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President Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week

Charges stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.
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Lawyer: former President Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

This is the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.
1 year ago

Nine soldiers killed after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky

A statement from Fort Campbell says the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, part of the 101st Airborne, crashed around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Trigg County, Kentucky.
1 year ago

Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT

Their petition is a response to San Francisco startup OpenAI's recent release of GPT-4, a more advanced successor to its widely-used AI chatbot ChatGPT.
1 year ago

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan, original naloxone still available

The decision means Narcan can be sold at convenience and grocery stores. But community groups will still offer the original naloxone.
1 year ago

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial continues with defense

Paltrow's defense team is expected to rest their case Thursday and send the decision to the jury.
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What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville

Police say the shooting took place over about 14 minutes. The shooter, Audrey Hale was a former student. She is also dead.
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Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance

Multiple outlets are reporting that the gunman and at least three children are dead in a Nashville school shooting.
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Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow for $300,000+ to testify in Utah ski crash trial

Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson will likely testify Monday about his recollections of the collision and the post-concussion symptoms he says he's suffered.
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Utah social media law is ambitious, but is it enforceable?

The laws, which will go into effect in a year, impose a digital curfew on people under 18 and requires minors to get parental consent to sign up for apps.
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Gwyneth Paltrow is testifying in Utah trial over 2016 ski collision where a man accuses her of leaving him brain damaged

Next week, Paltrow's team is expected to call to the stand medical experts, ski instructors and her two children, Moses and Apple.
1 year ago

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices. U.S. lawmakers on Thursday pressed Shou Zi Chew over data security and harmful content, responding skeptically during a tense committee […]
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Asian shares decline after Fed hints rate hikes may end soon

Higher rates can undercut inflation by slowing the economy. But they raise the risk of a recession later on, and they also hurt prices for stocks and other investments.
1 year ago

Muslims across the world mark start of holy month of Ramadan

More than 1.8 billion Muslims, who account for around a quarter of the world’s population, are expected to observe Ramadan.
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TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow

Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about TikTok's effects on youth and possible national security risks.
1 year ago

International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin

Putin's arrest warrant comes from his alleged abductions of Ukrainian children.
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St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

President Joe Biden is set to host Ireland’s prime minister on Friday, after the pandemic scuttled the longstanding St. Patrick’s Day meetup.
1 year ago

Microsoft adds AI tools to Office apps like Outlook, Word

The new Microsoft AI feature is a processing engine that will let users summarize long emails and draft stories in Word.
1 year ago

GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths

Opponents of offshore wind, elected officials, and community groups believe preparatory work on the ocean floor has led to whale deaths.
1 year ago

Big banks create $30B rescue package for First Republic

It's an effort to stop the California-based bank from becoming the third to fail in less than a week.
1 year ago

Beloved and debated, French bulldog becomes top US dog breed

The sturdy, push-faced French bulldog became the nation's most prevalent purebred dog last year, reports the American Kennel Club.
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Justice Dept, SEC probing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The investigations – which are separate inquiries – are in the early stages and will also examine the actions of the bank's senior executives.
1 year ago

US futures fall as bank anxiety hits global markets

Large and mid-size banks were also sinking before markets opened, with most shares falling between 5% and 10%
1 year ago

Standard time giving way to daylight saving in most of US

A poll conducted in October 2021 found that most people in the United States want to avoid switching between daylight saving and standard time.
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