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Google says it will change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when government updates official listings

By Associated Press

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.

Jury sworn-in for trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

A jury of 12 plus three alternates has been sworn in for the trial of a former Georgia prosecutor charged with criminal misconduct in her response to the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

U.S. consumer confidence dips again to start the year

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index retreated in January to 104.1 from 109.5 in December.

Workers at a Philadelphia Whole Foods Market become 1st in the nation to unionize

By Haleluya Hadero, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the results.

Indiana man pardoned by Trump is fatally shot by officer during traffic stop

By Associated Press

Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart was killed Sunday by a Jasper County sheriff's deputy, authorities said.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shakes up industry and disrupts financial markets

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

A China-based artificial intelligence startup is shaking up the industry. It’s called DeepSeek and its biggest advantage, analysts say, is that it can operate at a lower cost than American AI models like ChatGPT. It's disrupting markets and raising national…

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Fear spreads in immigrant communities as raids and deportations escalate

By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber, Ryan Connelly Holmes

One of the biggest questions as President Trump’s second term begins is just how wide and quickly his administration will conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Those operations got underway this weekend in Chicago and other cities around the country.

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Springfield’s Haitian migrants turn to faith amid deportation fears

By Luis Andres Henao, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press

Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them.

Tech stocks fall sharply after Chinese AI company announces inexpensive large language model

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Stocks outside of AI-related industries held up much better, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down just 58 points.

Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive actions on climate and environment

By Melina Walling, Associated Press

While former President Joe Biden made climate change a hallmark of his administration and some of his policies remain, at least for now, Trump is quickly unraveling that.