CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona had every reason not be a fan of the Automated Ball-Strike System, after the Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. However, the longtime manager was taking the long view after game one of 162. Francona saw a walk by Eugenio Suárez on ...
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon's legacy with explosive sexual abuse allegations before the state ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and JOSH FUNK Associated Press 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. Federal officials have warned that staffing ...
By PHILIP MARCELO and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The runway where two pilots died in a collision between a jet and a fire truck reopened Thursday morning at New York's LaGuardia Airport, which had been operating at limited capacity all week as investigators examined the ...
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their ...
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran. The S&P 500 slumped 1.7% for its worst day since January and is back on track for a fifth ...
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's new congressional map, which gives Democrats a high likelihood of picking up a U.S. House seat in the Salt Lake City area, is likely to remain in place beyond this election cycle because a Republican-led initiative to repeal the state's anti-gerrymandering law ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities. The Justice Department opened the investigations Wednesday into possible ...
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An appeals court has paused lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal officers' use of tear gas during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. A three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. ...
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may believe the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword — as long as it's a Sharpie. During a Cabinet meeting Thursday that discussed the war in Iran, record-long security lines at many of the nation's ...
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state's constitutional ban on cruel punishment ...
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press It's finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the necessary heft of the nation's decision-making. The thousands of blooming cherry trees that ...
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A May 20 execution has been scheduled for an Arizona man convicted of murder for fatally setting a man on fire during a 2002 attack, marking what would be the state's first use of the death penalty this year. The Arizona Supreme Court ...
By MELISSA GOLDIN The Associated Press As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill's impact on voter registration are spreading on social media, with elected officials on both sides of the aisle putting their own ...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don't know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt. The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, ...
By LINLEY SANDERS and MICHAEL CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll. As the war launched by the U.S. and Israel ...
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, MUNIR AHMED and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has received an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday — a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more Marines ...
By JON GAMBRELL, LEE KEATH and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unclear. The most ...