Month: June 2024

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for resuming production of intermediate-range missiles that were banned under a now-scrapped treaty with the United States. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which banned ground-based nuclear and conventional missiles with a range of 500-5,500 kilometers (310-3,410 miles), was regarded as an arms control landmark when

AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, a top EU official said Friday. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, started reviewing the deal last year to see whether it broke EU merger

Associated Press The chief judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is recommending the immediate suspension and eventual removal of a state district judge who faces separate shooting charges in Oklahoma and Texas. The petition filed was filed Thursday by Chief Judge John Kane IV and alleges District Judge Brian Lovell had sex with courthouse staff

AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A University of Nebraska regent has proposed a way for football-crazy Cornhusker fans to carry their fandom into the afterlife. Regent Barbara Weitz of Omaha suggested that when the stadium undergoes its next renovation, part of the plan could include building a columbarium under the field where

AP Science Writer An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. The space rock called 2024 MK will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday. Smaller objects shoot past Earth all the time, but asteroids this size fly by about every 25 years. To spot it, you’ll need a small telescope. Viewers in

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Education has restored a teacher’s credentials days after she sued, alleging officials had mispresented her involvement in a student’s abortion. The teacher didn’t contest her firing from a private school last fall but sued the education department and top officials over the revocation of