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Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings 02/02/2024 12:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� On Friday, the National Press Club is offering solace ��� and a free meal ��� by giving recently laid-off journalists tacos in recognition of a brutal stretch that seems to offer bad news daily for an already struggling industry. For anyone who works in the news media, the list is 10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them 02/01/2024 07:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Victims of elder financial exploitation lose $28.3 billion annually, according to a 2023 BankSafe report by AARP. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, y The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid 02/01/2024 06:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders pressing ahead despite heavy skepticism from Republicans and some Democrats. Senate Majority Lead The crane attacked potential mates. But then she fell for her keeper 02/01/2024 06:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity, has passed away at age 42. She is survived by eight chicks, the loving staff at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and by Ex-CIA computer engineer gets 40 years in prison for giving spy agency hacking secrets to WikiLeaks 02/01/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. The bulk of the sentence Slain judge���s wife urges Md. lawmakers to 'make things right' by protecting judicial officials 02/01/2024 09:52am • Stephanie Wilkinson told Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis Wednesday that personal protection for judges would prevent families from enduring future heartache. As she dabbed a tissue underneath her nose, Wilkinson said a man began to search online for her family���s address in July. Three months la Albania's Institute of Statistics suffers cyberattack, some systems affected 02/01/2024 07:18am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) ��� Albania���s Institute of Statistics reported Thursday it has suffered a cyberattack which affected some of its systems. A statement said Institute of Statistics, or INSTAT, systems were ���a target of a sophisticated cyberattack��� on Wednesday. After closing internet links US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans 01/31/2024 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. officials said Wednesday they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could be used to damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that Beijing is positioning itself to disrupt the daily lives of Americans if the United States and Chin Californians don't have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules 01/31/2024 06:48pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California residents don't have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets, a federal judge has ruled. The Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez took effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked Benitez on Wednesda Takeaways from the AP's look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society 01/31/2024 06:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Conspiracy theories have a long history. Humans have always speculated about secret motives and plots as a way to understand their world and avoid danger. These days, however, conspiracy theories and those who believe them seem to be playing an outsize role in politics and cultu Secret history: Even before the revolution, America was a nation of conspiracy theorists 01/31/2024 06:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A brutal conflict in Europe was fresh in people's minds and the race for the White House turned ugly as talk of secret societies and corruption roiled the United States. It was 1800, and conspiracy theories were flourishing across America. Partisan newspapers spread tales of Euro Conspiracy Theories: Why we want to believe when the facts often aren't there 01/31/2024 03:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� From fears about vaccines containing microchips to election rigging, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere. But belief in conspiracy theories isn't new and it's quite common, according to decades of surveys. Psychologists say conspiracy theories survive because humans hav Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments 01/31/2024 10:33am • BUTLER, Pa. (AP) ��� The hotel on the outskirts of town looks a lot like lodging one can find on any American highway. Over the years it has been a Holiday Inn and a Days Inn. The sign outside now bears the brand of a new, growing chain. One that promises a lot more than a good night���s sleep. At t Ukraine has improved conditions for its Hungarian minority. It might not be enough for Viktor Orb��n 01/31/2024 06:58am • BEREHOVE, Ukraine (AP) ��� Under the watchful eye of their teacher, a group of students in western Ukraine used a scalpel and forceps to dissect a pig's heart during a weekend biology class. The lesson was taking place in Hungarian: the students, members of a sizable ethnic Hungarian minority, have Police in Sri Lanka use tear gas to disperse opposition protest against dire economic conditions 01/30/2024 08:28pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka's police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later this year. Protesters from the main opposition United People���s Power party