Aug 12 Watch 4:39 How to beat AI-driven custom pricing By Tim McPhillips, Daria Nastasia There are new concerns around how artificial intelligence might be used to set prices for products, such as airfare. It comes after Delta Airlines announced it was using AI to help adjust prices on some of its flights. Tim McPhillips… Continue watching
Aug 12 FIFA tests new human rights strategy for World Cup games, and advocates are skeptical By Charlotte Kramon, Associated Press With the 2026 games less than a year away, FIFA’s commitment to upholding human rights is still under scrutiny. Continue reading
Aug 12 Will Trump change federal marijuana policy? Here’s what to know By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Continue reading
Aug 12 Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Continue reading
Aug 12 Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say By Charlotte Kramon, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White also recently verbalized thoughts of suicide, which led to law enforcement being contacted several weeks before the shooting. Continue reading
Aug 12 What to know about the archconservative church Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends By Tiffany Stanley, Peter Smith, Associated Press The church network has connections to Christian nationalism and practices complementarianism, emphasizing traditional gender roles. Continue reading
Aug 12 The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Republican president's decision fits a pattern of using emergency declarations to rule by executive order. Continue reading
Aug 12 Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10 By Marc Levy, Gene Puskar, Michael Casey, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The Allegheny County Police Department says five people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday night, and five others had been treated and released. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 8:01 The legality of Trump’s D.C. takeover as statistics show decline in crime By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas In an unprecedented move, President Trump has taken over Washington, D.C.'s police department and activated its National Guard. The federal takeover invokes rare, but legal, presidential authorities, but local officials say he’s wrong to say that crime has spiraled out… Continue watching
Aug 11 In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency. Continue reading