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New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. The landmark...
Judge questions Pentagon’s motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war During a 90-minute hearing...
North Carolina parts ways with men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
North Carolina and men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis have parted ways after five seasons leading the tradition-rich program. The school announced the decision Tuesday night, saying it had made “a leadership change” to end Davis’ tenure as successor to retired Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams. That run featured featured...
The ferocity of downpour that brought the latest Hawaii flooding surprised even meteorologistsVideo
HONOLULU — Crews on Tuesday began evaluating damage from a surprise downpour that sent floodwaters raging through a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu — the latest bout in a series of storms and flooding that have pummeled the state over the past two weeks. Residents along Oahu’s North Shore, famous for...
NCAA Tournament has best opening week on record, averaging 10.1 million viewers
The NCAA Tournament had its best first week on record, averaging 10.1 million viewers through the second round across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Tournament viewership is up 7% from last year, according to Nielsen. CBS and TNT began showing all of the games in 2011 after CBS had done...
Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
WASHINGTON — Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida special election on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to Mar-a-Lago, the West Palm Beach estate that President Donald Trump counts as his residence. The Republican president had endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a social media post Monday, he urged...
Respect for Ryan Day helped Arthur Smith land at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a roundabout way, Woody Hayes could be responsible for Arthur Smith being the new offensive coordinator at Ohio State. The legendary former head coach of the Buckeyes died in 1987, but his name is on the football facility in Columbus, and one of his sayings —...
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
RALEIGH — North Carolina government’s most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his seat to Sam Page on Tuesday, shaking the power structure in the ninth-largest state and likely soon ending Berger’s preeminence as the state’s top conservative architect. Berger trailed Page, the...
Trump says the U.S. is in talks with Iran as diplomatic efforts pick up
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump said for a second day that the U.S. was in talks with Iran to end the war as diplomatic efforts picked up Tuesday and Iran issued a newly defiant statement. Airstrikes battered the Islamic Republic while Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel...
Record-smashing heat spreads: ‘Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot’Video
After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that’s baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said. And it’s not going away...
Down to 4 defensemen, Senators hold the Rangers to the fewest shots by an NHL team since 2003
NEW YORK — James Reimer kept expecting the New York Rangers to put shots on net. They rarely did. And by the end of the game Monday night, the Ottawa Senators had allowed just nine shots on goal in a 2-1 victory at Madison Square Garden. It was the fewest...
Brewers add to bullpen depth, acquire Woodford from Rays
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers boosted their bullpen depth Tuesday by acquiring right-handed pitcher Jake Woodford from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league right-hander K.C. Hunt. Milwaukee made room for Woodford on its 40-man roster by transferring outfielder Akil Baddoo to the 60-day injured list. Woodford, 29, spent last...
Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of the season after 9 years with club
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the English club said Tuesday, after nine years at Anfield in which he has established himself as one of its greatest-ever players. Liverpool said the 33-year-old Salah has “reached an agreement” to leave the team a year before his...
Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department’s push to overturn a lower-court ruling against...
Fire truck in LaGuardia crash lacked equipment needed to trigger runway warning system, NTSB saysVideo
NEW YORK — A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, federal investigators said Tuesday. National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said during a news conference that...
Chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike fade as inflation worsens
WASHINGTON — The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates. Longer-term interest rates have risen quickly since the war began Feb. 28, pushing up the cost of mortgage loans, auto loans, and business...
From Spain to the United States, former Robert Morris forward Alvaro Folgueiras’ basketball dream has Iowa in the Sweet 16
TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras left Spain as a 16-year-old with a dream to play basketball in the United States. He made the biggest shot of his life in the national spotlight to eliminate the defending champions from the NCAA Tournament. On college basketball’s grandest stage and with his mother...
Even with robot umpires, MLB managers will find reasons to argue and get ejected
TAMPA, Fla. — Kevin Cash isn’t worried that manager ejections will become a relic of baseball’s past just because robot umpires have arrived to settle some debates. “You only get two challenges, right? That can come up in the first inning,” the Tampa Bay Rays manager said. Manager tantrums at...
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
WASHINGTON — Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state...
It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most U.S. workers say in new Gallup poll
WASHINGTON — Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28% of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted late last year said now is a “good time” to...
Here’s how to recycle those old laptops, iPhones and earbuds lying around
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle those items, or it seems costly and inconvenient. The world generates millions of tons of electronic waste —...
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice. Palm Beach County voter records show the president voted by mail in a Tuesday special election for state legislative...
Trump administration bans import of new foreign-made routers, citing supply chain and security risks
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has banned imports of new, foreign-made routers citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The newest addition to the U.S. “covered list” targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones and smart devices to the internet. The list is a catalog of communications...
Rescuers try to refloat a stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea
BERLIN (AP) — Rescue teams in northern Germany are working to refloat a humpback whale stranded in shallow water in the Baltic Sea, racing against time in an effort to save its life. Experts gathered Tuesday morning on the Timmendorfer Strand beach to find a way to get the 30-feet-long...
Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
KYIV, Ukraine — A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive....
