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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to take its first votes on regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the state. The chamber is scheduled to vote on bills Thursday that would require political candidates to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology and outlaw AI-produced
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The White House says that U.S. President Joe Biden will host Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk for a meeting in Washington on March 12, which is the 25th anniversary of Poland’s joining the NATO Alliance. A statement Thursday from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the leaders will
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — A congressional advisory committee has voted in favor of granting Nikki Haley US Secret Service protection, according to a source familiar with the matter, after the GOP presidential candidate requested the enhanced security citing threats she is facing. The recommendation now heads to the desk of
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas, the capital. Gil’s
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level in 10 weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers ahead of the spring homebuying season. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.77% from 6.64% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to take its first votes on regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the state. The chamber is scheduled to vote on bills Thursday that would require political candidates to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology and outlaw AI-produced
Continue ReadingMARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of killing a Tennessee deputy and wounding another during a traffic stop last week had made his first court appearance. News outlets report that 42-year-old Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr. was arraigned Thursday on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin has passed the state Assembly. The measure passed Thursday is the latest effort targeting DEI efforts nationwide. But it is a long way from becoming law in Wisconsin. It
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Austrian’s then-14-year-old son came home from a Vermont gas station with stolen vape pens on May 15, 2021, she called the police to teach him a lesson. Austrian and her son, J.A., who has intellectual disabilities, had worked with the Burlington Police Department to peacefully resolve behavioral
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog report has found that the kind of systemic failures that enabled the high-profile prison deaths of gangster Whitey Bulger and financier Jeffrey Epstein also contributed to the deaths of hundreds of other federal prisoners over the years. The scathing report found mental health care, emergency
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Presss COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, has lost his second attempt to sue the state for what he says is a breach of his human rights. Breivik, who changed his name to Fjotolf
Continue ReadingBy Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill and John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN A dangerous pace of mass shootings escalated in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and has persisted since then. Last year, the United States recorded 515 mass shootings, the lowest total in a year since 2019, before the pandemic began. 2021 remains the worst year for mass
Continue ReadingCEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) — A company that recycles solar panels announced Thursday that it would build a $344 million factory in northwest Georgia, for the first time expanding to making new glass for panels. Arizona-based Solarcycle said it would hire more than 600 workers in Cedartown, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta, for
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer American tennis player Jenson Brooksby’s suspension for missing three doping tests will end on March 3, 10 months earlier than the original date, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The ITIA said it reached an agreement with Brooksby to reduce the ban from 18 months to 13 and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Chronic failures by the Bureau of Prisons contributed to the deaths of hundreds of federal prison inmates, the Department of Justice’s Inspector General said in a blistering report released Thursday. The report found that recurring failures within the Bureau of Prisons, such as inaccurate mental health screenings or
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing one person and wounding almost two dozen others, appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday. Police Chief Stacey Graves
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa City Council is poised to pay former prison inmate Robert DuBoise $14 million to compensate him for the 37 years he spent behind bars for a murder that he did not commit. DuBoise was 18 when the crime occurred. He was initially sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. No one stepped up to claim the prize from the August drawing before the deadline, rendering the Mega Millions lottery ticket void. As a result, the winner has forfeited the winnings
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith shared the WWE title belt to help calm a young boy in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the team’s Super Bowl celebration. Smith, who sported the belt during the celebration, noticed the frightened boy, who was with his father. He told
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Eni says drilling to appraise a third natural gas discovery in waters off Cyprus shows the commitment of the Italian energy company and its French partner TotalEnergies to swiftly develop the deposit and bolster energy supply to Europe. The company said Thursday the appraisal well proves the “excellent gas deliverability capacity”
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