Clarification: US-AI-Copyright story
In a story published January 9, 2024, The Associated Press reported on a lawsuit brought by artists against AI image-generators and another lawsuit…
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A judge has found Ohio’s new election law constitutional, including a strict photo ID requirement
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of Ohio’s sweeping new election…
Continue ReadingLawyers may face discipline for criticizing a judge’s ruling in discrimination case
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A father-daughter pair of Florida lawyers may face disciplinary action for speaking out…
Continue ReadingFamily of British tourist among 5 killed in 2018 Grand Canyon helicopter crash wins $100M settlement
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a 31-year-old…
Continue ReadingGuam police say a man who fatally shot a South Korean tourist has been found dead
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam police say a man suspected of fatally shooting a South Korean tourist during a robbery in the U.S. territory last week…
Continue ReadingTrump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at…
Continue ReadingHottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The shattering of global annual heat records last year is prompting people to ask: what can be done? There is…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico man pleads guilty in drive-by shootings on homes of Democratic lawmakers
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of three defendants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of…
Continue ReadingNo charges to be filed in death of toddler who fell into cistern during daycare at Vermont resort
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — State police say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of a 3-year-old boy who fell into an underground cistern and…
Continue ReadingArmed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate
By ALLEN PANCHANA and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in…
Continue ReadingEx-Green Beret stands with Venezuelan coup plotter ahead of U.S. sentencing on terror charges
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. veteran who plotted to overthrow Venezuela’s president is proudly standing with a former…
Continue ReadingNRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The executive editor of the Los Angeles Times is stepping down after a 2 1/2-year tenure at the newspaper. Kevin Merida’s…
Continue ReadingDeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The fifth Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election season will also be its first…
Continue ReadingCampaign advocate for abortion rights makes plea for Kentucky lawmakers to relax abortion ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A woman who dominated discussion about abortion during Kentucky’s campaign last year…
Continue ReadingDeSantis targets New York, California and Biden in his Florida State of the State address
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered messages about California, New York…
Continue ReadingCES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to opening day of CES 2024. This multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to bring…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who…
Continue ReadingAustin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive…
Continue ReadingMore delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another…
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