By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is seeking to make AI-generated robocalls illegal. The agency’s announcement comes after a recent robocall with an AI voice resembling President Joe Biden targeted thousands of New Hampshire voters and as US officials brace for artificial intelligence to make it easier to spread disinformation in
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The first of two atmospheric rivers is unloading heavy snow at high elevations and gusty winds and soaking rainfall Thursday across a large part of California. More than 20 million people are under flood alerts as storms threaten flash flooding in cities including Los Angeles, San Diego,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slayings of six men last week that authorities believe stemmed from a soured illegal cannabis deal have spotlighted the continuing risks in California’s underground marijuana market. Illegal growing and sales have thrived in California despite years of legal operations that were
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE AP Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly 3,500 people have been exonerated of crimes in the U.S. since 1989, and $4 billion has been paid in compensation. But it’s rare for anyone to be held accountable for wrongdoing that leads to flawed convictions. A Philadelphia case could change that. District Attorney
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The writing of angry farmers was on the Paris-to-Brussels highway in giant yellow letters visible from up high: “Ursula, We are here!” It was chalked onto the road with an equal measure of defiance and desperation, warning European Commission Ursula von der Leyen not to ignore
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee agency is reporting that one in every eight Rohingya who attempted to flee their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat last year died or went missing. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says 569 of the
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Data from a Japanese auto industry association show that China overtook Japan as the world’s largest vehicle exporter last year. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Japan exported 4.42 million vehicles in 2023, up 16% from a year earlier, while domestic auto sales totaled nearly 4.78 million vehicles. According to figures released
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Relatives of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history are imploring an independent commission to prevent such a thing from ever happening again. Testifying through tears at a hearing Thursday, they described gunfire, blood and panic. One by one, family members of seven of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un misil de crucero lanzado por los hutíes hacia el mar Rojo este martes por la noche llegó a un kilómetro de un destructor estadounidense antes de ser derribado, dijeron a CNN cuatro funcionarios estadounidenses, lo más cerca que ha estado un ataque hutí de un buque de guerra estadounidense. En
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At this moment in the 2024 election cycle, complaining about Fox News — even if for different reasons — may be what unites Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis the most. At conservative America’s favorite news source, the Republican nomination process is essentially over
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO, EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and JACK DURA Associated Press Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting before the presidential election in November. A lawsuit filed last week in Mississippi follows a similar one last year in
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — A year after a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey reduced hundreds of thousands of homes to rubble, Fatma Kirici lives in a tent with her husband and two grown children, afraid to return to the multistory house they fled that somehow still stands. “Our house is
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By Angela Dewan, Ella Nilsen and Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — Off the Siberian coast, not far from Alaska, a Russian ship has been docked at port for four years. The Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, sends energy to around 200,000 people on land using next-wave nuclear technology: small modular reactors.
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — To many, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is a national hero who took on the country’s violent gangs with an unrelenting hand. To others, the populist is a 21st century autocrat who has committed mass human rights abuses and has altered the rules of the game
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg has accumulated a long history of public apologies, often issued in the wake of crisis or when Facebook users rose up against unannounced — and frequently unappreciated — changes in its service. It’s a history that stands in sharp contrast to most of
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence, as attacks from militia groups threaten to disrupt the global economy and significantly up the risk of direct confrontation with the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Christopher Wray opened up with Americans about a grave double threat on Wednesday, giving a textbook example of using his power and position to get attention. His stunning warning about China’s capacity to “wreak havoc” on US infrastructure and directly harm Americans shed new light on
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La policía de Londres está buscando a un hombre sospechoso de arrojar una sustancia corrosiva a múltiples víctimas, entre ellas una mujer y dos niños, en un “horrible incidente” este miércoles por la noche. En un comunicado, la Policía Metropolitana dijo que el sospechoso fue visto huyendo de la escena en
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Kirksville (67) Southern Boone (68) FINAL/2OT Fort Zumwalt South (49) Battle (35) FINAL North Callaway (59) Fayette (29) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Versailles (29) California (80) FINAL North Callaway
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tramon Mark scored 22 points, reserve Makhi Mitchell celebrated his 24th birthday with a double-double and Arkansas kept Missouri winless in the SEC by beating the Tigers 91-84. Mitchell tied a career-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Tamar Bates scored 29 points for Missouri, making half of his 18-shot attempts
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