FILE – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference on Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s subpoenas of pharmaceutical company representatives to discuss drug prices Jan. 25, […]
San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes ‘San Francisco’
FILE – Travelers prepare to enter Oakland International airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco has sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the […]
Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday, describing being treated […]
Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about […]
Police arrest protesters at Columbia University who had set up pro-Palestinian encampment
NEW YORK — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested dozens of protesters. Several students involved in the protest said they were […]
Pennsylvania school district cancel’s actor’s speech over concerns of activism, ‘lifestyle’
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as […]
Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women’s prison in California where inmates suffered sexual abuse […]
World Bank’s Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war
WASHINGTON — There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning […]
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
WASHINGTON — House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, […]
Meta’s newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “the most intelligent AI assistant that […]