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AI tools are helping teachers with grading and lessons. They say it makes them better educators
Read full article: AI tools are helping teachers with grading and lessons. They say it makes them better educatorsAcross the country, artificial intelligence tools are changing the teaching profession as educators use them to help write quizzes and worksheets, design lessons, assist with grading and reduce paperwork.

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states
Read full article: Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 statesA federal judge has partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to release funds for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states.

Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fire
Read full article: Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fireMore troubles for the cargo ship that caught fire earlier this month off Alaska's Aleutian Island chain.

Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber dies in custody
Read full article: Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber dies in custodyA Washington man charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in California has died after he was found unresponsive in federal custody.

Hunt for Travis Decker looks at whether he left Washington mountains — or died evading police
Read full article: Hunt for Travis Decker looks at whether he left Washington mountains — or died evading policeAuthorities who have spent the past three weeks searching in the mountains of Washington state for an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters say there is no evidence that he remains in the area or that he is alive at all.

Lawsuit challenges billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cutsAttorneys general from more than 20 states have filed a federal lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in cuts made by the Trump administration that would fund everything from crime prevention to food security.

North Carolina to send mailers to about 200,000 voters asking for missing registration info
Read full article: North Carolina to send mailers to about 200,000 voters asking for missing registration infoNorth Carolina election officials will be sending mailers to about 200,000 voters asking them to provide information missing from their state registration records.

4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe
Read full article: 4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake TahoeFour members of a family from Northern California celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized in a fierce weekend storm on Lake Tahoe in California.

Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
Read full article: Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated booksIn a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won't testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
Read full article: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won't testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’Sean “Diddy” Combs has praised the judge at his sex trafficking trial as he confirmed he won't be testifying.

What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades
Read full article: What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the EvergladesAn immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational.

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
Read full article: GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rulesA plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber’s rules.

Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
Read full article: Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat waveThe temperature in New York City has reached 100 degrees as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave.

Trump judicial nominee suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims
Read full article: Trump judicial nominee suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claimsA top Justice Department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members, a fired department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday.

What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release and risk of deportation
Read full article: What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release and risk of deportationKilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States and facing human smuggling charges in Tennessee, but his future is far from certain.

Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening
Read full article: Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakeningThe National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to weaken quickly and become a post-tropical low soon.

Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
Read full article: Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselvesA new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own.

Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuracies
Read full article: Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuraciesA Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on certain foods like chips and candies.

If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips
Read full article: If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tipsThe Environmental Protection Agency has hinted at plans to shut down its Energy Star offices.

Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral
Read full article: Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeralFormer Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their funeral.

Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership
Read full article: Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnershipWaymo’s robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber’s ride-hailing service that began earlier this year in Austin.

As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots
Read full article: As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plotsThe Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Read full article: South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local oppositionOfficials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore.

Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent's killing
Read full article: Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent's killingA woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has appeared in Vermont federal court in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians.

US carrier strike group embarks on a scheduled deployment amid Middle East tensions
Read full article: US carrier strike group embarks on a scheduled deployment amid Middle East tensionsThe United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier has left its base in Virginia for a regularly scheduled deployment that could put it near Israel.

U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests
Read full article: U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrestsRecent immigration arrests show on video are showing a pattern emerging: more Border Patrol agents are working away from the border.

Marine veteran says Border Patrol agents beat his dad, while agency says he swung trimmer at them
Read full article: Marine veteran says Border Patrol agents beat his dad, while agency says he swung trimmer at themA U.S. Marine Corps veteran says he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father being beaten by masked U.S. Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during a weekend immigration arrest.

US strikes on Iran add to global travel disruptions and flight cancellations
Read full article: US strikes on Iran add to global travel disruptions and flight cancellationsThe U_S_ entry into Israel’s war with Iran caused travel disruptions to pile up globally this week — with flight cancellations continuing Tuesday, even after President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire was “in effect.”.

Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Read full article: Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean 'Diddy' CombsA jury has now watched nearly 45 minutes of recordings of marathon sex events considered important evidence in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked building
Read full article: Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked buildingFirefighters rescued a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog.

Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guards
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guardsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were shaved by guards in violation of his religious beliefs.

Crushing it. What do you do with 4,000 hailstones that you collect while chasing storms
Read full article: Crushing it. What do you do with 4,000 hailstones that you collect while chasing stormsDozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science.

Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills
Read full article: Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skillsThe University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.

Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents, AP-NORC poll says
Read full article: Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents, AP-NORC poll saysA new poll shows Americans’ support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like wind and solar power has decreased in recent years, driven by a softening in support from Democrats and independents.

A pastor says God and a heroic security team prevented a mass shooting at his Detroit-area church
Read full article: A pastor says God and a heroic security team prevented a mass shooting at his Detroit-area churchA pastor says God had a hand in preventing a mass shooting at his suburban Detroit church where more than 100 people had gathered to worship.

What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration crackdowns
Read full article: What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration crackdownsPeople fearful of being arrested for wearing masks while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles and other cities have voiced anger over Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents covering their faces.

How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights
Read full article: How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rightsPresident Donald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly called for masks at protests to be banned and for protesters wearing masks to be arrested.

The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds
Read full article: The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report findsA new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.

ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
Read full article: ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their babyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men?
Read full article: Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men?Although women face the threat of more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man.

Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting Supreme Court's ruling
Read full article: Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting Supreme Court's rulingThe clerk of a tiny Kentucky county who became known for denying same-sex marriage licenses is still fighting the Supreme Court decision 10 years later.

Americans react to US strikes on Iran with worry as well as support for Israel
Read full article: Americans react to US strikes on Iran with worry as well as support for IsraelAcross the U.S. Americans are expressing a mixture of support, apprehension and anxiety over President Donald Trump's decision to bomb nuclear sites in Iran.

Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but ICE plans to detain him
Read full article: Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but ICE plans to detain himA Tennessee judge plans to order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be allowed to go free.

6 reported dead and 2 missing after a boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in California
Read full article: 6 reported dead and 2 missing after a boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in CaliforniaOfficials say six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California.

Police say a man opened fire outside a church before staff fatally shot him, averting mass shooting
Read full article: Police say a man opened fire outside a church before staff fatally shot him, averting mass shootingA Michigan police chief says church staff fatally shot a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit.

Eastern half of US sweltering again, with dangerous heat wave expected to last until midweek
Read full article: Eastern half of US sweltering again, with dangerous heat wave expected to last until midweekTens of millions of people across the Midwest and East are enduring another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a sprawling June heat wave grips much of the U.S. Most of the northeastern quadrant of the country from Minnesota to Maine was under some type of heat advisory Sunday.