Sep 14 WATCH: House meets as pressure to regulate AI grows By Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson says it’s time for President Donald Trump to “summon everyone together” and take the lead addressing questions about AI at the White House, rather than Congress. Continue reading
Sep 14 Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5 By Associated Press The North Carolina carrier had flown packages for Amazon since 2024. Continue reading
Sep 14 Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the U.S. Open title and extend Grand Slam drought by American men By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press "I know today 99.9% of the people wanted Ben to win, so I'm very sorry first of all," Zverev said during the trophy presentation. Continue reading
Sep 14 What to know about recent dire AI predictions and calls for safeguards By Alex Veiga, Associated Press New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a… Continue reading
Sep 13 Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future By Matt Brown, Associated Press Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that political strategist Khalil Thompson wants to fix. Continue reading
Sep 13 Federal judge rules Homeland Security plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The issue of the FEMA staffing was part of a much larger lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and other labor groups, pushing back on efforts by the Trump administration to slash the federal workforce. Continue reading
Sep 12 Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies. Continue reading
Sep 12 Anthropic CEO says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up By Stan Choe, Associated Press “I believe that if slowing down bought us even an extra year or two before models reach critical levels of capability, and we used that time to advance alignment, we could greatly reduce the risk that something goes seriously wrong,”… Continue reading
Sep 12 AP analysis: Justice Department went after protesters for felony assault, but juries and judges were unconvinced By Jaimie Ding, Claire Rush, Associated Press The Associated Press' analysis focused on arrests made during protests last summer and fall in LA, Chicago, Portland and Washington, D.C. — cities with significant protests where President Donald Trump sought to or successfully deployed the National Guard. Continue reading
Sep 12 Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Niño might bring record slow storm season By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press On Saturday, 2026 set a record for the longest a season has begun without a storm that has reached winds of 74 mph to qualify as a hurricane — at least in the satellite era, said Nick Novella, a meteorologist… Continue reading