AI-generated content is flooding political campaigns. California lawmakers are trying to regulate it
Several laws have attempted to rein in AI-generated political ads, but the courts have struck some down.
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
By BEN FINLEY and DIDI TANG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one…
Today in History: August 15, car bomb kills 29 in Northern Ireland
29 people were killed by a car bomb that tore apart the center of Omagh (OH’-mah), Northern Ireland; a splinter group calling itself the Real IRA claimed responsibility.
How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago’s popular corridors: ‘It’s dangerous’
Experts say the population of "street-working children" is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities.
How severe drought is affecting Colorado, from record fishing restrictions to threatened power supplies
Some reservoirs have fallen so low that they instead look more like the rivers they once were.
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce
By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least nine people Saturday, in some of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and…
Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear
In what media experts are calling a threat to free speech, bogus copyright complaints have led to the scrubbing of dozens of stories about a congressional candidate from Google search…
SpaceX launch tonight of SOS satellites could bring sonic boom to Central Florida
SpaceX is set to launch eight satellites responsible for emergency SOS alerts on Saturday night and attempt a land recovery of the rocket's booster that could bring a sonic boom…
Hurricane center tracking 1 Atlantic system with small chance to develop
The National Hurricane Center on Saturday has just one system on its radar with only a slim chance to become the season's next tropical depression or storm.
Early voting slow across Central Florida ahead of Tuesday’s primary
Early voting has been slow across Central Florida, and the state, ahead of Tuesday's primary, with abotu 11% of voters casting ballots ahead of time.