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March 13

A 10% drop for stocks is scary, but isn't that rare

The U.S. stock market has just dropped 10% from its high set last month, hurt by worries about the economy and a global trade war
March 13
Specialist Philip Finale works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
March 13
FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin and President Donald Trump speak during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
March 13

Some universities are freezing hiring as Trump threatens federal funding

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration
March 13
FILE - Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, April 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
March 13

Ducks, once a conservation bright spot, are now declining in the US, new report shows

A new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years
March 13
FILE - A mallard duck rests on the edge of a path around the Tidal Basin as the sun rises in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2023, with the Washington Monument in the background. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
March 13

Don't click on road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month
March 13
FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
March 13

Naples struck by 4.4-magnitude quake causing minor damage and light injuries

The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage
March 13
People seek safety in the streets following an earthquake north of Naples, Italy, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
March 13

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen
March 13
FILE - Red Star chickens roost in their coop Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
March 12
A commuter walks past the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Eduction, which were ordered closed for the day for what officials described as security reasons amid large-scale layoffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 12

A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry
March 12
FILE - Traffic flows on Interstate 435 on Sept. 25, 2024, in Leawood, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
March 12

Intel hires former board member as new CEO in chipmaker's latest comeback attempt

Struggling chipmaker Intel has hired former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the latest in a succession of CEOs to attempt to turn around the company that helped define Silicon Valley
March 12
FILE - The Intel sign is shown at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,File)
March 12

Oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe is uncovered

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old
March 12
This photo provided by the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution in March 2025, shows Dr. Rosa Huguet, a researcher at IPHES-CERCA and professor at Rovira i Virgili University, with the fossil of a hominin between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old, found at an archaeological site in Spain. (Maria D. Guillén/IPHES-CERCA via AP)
March 12

French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model
March 12
FILE - The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 12

Schools use AI to monitor kids, but investigation finds risks

Schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology to monitor students on school-issued devices like laptops and tablets
March 12
Tim Reiland, 42, center, the parent of daughter Zoe Reiland, 17, right, and Anakin Reiland, 15, photographed in Clinton, Miss., Monday, March 10, 2025, said he had no idea their previous schools, in Oklahoma, were using surveillance technology to monitor the students. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
March 11

NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before
March 11
In this image from video provided by SpaceX, the company's SpaceX’s Falcon rocket, carrying NASA's newest space telescope, Spherex, lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (SpaceX via AP)
March 11

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

An erupting Hawaii volcano was shooting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky
March 11
This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (United States Geological Survey via AP)
March 11

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes
March 11
CORRECTS DATE This image provided by Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society shows the broken mast from the Western Reserve, a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1892 off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via AP)
March 11

Kenya-based content moderators mourn Nigerian colleague who 'was desperate to go home'

Technology workers in Kenya have held a vigil for a colleague who died in unclear circumstances after she was unable to travel to her home in Nigeria for two years
March 11
A Kenya-based content moderator views in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a photo of a former colleague, Ladi Anzaki Olubunm, who died in unclear circumstances (AP Photo/Evelyne Musambi)
March 11

Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app has continued to linger since a law requiring its China-b...
March 11
FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
March 11

Tesla stock continues to fall as protesters target dealerships

Critics blame the stock selloff on Elon Musk's new White House role. ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports.
March 11
VIDEO: Tesla stock continues to fall as protesters target dealerships
March 11

Nissan's chief executive steps down, insider with Mexico experience gets tapped

Japanese automaker Nissan says its chief executive, Makoto Uchida, is stepping down
March 11
FILE - A Nissan logo is displayed on a Nissan Pathfinder SUV at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
March 10

'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday
March 10
The damaged Unit 1 reactor, back, and the exhaust stack shared by the Unit 1 and 2 reactors are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan on Monday Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
March 10

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades
March 10
FILE - A female barred owl sits on a branch in the wooded hills, Dec. 13, 2017, outside Philomath, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
March 10

Trump says he's going to buy a Tesla as more Americans say they won't

After one of the worst single day sell-offs in Tesla’s history, President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, vowing to buy one of his cars
March 10
A banner is left outside a Tesla showroom during a demonstration, in Lisbon, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
March 10

Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it's for 'self-deportation'

The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum
March 10
FILE - Venezuelan migrant Yender Romero shows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app on his cell phone, which he said he used to apply for asylum in the U.S. and is waiting on an answer, at a migrant tent camp outside La Soledad church in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
March 10

X users report a series of outages

Hours after a series of outages that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk is claiming that the social media platform is being targeted in a “massive cyberattack."
March 10
Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
March 10

AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

As AI continues to grow, experts say that the wine industry is proof that businesses can integrate the technology efficiently to supplement labor without displacing a workforce
March 10
Tyler Klick, Partner/Viticulturist of Redwood Empire Vineyard Management, gestures toward an Agrology Arbiter system, which measures soil respiration, soil temperature and ambient temperature, during an interview on AI technology used in the wine industry in a Chardonnay production vineyard in Geyserville, Calif., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
March 10

Japan's Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people

Nissan Motor Corp. recently showcased its driverless technology on city streets in Yokohama
March 10
Nissan officials remotely monitor on screens the path and surroundings of the self-driving vehicle being tested on regular roads, so they can step in if problems happen, at Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
March 07

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration
March 07
March 07

US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days
March 07
This image provided by United States Space Force on Feb. 21, 2025, shows an X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in HEO in 2024. (United States Space Force via AP)
March 07

What to stream: 'Moana 2,' John Mulaney, 'Confessions of Octomom,' Amanda Seyfried and 'Dope Thief'

“Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock's “Long Bright River” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases
March 07
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Brian Tyree Henry in a scene from "Dope Thief." (Jessica Kourkounis/Apple TV+ via AP)
March 07

Private lunar lander dead after landing sideways in crater near moon's south pole

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole
March 07
This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP)
March 06

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City, rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change
March 06
FILE - Monarch butterflies cling to branches in their winter nesting grounds in El Rosario Sanctuary, near Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
March 06

Ariane 6 rocket roars skyward carrying a French military reconnaissance satellite

An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher
March 06
March 06

Amazon testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime

Amazon is testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming service
March 06
FILE - Amazon's Prime Video streaming app is seen on an iPad, March 19, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
March 05

National analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds
March 05
FILE - A red admiral butterfly stops on a New England Aster flower at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, in the village of Wisley, near Woking, England, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
March 05

US charges Chinese hackers and government officials in a broad cybercrime campaign

China is denying the U.S. Justice Department’s accusations against 12 Chinese nationals charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. agencies and universities
March 05
FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
March 05

Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

A new study says early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago
March 05
This photo provided by the Spanish National Research Council shows a bone tool found in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, at the CSIC-Pleistocene Archaeology Lab in Madrid in 2023. (Angeliki Theodoropoulou/CSIC via AP)
March 05

UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft's OpenAI deal

Britain’s competition watchdog says it has dropped its review of Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI
March 05
FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 05

AI pioneers who channeled 'hedonistic' machines win computer science's top prize

Teaching machines in the way that animal trainers mold the behavior of dogs or horses has been an important method for developing artificial intelligence and one that was recognized Wednesday with the top computer science award
March 05
This undated photo provided by University of Massachusetts Amherst shows Andrew Barto. (Zinj Guo /University of Massachusetts Amherst via AP)
March 04

Judge denies Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial

A federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request for a court order blocking OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company
March 04
FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 04

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins bid to acquire TikTok

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser
March 04
FILE - Alexis Ohanian poses for photos on the red carpet at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
March 04

Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift concerts: Prosecutors

A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events
March 04
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)
March 04

TikTok lawsuit sheds light on social media giant’s finances

With its future in the U.S. hanging in the balance , we're getting a new glimpse into how much money TikTok is generating.
March 04
With its future in the U.S. hanging in the balance , we're getting a new glimpse into how much money TikTok is generating.