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Judge delays case against Colorado funeral home owners accused of 190 counts of corpse abuse 03/21/2024 01:15pm • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge on Thursday granted a defense request to delay the criminal case against two Colorado funeral home operators accused of letting nearly 200 corpses decay, in some cases for years, angering some families of the deceased who are eager for the case to be One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images 03/21/2024 01:24am • LONDON (AP) — AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating as a result of the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone Jury finds former Milwaukee election official guilty of obtaining fake absentee ballots 03/20/2024 06:18pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury found a former Milwaukee election official accused of obtaining fake absentee ballots guilty Wednesday of misconduct in office and fraud, rejecting her arguments that she was trying to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s election system. Prosecutors charged Kimberly Montenegro court confirms mogul known as 'cryptocurrency king' to be extradited to South Korea 03/20/2024 11:51am • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An appeals court in Montenegro on Wednesday confirmed that a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” will be handed over to his native country. Both South Korea and the U.S. had requested Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro. A Montenegrin court i Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy 03/20/2024 08:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure. The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others 03/20/2024 12:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Warnings about deepfakes and disinformation fueled by artificial intelligence. Concerns about campaigns and candidates using social media to spread lies about elections. Fears that tech companies will fail to address these issues as their platforms are used to undermine democracy A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That's a tall order 03/19/2024 10:25pm • LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II used to say that the royal family has to be seen to be believed. That became glaringly evident as the absence of Kate, the Princess of Wales, from public view unleashed an escalating frenzy of wild speculation, skepticism and flat-out conspiracy theories f Stress over threats drove former Milwaukee elections official to request fake ballots, attorney says 03/19/2024 04:47pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently requesting three military absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to a Republican lawmaker who embraced election conspiracy theories told investigators that she did it because she was tired of being har Chinese billionaire pleads guilty to straw donor scheme in New York and Rhode Island 03/18/2024 09:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty Monday to violating U.S. election laws by funneling illegal straw donations to a New York City official, a member of the U.S. House and a congressional candidate. Hui Qin, a Chinese film magnate with homes in Manhattan and Long Island, admitted 'Art and science:' How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this March Madness 03/18/2024 08:10am • College hoops fans might want to think again before pinning their hopes of a perfect March Madness bracket on artificial intelligence. While the advancement of artificial intelligence into everyday life has made “AI” one of the buzziest phrases of the past year, its application in bracketology c 'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial 03/17/2024 10:21am • NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president's criminal trial: Donald Trump's hush money case. But o Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno 03/17/2024 10:02am • VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking on a wind-whipped airfield outside o With Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power 03/16/2024 01:52am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Alexei Navalny’s team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin was frequently absent for long stretches after being arrested, assaulted, poisoned, or imprisoned. But when Navalny died suddenly in February at age 47 in a rem Review: Apple TV+ miniseries 'Manhunt' chronicles gripping hunt for Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth 03/15/2024 04:25am • TV shows don't get higher stakes than arguably the most consequential tragedy in American history. With one gunshot in a flag-draped balcony box at D.C.'s Ford's Theatre, the nation's greatest president was silenced, robbing us of his leadership in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. Ins Connor McMichael scores on a breakaway in 3rd period to give Capitals a 2-1 win over Kraken 03/15/2024 01:51am • SEATTLE (AP) — Connor McMichael scored on a breakaway with 8:24 left in the game and the Washington Capitals gained ground in their bid for a playoff spot by beating the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Thursday night. T.J. Oshie, playing in his 999th NHL game, also scored for the Capitals. Washington, now w