Dec 16 An MIT professor was shot at home. Authorities say no suspect is in custody By Associated Press Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, died at a local hospital on Tuesday morning after the Monday night shooting in Brookline, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Continue reading
Dec 15 Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make closest approach to Earth on Friday By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as close as it will get on its grand tour of the solar system. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:39 Trump's executive order limits state regulations of artificial intelligence By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako President Trump has signed an executive order that would block states from enforcing laws they pass to regulate A.I., or artificial intelligence.The directive marks a big win for tech giants but will likely be challenged in the courts. Jacob Ward,… Continue watching
Dec 12 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to override AI regulations by states By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Dec 12 Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state By Cedar Attanasio, Claire Rush, Associated Press Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Continue reading
Dec 11 6 best video games of 2025, according to this expert By Azhar Merchant, Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport It’s been a big year for video games, from couch co-ops to grand, story-driven blockbusters. Continue reading
Dec 11 'Architects of AI' named Time magazine's 2025 person of the year By Mike Catalini, Associated Press “For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year,” Time said in a social media post. Continue reading
Dec 10 NASA loses contact with Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. Continue reading
Dec 10 Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds By Mustakim Hasnath, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. The findings,… Continue reading
Dec 10 UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction. Continue reading