May 14 AI-generated disinformation poses threat of misleading voters in 2024 election By David Klepper, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Computer engineers and political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. Continue reading
May 13 DeSantis courts conservative voters in Iowa as weather sidelines Trump rally By Thomas Beaumont, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Warning of a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought Saturday to weaken former President Donald Trump's grip on the GOP as he courted voters in battleground Iowa. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 2:47 News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 6:17 As states grapple with age limits for buying guns, what's the potential effect? By John Yang, Kaisha Young It’s been a week of ups and downs for both advocates and opponents of laws that raise the minimum age for purchasing firearms. Lisa Geller, director of state affairs at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, joins John… Continue watching
May 13 WATCH: Biden delivers commencement address at Howard University By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairy tale” and that “racism has long torn us apart." But on the nation's best days, he said “enough… Continue reading
May 13 How the U.S. asylum process works By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations Record numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works. Continue reading
May 12 Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S. By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Floating solar is already going strong in Asia, from India to China. Now developers are taking inspiration from that and the technology is starting to spread more quickly in the United States. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:27 Southern border stays calm but confusion builds as new asylum policies take effect By Amna Nawaz The southern border remained mostly calm after pandemic-era restrictions that immediately expelled migrants expired. The Biden administration is implementing new rules that reject asylum seekers who did not apply online or who traveled through another country. That's being challenged in… Continue watching
May 12 Palestinian militants fire more rockets, as Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts By Fares Akram, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Palestinian militants have fired rockets toward Jerusalem, further escalating the most violent confrontation in months between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
May 12 California's Gov. Newsom says state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion By Adam Beam, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That's about $10 billion more than predicted in January, when the governor offered his first budget proposal. Continue reading