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New Mexico governor signs bill that bans some guns at polls and extends waiting period to 7 days 03/04/2024 07:14pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some guns will be banned at voting locations and the waiting period for purchasing firearms is being extended to seven days under measures signed into law Monday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The second-term Democrat was surrounded by city leaders and others inside a hi There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift 03/04/2024 06:54pm • Increasingly powerful gangs have attacked prisons and the airport serving Haiti's capital in recent days, forcing businesses and schools to close as hundreds of people fled. Heavily armed gangs have grown more powerful than Haiti's weak government and now control some 80% of the capital, according t Kentucky House supports special election to fill any Senate vacancy in Mitch McConnell's home state 03/04/2024 06:49pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Kentucky House voted Monday to remove any role for the state's Democratic governor in deciding who would occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The legislation calls f Metro increasing special police officer patrols on buses, trains 03/04/2024 06:35pm • Special police officers wearing vests have started patrolling Metro trains and buses during trips as part of the transit agency's push to increase security. During the agency's board meeting last month, WMATA General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said the use of special police officers enables the Utah governor mulls measure that would fund firearms training for teachers 03/04/2024 06:21pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gun violence prevention advocates who gathered Monday at the Utah State Capitol called on Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they said could place children in harm's way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus. The bill funding tactical training for Utah One Tech Tip: Change these settings on X to limit calls and hide your IP address 03/04/2024 03:00pm • Elon Musk's social media platform X has made audio and video calling capabilities available to all users, not just those with paid accounts. But a privacy issue has emerged from the rollout. The changes have made it so anyone following you on the platform formerly known as Twitter can call and see y Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI's next wave 03/04/2024 02:35pm • Whenever Madonna sings the 1980s hit “La Isla Bonita” on her concert tour, moving images of swirling, sunset-tinted clouds play on the giant arena screens behind her. To get that ethereal look, the pop legend embraced a still-uncharted branch of generative artificial intelligence – the text-t Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year 03/04/2024 02:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards. When Kimmel hosts the 96th Oscars on Sunday, he’ll be emceeing the telecast for the fourth time. Only three p New Jersey waters down proposed referendum on new fossil fuel power plant ban 03/04/2024 02:19pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers wanted to ask voters whether to ban new fossil fuel-fired power plants. And then they added a loophole big enough to drive a fleet of oil trucks through. A state Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill that would authorize a public referendum on amendi Influx of firefighters, cooler weather in Texas Panhandle helps keep wildfires in check 03/04/2024 01:46pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — An influx of hundreds of firefighters and more favorable weather conditions on Monday helped authorities in the Texas Panhandle keep the largest wildfire in state history from threatening more homes and communities, fire officials said. Strong winds spread flames and led to Judge rejects Sen. Bob Menendez's claims that search warrants in bribery case were unconstitutional 03/04/2024 01:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday rejected U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s claims that search warrants that led to corruption charges and the discovery of gold bars and cash at his New Jersey home were unconstitutional. Judge Sidney H. Stein ruled Monday that multiple warrants used to conduct 2 US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses 03/04/2024 12:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, its first lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities 03/04/2024 10:44am • PRICHARD, Ala. (AP) — Water bubbles up in streets, pooling in neighborhoods for weeks or months. Homes burn to the ground if firefighters can’t draw enough water from hydrants. Utility crews struggle to fix broken pipes while water flows through shut-off valves that don't work. For generations, The UN atomic watchdog's director says he's heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine 03/04/2024 09:56am • VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency's director said that he's due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi made the an What's next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts 03/04/2024 06:17am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore its repeated demands to end their collective walkouts. Nearly 9,000 out of the country’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been refusing t