun’s missed cut was even more surprising because he won the Valero Texas Open last Sunday. Rory McIlroy leads the Masters at 12-under, taking a historic six-shot lead into the weekend as he looks to win his second straight title at Augusta. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article

As war grips Iran and air defenses in the United Arab Emirates intercept waves of incoming missiles and drones, one American chose to leave Miami for Dubai. It's a decision she does not regret. "I actually had the opposite experience of me asking myself if I made the right choice... I was like so excited to be here," she said in an interview. Rikki Dimitriadis, an American hairstylist originally from New York whose move has attracted media attention, moved to Dubai on April 1 and spoke with Fox News Digital about her decision and how she’s felt since relocating. Dimitriadis said she wasn’t concerned about regional tensions, pointing to her experience living in New York during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. MAJOR AIRLINE SUSPENDS ABU DHABI FLIGHTS UNTIL END OF YEAR AMID AIRSPACE 'UNCERTAINTY' "I trust the government of the UAE to keep people safe," she said. "I think I trust it more than America right now." Dimitriadis described her move to Dubai as a "no-brainer," citing safety and the lack of income tax. She said she feels comfortable walking alone late at night and even leaving her belongings unattended in public, something she referred to as the "Dubai theory." "I came here last summer, and… I saw the hospitality, how clean it was and how safe it was," she said. She explained why she left Miami and why she believes in Dubai she will be "surrounded by better people." STATE DEPARTMENT REVEALS WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES FOR AMERICANS Although Dubai is also known to be a home to influencers and glamour, Dimitriadis thinks there are key differences. "Dubai and Miami are very similar, but I would say Dubai is more of a mixture of New York, Vegas, and Miami," Dimitriadis said. "The only difference is the people. I'm a hairstylist, so I love the influencers. I don't mind that. But these people have respect for themselves, and they're not running around doing crazy things like you would see in Miami." AMERICANS WARNED OF POTENTIAL ATTACKS IN VACATION DESTINATION AS BORDER CROSSING EXIT FEE DOUBLES Dimitriadis said financial factors influenced her move. She said she was able to partially furnish her apartment, travel and line up a job doing hair. The journey from Miami to Dubai took 32 hours, after her original flight was canceled. Dimitriadis said the trip "was not easy," but she was determined to make it. Upon arrival, she described the Abu Dhabi airport as "beautiful." As the plane approached landing, she said she wondered what she would see, but was met with clear skies. Dimitriadis didn't feel nervous when receiving missile alerts on her phone. "I've gotten alerts on my phone and still went along my day, people are living their lives, there's traffic, the mall is full, the restaurants are fun," she said. INFLUENCERS IN DUBAI CLAIM IT'S 'SAFER HERE' THAN US, DESPITE IRAN ATTACKS Dimitriadis shared a story about when she received an alert at a café and people were amused. "When I did get the alert, I was in a café and people were laughing, but you don't feel the fear here, which I think is important," she said. Even while living in the Middle East, Dimitriadis doesn't believe she moved closer to danger. "I don't look at it like that," she said. "I see this as a new chapter of my life in a beautiful place with beautiful people, and I'm super excited to start this journey. The war doesn't really even cross my mind, to be honest with you." US STUDENT RESCUED FROM MIDEAST DESCRIBES MISSILE ACTIVITY IN ABU DHABI WHEN CLASS TRIP TURNED 'SCARY' According to Dimitriadis, it would only take a missile landing "a mile away" for her to even think about returning home. Dimitriadis emphasized that she feels comfortable as an American living in Dubai, and expressed that she has received kind treatment from others. "When I went over the summer, everyone was so welcoming," she recalled. "People know I'm moving, they're reaching out, making sure I got in OK." Dimitriadis wants Americans not to live in fear and, if they want to take a leap of faith, they should. As of April 6, 13 people have been killed and more than 200 have been injured in the UAE as a result of Iranian strikes in the region, according to Khaleej Times and Anadolu Ajansı. Fox News' Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi contributed to this report. View the full article

A self-proclaimed prophet with more than 20 "spiritual wives," including underage girls, was exposed after a couple gained his trust and secretly documented his world for investigators. The harrowing story behind Christine Marie and her husband Tolga Katas’ operation is now being told in the Netflix docuseries "Trust Me: The False Prophet." It features behind-the-scenes footage of the couple later working with law enforcement as informants. Their efforts helped expose Samuel Bateman’s child sexual abuse ring and contributed to the 2022 raid that led to his arrest, along with several of his followers. Authorities say that Bateman tried to start an offshoot of the FLDS based in the neighboring communities of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, The Associated Press reported. The fundamentalist group split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890. POLYGAMIST CULT LEADER'S DAUGHTER BREAKS FREE, SAYS FALSE PROPHET ABUSED HER: 'THE WORLD COULD SEE THE SHAME' Bateman declared himself the successor to self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, who arranged marriages for followers, including underage girls, and had as many as 80 "spiritual wives." Jeffs was convicted in Texas in 2011 of sexually assaulting underage followers and sentenced to life in prison. Behind bars, Jeffs ordered his followers to no longer marry or have children and later became increasingly silent, paving the way for Bateman to assert himself as his heir. "There were so many things that surprised me about Christine and Tolga’s experience," Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rachel Dretzin told Fox News Digital. "First of all, the fact that they were able to gain access to the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), which is one of the most closed communities in the world, is astonishing and very unusual. The fact that they had managed to gain the trust of Sam Bateman, who allowed them so deeply into the world — the very private world he had created — was very surprising." Christine Marie, a cult expert, was raised in the Mormon faith. The 65-year-old said she survived an abusive marriage with a man who considered himself a prophet, People magazine reported. She and Katas moved to Short Creek in 2016. The Nevada couple, who met Bateman in 2017, filmed him and members of his group, including his so-called "wives," from 2019 through his 2022 arrest. Eleven of Bateman’s adult followers have also been convicted of charges related to a child sexual abuse conspiracy. Bateman was intrigued, eager for recognition. He opened his doors to the couple, granting them access to film his home, gatherings and interactions with his followers. "Sam is a megalomaniac who really enjoys the attention," Dretzin explained. "He craves it, and couldn’t resist the idea that there were these outsiders with cameras who were so interested in what he was doing. I also think Christine has an incredible, uncanny ability to build trust with people, give them the sense that she appreciates what they’re doing, even if she doesn’t." "She was a very good actress," Dretzin said. "And I think many of Sam’s wives also craved a female presence that was an outsider because, whether they knew it or not, they were in a terrible position." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X "People are born into the FLDS," Dretzin explained. "They don’t join it. So, they have no other life experiences. And they’re trained from birth to believe that the prophet speaks directly with God and to obey whatever the prophet tells them to do." Bateman attended Jeffs’ 2007 trial as a supporter. Dretzin said the connection gave him legitimacy among followers. "I also think [Bateman] preyed on vulnerable people, women who had been raised from birth to believe that their only value in life was to have children and who had been forbidden to have children," said Dretzin. "When Sam said that Warren was giving them permission through him, they were hungry and vulnerable. They believed him." Federal investigators said Bateman coerced underage girls into sexual acts with himself and others and arranged for some victims to be abused by other adult followers. They noted that Bateman and others transported the victims between states to facilitate the sexual abuse, which continued until his arrest. An affidavit filed in federal court alleged that Bateman conducted video calls in which participants were nude and engaged in sexual acts. According to court filings, Bateman also described a so-called "Binding of Brothers" ritual involving sexual acts with followers’ wives. SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Julia Johnson, the wife of Moroni Johnson, an early follower of Bateman’s, began secretly meeting with Christine Marie in July 2022, sharing firsthand accounts of Bateman’s crimes. Christine Marie learned that Moroni urged his wife to give several of their daughters, including two who were underage, to Bateman as wives. Johnson recalled telling her husband, "We’re following a false prophet, and he’s leading us right to hell, and I’m not going to go there anymore." "[Julia] was questioning from the beginning," said Dretzin. "But again, these women are taught from birth that they have to obey their husbands and their prophet. And so, Julia was in a very difficult position. But you see in the footage Julia finds her voice, which is an incredibly profound experience as a viewer." Christine Marie and Katas quietly gathered evidence as Bateman grew more comfortable around them and let his guard down. He regularly invited them to dinner in his home, where up to 22 women occupied a single bedroom, People reported. "Sam truly thought he could get away with anything he wanted, and the sky was the limit," said Dretzin. "And the grandiosity of his imagination is somewhat breathtaking. He honestly believed that the Queen of England would see the footage of him and his wives and want to join his tribe. "How do I explain it? I think he was a narcissist who was in a closed system in which everybody around him was kowtowing to him and, whether they wanted to or not, making him feel like he was the king. And that goes to your head. And he lost all limits." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB "Sam, behind closed doors, from what I understand, was harsher with his wives than what you see when the cameras are on," she said. "Sam knew enough to exert that and use that to control his women." Warren Levi, the son of Moroni and Julia Johnson, held a secret meeting with Christine Marie and Katas, as shown in the documentary. He tells them: "Starting in 2019, Sam married seven of my sisters, ranging in age from 20ish, down to nine years old. ... Every one of them referred to him as the devil.’" Prosecutors said victims were transported across state lines, including in cramped conditions, to facilitate the abuse. According to an FBI affidavit, Bateman drove two Bentleys while pushing failed business ventures in real estate and coaching services. Bateman’s grip on power began to unravel after Christine Marie and Katas provided key evidence that contributed to a broader federal investigation. In 2024, Bateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing girls as young as nine years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults, and for scheming to kidnap them from protective custody, The Associated Press reported. According to the outlet, he had pleaded guilty to a yearslong scheme to transport girls across state lines for his sex crimes, and later to kidnap some of them from protective custody. The documentary also revealed that Moroni pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit trafficking of a minor for sexual purposes and was later sentenced to 25 years in prison. Moroni and Johnson are no longer together. Some of Bateman’s wives no longer associate with him, while others remain in touch. "Being behind bars, in some ways, turns them into martyrs," she said. "There’s a whole religious belief system around the prophet being punished by the law … and it can reinforce their power." "[But] Warren has, in recent years, been very erratic in his contact with his followers," said Dretzin. "I know he’s in touch with his family, which is an enormous number of people because he had 78 wives and hundreds of children. But sometimes he disappears for long stretches of time. … But many people still believe that what Warren Jeffs says is coming directly from God and must be followed to the letter." Leaving the FLDS isn’t just difficult — it means going against everything you’ve ever known. "I can’t think of another situation like a cult that you’re into where you truly believe God knows everything that you’re doing and the prophet knows everything that you’re doing," she said. CALIFORNIA CULT LED BY 'MASTER MANIPULATOR' COMMITTED BRUTAL MURDERS, DETECTIVE SAYS: 'ONE BODY AFTER ANOTHER' "Even if you have negative thoughts, they’re going to know. And leaving that culture, standing up against that culture, going to the media, which is seen as the absolute worst thing you can do, it takes so much strength, so much courage, so much independence of thought." View the full article