Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
MUNICH — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer. Even though he’s quick to say…
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AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
WASHINGTON — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence, experts feared the worst: social media flooded with…
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local…
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027…
New life proposed for Three Mile Island supplying power to Microsoft data centers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under…
GM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups due to issue with low brake fluid warning light
General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display a…
Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as FedEx slumps
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are pulling back Friday from the records they set the day before during a worldwide rally. The S&P 500 was…
Nearly 138,000 beds recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use
NEW YORK — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they…
Weekly applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000,…
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?
NEW YORK — They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya people escaping ethnic violence in Myanmar….