US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI products
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The federal government will “not hesitate to crack down” on harmful business practices involving…
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Autopsy: Parents, kids in burning Oklahoma home were shot
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy reports show eight members of an Oklahoma family found dead inside their burning home were each shot. The…
Continue Reading1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Chicago area petroleum plant
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an explosion at a suburban Chicago petroleum plant killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning. The…
Continue ReadingPatch crowned ‘beautiful bulldog’ at Drake University event
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was crowned the winner of Drake University’s Beautiful…
Continue Reading‘Almost authoritarian:’ Hawaii’s Cold War speech law may go
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lawmakers in Hawaii may soon repeal a law dating back to the Cold War. It allows a governor or…
Continue ReadingRosalind Franklin’s role in DNA discovery gets a new twist
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The discovery of DNA’s double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science…
Continue ReadingFor Flatley, Sikora Golden Gloves led to success beyond ring
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Dancer Michael Flatley and actor Joseph Sikora credit the lessons they learned from boxing for…
Continue ReadingHarry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor…
Continue ReadingSweden expels 5 Russian Embassy staff on suspicion of spying
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has informed Russia that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they…
Continue ReadingUS consumer confidence falls for 3rd time in 4 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Consumer confidence dipped again in April as anxiety over a slowing economy and possible recession weighed on American…
Continue ReadingAs epic snow melts, a California community braces for floods
By AMY TAXIN and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in…
Continue ReadingIndigenous competitors celebrate culture and sport in Brazil
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer PIACAGUERA INDIGENOUS LAND, Brazil (AP) — As a bonfire lit by children finished burning, the winners at the…
Continue ReadingFake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad for a free trailer with a legislative…
Continue ReadingFox to air 29 Women’s World Cup matches, up from 22 in ’19
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox will broadcast 29 of 64 Women’s World Cup games from Australia and New Zealand this summer on its main network, up from 22…
Continue ReadingCesar Chavez’s legacy lives on in Biden’s new campaign chair
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The granddaughter of late Latino labor activist Cesar Chavez is moving from President Joe…
Continue ReadingEuropean countries, Azerbaijan agree to boost gas transfers
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The national gas system operators of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to boost the transfer of natural…
Continue ReadingUN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict
By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national…
Continue ReadingJury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four…
Continue ReadingLebanese, EU legal teams to cooperate in Central Bank probe
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese and European judicial authorities have agreed to exchange information about their probes…
Continue ReadingGermany detains Syrian suspected of planning Islamist attack
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have detained a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic…
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