Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
BOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and ...
Why March feels different for Alex Karaban and UConn after euphoric win: ‘This is Captain America’
Alex Karaban hit a key 3-pointer to secure the UConn men's basketball win over Marquette Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion.
Japan's top court upholds ex-TEPCO leaders' acquittal on negligence over Fukushima nuclear crisis
The Supreme Court, upholding earlier lower court decisions that had acquitted the three top officials of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, said that a tsunami of the size that hit the plant was ...
Kevin Hart's March 12 show at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport abruptly canceled
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart's latest appearance in Bridgeport was abruptly canceled Wednesday.  Hart's March 12 show at the Total Mortgage Arena downtown, part of his "Acting My Age" tour, was added ...
Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history
According to the state’s firing squad protocol, the condemned man will have a hood put over his head and a target placed on his heart. Three volunteers will then shoot him from a distance of 15 feet.
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
The White House press secretary said government data that DOGE has collected isn’t being used to train Musk’s AI models, despite Elon Musk’s control over DOGE. However, evidence has emerged that DOGE ...
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment more reliable
I am a machine learning researcher. With a team of scientists, I have developed a tool to make identification of microplastics using their unique chemical fingerprint more reliable. We hope that this ...
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it
The key to effectively managing the direction of anger is to manage the attention of those in the room. Reshaping how angry people attribute blame, for example, can help people take another person’s ...
Why Muslim American nonprofits are taking steps to build trust with donors during Ramadan
Nonprofits are taking steps to build trust. For example, Muslim American charities were among the first to embrace Charity Navigator as a way to evaluate their impact. Charity Navigator is a ...
5 convicted of plotting to overthrow the German government and kidnap the health minister
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup ...
The Latest: Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release remaining hostages
Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, directing ...
Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.