Nation Jun 01 $63 million awarded in trial against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliation Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo was found civilly liable Thursday of violating the First Amendment rights of Little Havana business owners William Fuller and Martin Pinilla.
Politics Jun 01 Families of transgender teens sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors Idaho is one of at least 20 states in recent years to enact such a ban. Most of them have been challenged in court. But the laws and cases are so new that there's not a clear trend yet on…
Science Jun 01 WATCH: Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads poem being sent to space on NASA's Europa Clipper mission The words will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in October 2024 on a journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
Politics Jun 01 Amazon to pay $31 million in fines for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera privacy violations Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant.
World May 31 China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for increased national security measures The statement underscores the tension between the government's determination to seize global leadership in cutting-edge technology and concerns about the possible social and political harms of such technologies.
Arts May 31 Federal prosecutors charge 3rd man in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York filed a superseding indictment on Tuesday charging Jay Bryant in the death of Jason…
Politics May 30 NYC enacts 'Homeless Bill of Rights,' but doubts arise over key provisions Among the rights included in the list is the right to sleep outside and a restatement of the city's longstanding right to shelter — which could be in jeopardy if a judge grants the mayor's request to set aside the…
World May 30 China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030 The crew, including China's first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission.
Nation May 30 Ralph Yarl walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event in his first major public appearance since the shooting.
World May 30 Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic U.K. race Hundreds of spectators gathered Monday to watch dozens of reckless racers chase a 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in southwest England.