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AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
Read full article: AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop themLaw enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology.
In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
Read full article: In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recoveryHigh school seniors in Asheville are grappling with several important life decisions as they still recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on their region.
In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart's last 'Blue Light Specials' flicker
Read full article: In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart's last 'Blue Light Specials' flickerThe last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits alone at the west end of a suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored.
Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boards
Read full article: Conservatives could win control of Kansas and Nebraska state school boardsConservatives could win majorities on the Kansas and Nebraska school boards this year, which would make it easier for them to shape what’s taught in classrooms.
Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results
Read full article: Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing resultsA decision by the elections clerk in Michigan’s third-largest city is raising concerns of a slowdown in reporting election night results in a county that is being targeted by both presidential campaigns and includes a competitive congressional race.
Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
Read full article: Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatenedThe red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one.
A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom's death but odds look good
Read full article: A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom's death but odds look goodThe death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate.
County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment
Read full article: County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendmentA judge has permanently blocked enforcement of Ohio's ban on virtually all abortions.
Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes
Read full article: Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribesPresident Biden is expected to issue an historic apology Friday for the 150-year government effort to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools.
Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places
Read full article: Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive placesA federal appeals court in New York says a recent Supreme Court decision does not alter its conclusion that New York can enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations.
President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy
Read full article: President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policyPresident Joe Biden says he will formally apologize on for the nation's role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools, where for more than 150 years many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused, and more than 950 died.
Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
Read full article: Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigationHealth officials say there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection.
Ex-officer on trial in shooting death of Andre Hill thought his life was in danger, attorney says
Read full article: Ex-officer on trial in shooting death of Andre Hill thought his life was in danger, attorney saysAn attorney for a white former Ohio police officer says the officer mistakenly shot and killed Andre Hill in 2020 because he saw a flash of light from keys in the Black man’s hand and thought he was about to be shot.
Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Read full article: Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parentsProsecutors are recommending that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
Georgia officials say they thwarted an attempt to crash a state election website
Read full article: Georgia officials say they thwarted an attempt to crash a state election websiteThe Georgia secretary of state's office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state’s absentee voter portal in an apparent attempt to crash the site.
McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
Read full article: McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safeDeadly food poisoning outbreaks tied to McDonald's and Boar's Head may have left Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
Read full article: World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warnsThe world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday.
Georgia's Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse
Read full article: Georgia's Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapseThe partial collapse of a ferry dock that left seven people dead during an annual cultural festival has left a historic Black community in Georgia struggling with how to move forward.
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
Read full article: Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers findNew research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election.
EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint
Read full article: EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paintThe Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposal
Read full article: No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposalBoeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.
Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decide
Read full article: Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decideColorado’s highest court is considering whether five zoo elephants can challenge their confinement under a legal process mainly used by prisoners to dispute their detention.
North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites
Read full article: North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sitesNorth Carolina state legislators have approved over $600 million more toward Hurricane Helene recovery and relief.
Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges
Read full article: Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud chargesColorado funeral home owners accused of cheating customers and misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding clients.
By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages
Read full article: By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messagesDonald Trump bypassed “60 Minutes,” but he's sat down with the bros on various popular podcasts.
Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump
Read full article: Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or TrumpTikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young female voter in North Carolina.
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
Read full article: Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejectedPennsylvania’s highest court has ruled people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots.
Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets to 2 Georgia election workers. How will that work?
Read full article: Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets to 2 Georgia election workers. How will that work?Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to turn over his Manhattan apartment, luxury watches and a Mercedes to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
Read full article: North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53BNorth Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman's 1979 death
Read full article: DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman's 1979 deathAuthorities say DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer who died two years later of a self-inflicted knife wound.
50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
Read full article: 50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparationsFifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black.
Bad Florida, Texas data may misdirect nearly $1B in federal funds to replace lead pipes
Read full article: Bad Florida, Texas data may misdirect nearly $1B in federal funds to replace lead pipesThe Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had.
Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming
Read full article: Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in WyomingA female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.
Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials find
Read full article: Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials findAn Arizona prosecutor says the man arrested in the three-time shooting of a Democratic campaign office had more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home.
Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin
Read full article: Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in WisconsinA sheriff's official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin.
A hurricane's historic destruction hasn't stopped North Carolina election workers and voters
Read full article: A hurricane's historic destruction hasn't stopped North Carolina election workers and votersElections officials, poll workers and voters in western North Carolina have been adapting in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's destruction.
Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says
Read full article: Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report saysA new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to influence the U.S. election and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears.
Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
Read full article: Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments lawLouisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.
McDonald’s tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak
Read full article: McDonald’s tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreakMcDonald’s is working to reassure U.S. customers that its restaurants are safe even as federal investigators try to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E.
Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joy
Read full article: Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide observe a holiday meant for joyCustomarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah.
Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris' ability to run up the score
Read full article: Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris' ability to run up the scoreThis year's presidential election could see a historic gender gap as young women line up behind Democrat Kamala Harris' bid to be the first female president.
In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward Harris
Read full article: In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward HarrisAll over the country, people with more education are leaning more Democratic, a shift that's reshaping American politics.
South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls
Read full article: South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert SmallsSouth Carolina is preparing to put up the first individual statue of an African American on its Statehouse lawn.
They made 36 million Corn Poppers. Here's how they pick the right ones for the Toy Hall of Fame
Read full article: They made 36 million Corn Poppers. Here's how they pick the right ones for the Toy Hall of FameBefore the National Toy Hall of Fame inducts a new class each fall, curators at the upstate New York attraction have to figure out how to showcase the honorees.
Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for 'snowbirds' on Florida's Gulf Coast
Read full article: Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for 'snowbirds' on Florida's Gulf CoastHurricane Milton’s devastating landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast hit one of the most popular areas for temporary residents who spend the winter months living in the Sunshine State.
A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
Read full article: A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guiltyA Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona, as well as a judge and law enforcement agents.
Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars
Read full article: Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind barsAn appellate court in Missouri has ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer.
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers
Read full article: Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workersA federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his New York City apartment and various other assets to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
A Georgia teen accused in the Apalachee High School shooting has pleaded not guilty
Read full article: A Georgia teen accused in the Apalachee High School shooting has pleaded not guiltyA 14-year-old Georgia boy indicted for murder in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School has pleaded not guilty.
North Carolina county surrounding Asheville overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
Read full article: North Carolina county surrounding Asheville overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff saysA sheriff’s office statement and data from the state show that the North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30.