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Teen charged with killing 4 people at Georgia high school investigated for prior online threats in 2023

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Officials said that boy opened fire at his high school outside Atlanta on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding nine.

14-year-old accused of killing 4 in Georgia school shooting

By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart

In Georgia, a 14-year-old opened fire at a high school, killing four people and injuring at least nine others. Police say they have arrested a student who is the suspect. Investigators said they did not know a motive yet about…

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Read the full federal indictment accusing Russians of funding divisive online content in the U.S.

By Associated Press

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced criminal charges, the seizure of internet domains and sanctions related to Russian disinformation efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election.

After losing his sight, this scientist created a unique nature walk for the other senses

By Kori Suzuki, Carolyne Corelis, KPBS Public Media

In Southern California's Tijuana River Estuary, a blind scientist is leading a tour that encourages visitors to experience nature a little differently. He introduces visitors to the native plants with an emphasis on the other four senses besides sight. This…

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Killing taxes on tips sounds good, but experts say it doesn’t solve the real problem

By Hannah Grabenstein

No taxes on tips sounds good. Experts say the effects would range from hardly life-changing to potentially harmful.

California wildfire grows amid worrying heat wave, while South Dakota conditions improve

By Jim Salter, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

A growing wildfire in Northern California forced hundreds of people to evacuate Wednesday as a heat wave threatened to make fire conditions worse. In the Midwest, a wildfire kept residents of South Dakota’s second-largest city on edge, ready to flee…

Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule will return to Earth this week with empty seats, leaving 2 astronauts at ISS

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.

Regulators turn to math to determine when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators, it’s mostly about the arithmetic.

Sybil Morial, civil rights activist and wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dies at 91

Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91.

4 killed and 9 others wounded in shooting at Georgia high school

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said two school resource officers encountered the shooter within minutes after a report of shots fired went out. The suspect, a student at the school, immediately surrendered and was taken into custody.