ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of […]
No criminal charges in rare liquor probe at Oregon alcohol agency, state report says
PORTLAND, Ore. — Criminal charges are not warranted in the rare liquor probe that shook Oregon’s alcohol agency last year and forced its executive director to resign, state justice officials […]
New Jersey lawmakers pass overhaul of state’s open records law
TRENTON, N.J. — Over jeers of “shame” shouted from the gallery, New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to overhaul the state’s open public records law despite objections from civil […]
OpenAI launches GPTo, improving ChatGPT’s text, visual and audio capabilities
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI’s latest update to its artificial intelligence model can mimic human cadences in its verbal responses and can even try to detect people’s moods. The effect conjures […]
UNC board slashes diversity program funding, diverts money to public safety resources
RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina’s public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system’s flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs […]
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
WASHINGTON — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit […]
US energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable power
WASHINGTON — Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — […]
Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site on track
BALTIMORE — Crews are expected to conduct a controlled demolition Monday evening to break down the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a […]
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after divorce
NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into […]
Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Elkins Park, Pa., May 8, 2024. Harris on Monday, May 13, used a profanity while offering advice to […]