Science Dec 12 Trump’s executive order limits state regulations of artificial intelligence By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako
Politics Dec 12 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to override AI regulations by states President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America
Nation Dec 12 Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. By Cedar Attanasio, Claire Rush, Associated Press
Arts Dec 11 6 best video games of 2025, according to this expert It’s been a big year for video games, from couch co-ops to grand, story-driven blockbusters. By Azhar Merchant, Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation Dec 11 ‘Architects of AI’ named Time magazine’s 2025 person of the year “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. By Mike Catalini, Associated Press
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
Dec 09 Bundle up, leave the city and put away the phones. Here’s how to watch the Geminids, one of the year’s best meteor showers By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China By Josh Boak, Associated Press There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the… Continue reading