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How worried should Americans be as AI threatens jobs?

By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson

Americans are anxious about their jobs and whether artificial intelligence is coming for them. Some prominent voices call it catastrophic, others say it's hype. The data, so far, is somewhere in between and deeply contested. Geoff Bennett spoke with Josh…

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How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown

By Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation

While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades.

States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Blame data centers

By Jessica Hill, Associated Press

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels.

The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

March’s persistent heat was unseasonably intense, and the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength.

This 1.9 billion-year-old bedrock will soon house the world's 1st permanent nuclear waste site

By James Brooks, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press

After decades of construction, the world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland, becoming a final resting place for tons of dangerous radioactive waste.

WATCH: Artemis II crew splashes down on Earth after historic trip around the moon

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.

Pro-Iran groups deploy AI to troll Trump, influence the war narrative

By Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Analysts say the memes appear to be coming from groups linked to the government in Tehran and are part of a strategy of leveraging its limited resources to inflict damage on the U.S., even indirectly.

As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks

By Matt Brown, Michael Phillis, Associated Press

The United States is undergoing a dramatic shift in energy policy as President Donald Trump wields government's sweeping powers to benefit coal and suppress cleaner alternatives. It could lead to more expensive electricity and dirtier air.

Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station on the way home from the moon

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.