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US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
Fees for public records? A bill could kneecap California transparency laws
A bill winding its way through Sacramento right now would make some of the biggest changes in decades to the California Public Records Act — the 58-year-old state law that guarantees everyone has access to government documents and data.
Judge denies Biden's bid to block release of transcripts linked to special counsel inquiry
A federal judge has rejected former President Joe Biden’s attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter.
Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state.
What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
Health officials are raising awareness about alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites. This condition is on the rise.
Treasury expands bank data-sharing rules tied to Trump immigration crackdown
The Treasury Department has moved to involve banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Some people are making guns with 3D printers. A new law seeks to cancel their print jobs
Legislation in two of the nation's most populous states could force 3D printers to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns.
Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls
AI giant Anthropic says it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.
Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method
Alabama is seeking to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward.
Democratic group launches ad campaign to help flip control of Congress in midterm elections
A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country.
Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin says last week's rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and some other critical parts of the launch pad.
As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
The Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence in the U.S. military even as it faces calls for caution from some companies and military leaders. Adm.
NJ state police set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center as ICE leaves
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has sent state police to establish designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints outside an immigration detention center in Newark.
Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement
Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement.
Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank
Emergency officials have lifted an evacuation order for some of the tens of thousands of people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California.
Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank
Authorities are trying to tamp down the risk of a possible explosion or leak of a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California.
Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate
Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.
The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop
A group of local Indigenous leaders and Lawrence Hall of Science researchers strolled through the lobby of the discovery-based UC Berkeley museum last week as workers put the finishing touches on its latest exhibit, “Yuutka” (The Place of the Acorn).
Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon's legal dispute with AI company Anthropic
A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic.
US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns
The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.
He's accused of running a Chinese spy outpost. His lawyer says it was a place to play ping-pong
U.S. prosecutors say a plain glass-clad building in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood was a secret Chinese spy outpost, with orders to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents in the U.S.
GOP bill would fund $1B in White House security upgrades for Trump's ballroom
Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear.
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says
Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent.
