AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the…
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Petition drive seeks November vote on expanding Deschutes County Commission from three to five
Business owner John Heylin says expanding the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five would lead to more budget scrutiny and other…
Continue ReadingMcConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who…
Continue ReadingDemocrats make play for veteran and military support as Trump homes in on GOP nomination
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Highway signs welcome drivers entering North Carolina to “the…
Continue ReadingJustices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advance to runoff in contest to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff…
Continue ReadingPanamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli’s candidacy in May elections
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli’s candidacy in the country’s May…
Continue ReadingExplosive fire at site housing vaping supplies kills 1 outside Detroit, sends debris a mile away
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a building housing supplies for the vaping industry caused multiple…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s former leftist strongholds contemplate party’s demise
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN JOSÉ LAS FLORES, El Salvador (AP) — San José Las Flores, a town nestled in the mountains of northern El…
Continue ReadingLike Banksy, France’s mystery ‘Invader’ marks cities with art. He could surprise the Paris Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: Score points by hunting down mosaics that a…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it’s not yet clear…
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New hospitality company set to take over concessions at Crater Lake National Park
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hospitality company ExplorUS has informed the National Park Service that it intends to take over the…
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OSU, OHSU researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of…
Continue ReadingNashville cleared the runway for an emergency. Pilot said ‘I’m too far away’
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown…
Continue ReadingFiery crash of small plane along Nashville highway kills Canadian parents and their 3 children
By Joe Sutton, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40 and burst…
Continue ReadingRudy Gobert and Michael Conley power Timberwolves past Trail Blazers 119-114
By PHIL ERVIN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season, Michael…
Continue ReadingPhilippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels have collided in the disputed South China Sea,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southern California man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico. Federal prosecutors said…
Continue ReadingSierra blizzard provides ammo for critics of US Postal Service plan to downsize mail hub in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize a regional mail hub in Reno and move package and letter processing to Sacramento,…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift steals the show at an Asian summit as Singapore defends exclusive Eras Tour stop
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the…
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