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This hidden electricity drain can have a massive impact 09/03/2025 11:27am • The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called vampire energy, the wasted electricity comes from leaving devices plugged in when they're not in use. Novak Djokovic does a 'KPop Demon Hunters' dance at the US Open to celebrate his daughter's birthday 09/03/2025 12:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Novak Djokovic celebrated beating Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open quarterfinals with some dance moves to music from the hit movie "KPop Demon Hunters" that were taught to him by his daughter, Tara, who turned 8 on Tuesday. After meeting Fritz at the net when the 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 wi House committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein case, but most already public 09/02/2025 08:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, responding to mounting pressure in Congress to force more disclos Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 09/02/2025 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are changing nearly every industry. In recent years, the world has gotten a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology, including OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, Google's Gemini model and DeepSeek's AI assistant. Whether it be machine learning, Deion Sanders defends Colorado's late-game clock management, coaching staff after Georgia Tech loss 09/02/2025 05:25pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) ��� A feisty Deion Sanders is pushing back against anyone second-guessing his clock management or calling out his coaching staff. The Colorado coach also announced highly touted freshman quarterback Julian ���JuJu��� Lewis would see the field against Delaware this weekend and su Final preparations for the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida 09/02/2025 03:50pm • FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) ��� A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida was given clear instructions on Tuesday on how he should behave in court ��� ��� including a warning against making sudden movement ��� while representing himself during a trial that Today in History: September 2, Japan surrenders to end World War II 09/02/2025 04:10am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2025. There are 120 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. Also on this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London be The History of Bitcoin 09/01/2025 08:00pm • Bitcoin (BTC) was the first digital currency and remains the most valuable and widely recognized digital asset today. Conceptually existing for over 40 years, Bitcoin made it a reality in 2009, and its journey since has been both volatile and revolutionary. Key Moments in Bitcoin's History1983: Amer 18 Tuition-Free Colleges 09/01/2025 08:00pm • Some schools don't charge tuitionAttending college doesn't have to be a large financial burden. Some schools offer free tuition to admitted students, but read the fine print. You may have to hail from a certain state or region, or come from a low-income background. Some schools require on-campus wor TikTok-famous toucan gets rescued by Arlington Co. firefighters 09/01/2025 07:45pm • A TikTok-famous toucan was rescued by Arlington County, Virginia, firefighters after getting stuck in a tight space inside his home over the holiday weekend. In what the Arlington County Fire Department described as an "unusual rescue," firefighters were called to get the exotic bird out from beh The Latest: Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress 08/29/2025 09:34pm • In a letter sent Thursday to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump said he would not be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid ��� effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. The letter was posted Friday morning on the X Hokie Storm Chase turns vans into mobile classrooms as students pursue severe weather ��� and careers 08/28/2025 11:41am • Most university syllabuses lay out exactly when and where a topic will be covered ��� not so for the Hokie Storm Chase class at Virginia Tech. Students in the advanced meteorology field course, in the Department of Geography, climb into three specially outfitted vans, and take the mobile clas Website forced to close as Italian women fight back against unauthorized online image sharing 08/28/2025 11:28am • ROME (AP) ��� An internet site which showed photos of thousands of Italian women without their consent and attracted obscene and explicit comments was forced to shut down on Thursday after a backlash. The site, which featured prominent women, including Premier Giorgia Meloni and European Parliament One Tech Tip: Ditch the chatbots and take your AI nature apps on a birdwatching hike 08/28/2025 09:38am • I didn't notice the scarlet tanager until the alert appeared on my phone: ���Merlin heard a new bird!��� Despite its brilliant plumage ��� jet-black wings on a crimson body ��� the songbird can be a hard one to spot in a forest because it prefers to stay high in the canopy. It sounds a little like a Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom 08/28/2025 06:00am • Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. To proponents, they're a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful to them. But opponents see a worrisome trend