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Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation 06/07/2024 04:20pm • Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootin Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites 06/07/2024 04:18pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults, a tech industry group says in a lawsuit filed Friday. Legislators said the new law is designed to prot New York moves to ban 'addictive' social media feeds for kids 06/07/2024 03:33pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm — a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Haymarket ice skating star Sarah Everhardt is anonymous no more 06/07/2024 03:11pm • Sarah Everhardt saw no reason to make a fuss about her first day back at Battlefield High School after a week-long absence. To the 17-year-old junior, Jan. 30 was another day to slip into English class and join 20 peers to work on her essay for the upcoming Standards of Learning test. But Bran Judge says fair trial impossible and drops murder charges against parents in 1989 killing of boy 06/07/2024 02:44pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Friday threw out murder charges filed this year against a father and a stepmother, saying there was no new evidence they killed their 5-year-old child in 1989. Circuit Judge Roger Young ruled the original detective in the case changed his interpretat James Beard finalists include an East African restaurant in Detroit and Seattle pho shops 06/07/2024 01:56pm • CHICAGO (AP) — An East African eatery in Detroit, longtime family owned Seattle pho shops and a Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques in Washington, D.C., are among the dozens of finalists for this year’s prestigious James Beard Awards. The culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars Political newcomer who blew whistle on Trump faces experienced foes in Democratic primary 06/07/2024 12:15am • WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Eugene Vindman has never run for office, and he's far from a household name, but his almost cultlike status among national Democratic activists as a figure from the first impeachment of Donald Trump has elevated him to a leading contender in a key Virginia congressional race Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 06/06/2024 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are disrupting virtually every industry. In the past year, the world has gotten a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology, including OpenAI's ChatGPT AI chatbot, GitHub's Copilot AI code generation software and Google's Gemini AI model. Surprising Evansville has a winning hand in getting to the super regional against No. 1 Tennessee 06/06/2024 07:13pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Evansville was an afterthought in the college baseball discussion two weeks ago. It entered the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, a decided underdog to regular-season champ and rival Indiana State. The Purple Aces were relying on a true freshman pitcher A new Nebraska law makes court diversion program available to veterans. Other states could follow 06/06/2024 06:03pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Facing his fifth drunk driving offense in 25 years, Robert Jackson of Olathe, Kansas, was given a choice: go to court and take a possible jail sentence, or commit to a diversion program that keeps military veterans out of jail. Jackson didn't hesitate to take the option that wou Panthers and Stars win Dillman Award as top media relations staffs in NHL for 2023-24 06/06/2024 04:02pm • The media relations staffs from the Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars were announced Thursday as the winners of this year's Dick Dillman Award, which is presented annually to recognize excellence by the Professional Hockey Writers Association to one team from each conference in the NHL. It's the thi Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids 06/06/2024 03:29pm • At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren't, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent — not to mention a child — is not easy. Using social media platforms i Judge won't block North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children 06/06/2024 02:59pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge’s ruling released Wednesday. Ju Escuelas de DC estuvieron saturadas entre 2022 y 2023 ante llegada de migrantes 06/06/2024 01:49pm • La organización Parents Defending Education denunció que las Escuelas Públicas de Washington habrían atravesado una escasez de asientos y problemas de financiamiento debido a la llegada de niños migrantes entre el 2022 y el 2023. La entidad reveló una serie de correos electrónicos obtenid The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump's promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations 06/06/2024 01:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump 's administration more than 400 times during his time in the White House, helping to halt an array of policies, including separating immigrant children from their parents. The ACLU isn