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Clinton Whitten and hydrologist Maureen Gutsch, back, measure snow, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Krem...
Associated Press

Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West

Colorado hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.
4 months ago
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Stan Choe, Associated Press

The Dow surges more than 1,100 points as Wall Street soars to its best day since last spring

U.S. stocks are surging to their best day since last spring, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 1,000 points as doubt swings back to hope on Wall Street for a possible end to the war with Iran.
4 months ago
Student use typewriters to complete a writing assignment in German at Cornell University, Friday, M...
Associated Press

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

The exercise started in 2023 as Phelps grew frustrated with the reality that students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments.
4 months ago
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Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable.
4 months ago
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MARK ANDERSON, Associated Press

Super Bowl heading back to Las Vegas in 2029

The Super Bowl will return to Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday to award the nation’s gambling and entertainment capital the big game.
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NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years....
Associated Press

NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years.
4 months ago
A TSA agent works at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jae...
Josh Funk and John Seewer, Associated Press

Some airport bottlenecks ease as TSA says workers got their pay

After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said Monday that most of its officers received much of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown.
4 months ago
Ryan Gosling poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Project Hail M...
Jake Coyle, Associated Press

‘Project Hail Mary’ flies to $54.5 million second weekend, horror reaches a saturation point

“Project Hail Mary” stayed aloft in its second weekend, holding strongly with $54.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
4 months ago
Catholic faithfuls attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Monastery of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem's Old C...
Melanie Lidman and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church

Israeli police have blocked top Catholic leaders from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a private Palm Sunday Mass. The U.S., France, and Italy condemned the decision.
4 months ago
A TSA agent checks a passenger's ticket and boarding pass at Ohare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Ma...
Mae Anderson and Josh Funk, Associated Press

TSA workers might get paid Monday, but their worries and airport woes could linger for longer

Transportation Security Administration agents could start getting their paychecks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately.
4 months ago
Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash on Friday....
Associated Press

Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says

Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash on Friday
4 months ago
People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in ...
Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress. Trump signed the action Friday with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of nation’s top airports.
4 months ago
FBI Director Kash Patel, listens during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing ...
Associated Press

Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of personal account of FBI Director Kash Patel

The group also said that it was making available for download emails and other documents from a Patel account.
4 months ago
A plane prepares to take off near the airport traffic control tower at Salt Lake City International...
Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Josh Funk, Associated Press

Closing some US airports due to TSA staffing would have big consequences, experts say

Problems at U.S. airports could worsen beyond hours-long security lines and missed flights if Congress does not agree on a way to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.
4 months ago
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building is seen on February 07, 2025 in Washingt...
Annie Ma, Associated Press

Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling

The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday.
4 months ago
immigrant...
AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press

US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond. The opinion from a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling.
4 months ago
The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. pape...
FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press

US Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill.
4 months ago
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LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

White House floats national emergency to pay TSA workers as Senate action stalls

With pressure mounting, the White House has floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay Transportation Security Administration workers.
4 months ago
SAVE...
MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press

FACT FOCUS: Only some driver’s licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act

Posts circulating on social media claim driver’s licenses could not be used for voter registration in federal elections under the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering. But this is missing context.
4 months ago
fake nudes...
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates.
4 months ago
FILE - Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5...
David Bauder, Associated Press

Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

Savannah Guthrie said in an interview on NBC that "'somebody needs to do the right thing" and provide information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing mother.
4 months ago
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Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
4 months ago
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BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI, Associated Press

What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta.
4 months ago
Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, M...
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says air travelers are experiencing the highest airport wait times ever under her agency.
4 months ago