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Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges
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FILE - The headquarters of Japanese advertising company Dentsu Inc. stands in Tokyo on June 5, 2020. The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
2 hours ago

AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor
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File - Vice President and Chief AI Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, speaks at the Vivatech show in Paris, France on June 14, 2023. IBM and Facebook parent Meta are launching a new group called the AI Alliance that's advocating an "open science" approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals like Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could rule out a tax on wealth favored by some Democrats

The Supreme Court is taking up a case over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a test of a never-enacted tax on wealth
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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at near sunset in Washington, on Oct. 18, 2018. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to fight fraud, part of a broader attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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India builds its largest renewable energy project in salt deserts

Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit
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A worker makes arrangements of solar cells at the Adani-owned Mundra Solar Techno-Park Private Limited in the port town of Mundra in Western India's Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. It's one of the few locations in India where most solar energy components are made from scratch. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
December 04

Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company’s new nuclear reactors
December 04
December 04

GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident's severity

California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California ...
December 04
FILE - Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke sits in the back of a Cruise driverless taxi that picked him up in San Francisco's Mission District, Feb. 15, 2023. The California regulator that approved the expansion of the Cruise robotaxi fleet owned by automaker General Motors is now threatening to fine the driverless service for covering up the severity of an accident that triggered the suspension of its California license. The potential penalty could be in the range of $1.5 million, based on documents filed Friday, Dec. 1, by the California Public Utilities Commission. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)
December 04

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago
December 04
FILE - TK Holdings Inc. headquarters is seen, June 25, 2017, in Auburn Hills, Mich. On Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, U.S. auto safety regulators said they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
December 04

Canada's public broadcaster to cut 600 jobs as it struggles with budget pressures

Canada’s public broadcaster says it will cut 600 jobs and reduce its English and French programming budgets as it struggles with monetary pressures
December 04
December 04

After racist shooting that killed 3, families sues Dollar General firms and others over lax security

Family members of three Black people who were killed this summer at a Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted racist writings have filed a lawsuit
December 04
FILE - Law enforcement officials continue their investigation at a Dollar General Store that was the scene of a mass shooting, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Family members of three Black people who were fatally shot this summer inside the Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted racist writings sued the store's owner, operator and security contractor on Monday, Dec. 4, for negligence, claiming lax security led to their loved ones' deaths. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
December 04

Argentina's outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it

Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expr...
December 04
FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, exchange folders during a meeting at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Argentina’s outgoing government said Monday, Dec. 4, that it won't support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expressed support for the deal. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
December 04

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 12/4/2023

Stocks slipped on Wall Street ahead of some key reports this week on the job market that might provide more insight into the Federal Reserve’s thinking about interest rates
December 04
December 04

Ohio Republicans propose nixing home grow, increasing taxes in sweeping changes to legal marijuana

Ohio state Senate Republicans are proposing vast changes to a recreational marijuana measure approved by voters last month
December 04
FILE - Marijuana buds ready for harvest rest on a plant at AT-CPC of Ohio, Jan. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio. Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance's tax rate and how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republican proposed Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters in November. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
December 04

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.03 to $73.04 per barrel Monday
December 04
December 04

Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation

A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive into a damning trove of Facebook files
December 04
FILE - Joan Donovan, then-research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, speaks remotely during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, on Capitol Hill, April 27, 2021, in Washington. The prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August 2023 has accused the school of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive in late 2021 into a trove of Facebook files she considers the most important documents in internet history. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP, File)
December 04

EPL sells domestic TV rights for record $8.45B in next 4-year cycle

The English Premier League has sold its domestic TV rights for 6.7 billion pounds for the next four-year cycle
December 04
Manchester City's Jack Grealish celebrates with Bernardo Silva, right, after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
December 04

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 2 The Washington Post on the U.S. economy: It has been a miracle year for the U.S. economy. Inflation has plummeted without triggering a recession. Many experts said that could not happen without widespread layoffs and a downturn. The economy has gained 2.4 million jobs so far this year, and growth has accelerated, with an annualized rate topping 5 percent in the third quarter. The good news has also fueled a stock market rally. In polls, people are downbeat about this economy, but their actions don’t match their words. There has been a consumption boom this year. Americans continued to spend heavily on apparel, concerts and vacations. In many ways, this is the year the economy finally returned to something close to normal. But many people seem to have forgotten what normal looks like after a traumatic few years. It seems inevitable that growth will slow from here. Many American consumers have been spending more...
December 04
December 04

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?

Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion
December 04
This combination of photos shows a Hawaiian Airlines plane at Kahalui, Hawaii, March 24, 2005, left, and Alaska Airlines planes March 1, 2021, in Seattle. Alaska Airlines announced Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. That's raising questions about how antitrust regulators will view the deal, and whether past airline mergers have hurt consumers. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, Ted S. Warren)
December 04
FILE - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court on Aug. 11, 2023, in New York. Last year's collapse of crypto exchange giant FTX also “left a big scar” on the public's confidence in the crypto industry and crushed retail investors, Edward Moya, a former senior market analyst at Oanda, previously told The Associated Press — noting that institutional money, like hedge funds, are behind the bulk of current crypto investing. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
December 04

Uber set to join the S&P 500 index in latest sign of a turnaround for the ride-hailing service

Uber's stock is set to join the S&P 500 index later this month
December 04
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, participates in a session during the APEC CEO Summit Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
December 04

Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at Philadelphia store, killing 1

Philadelphia police say a man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other
December 04
Police tape is seen inside of a the Macy's retail location after reports of an alleged stabbing at the department store, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say a man stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
December 04

Warren Buffett's company's bribery allegations against the Haslam family won't be decided in January

Warren Buffett's company decided not to move forward with an expedited trial on its bribery allegations against the billionaire Haslam family in January under the strict conditions a judge set
December 04
FILE - In this March 27, 2013, file photo, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam answers a question during a news conference after speaking to a joint session of the Legislature in Nashville, Tenn. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway says the billionaire Haslam family tried to bribe at least 15 executives at the Pilot truck stop chain with millions of dollars to inflate the company’s profits this year because that would force Berkshire to pay more for the Haslams’ remaining 20% stake in the company. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
December 04

Alaska Air Group, Evergy fall; Spotify, Uber rise, Monday, 12/4/2023

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Alaska Air Group, Evergy fall; Spotify, Uber rise
December 04
December 04

Supreme Court to hear Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case

ABC News business reporter Alexis Christoforous reports on the major bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin.
December 04
VIDEO: Supreme Court to hear Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case
December 04

Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme

Ohio’s former top utility regulator has pleaded not guilty in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme
December 04
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Governor's office shows Sam Randazzo, the former Public Utilities Commissioner of Ohio. Randazzo, Ohio’s former top utility regulator, surrendered Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. (AP Photo/Ohio Governor's office via AP, File)
December 04

Death toll from mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after worker dies

The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator at a mine has risen to 13 after a worker died at a hospital
December 04
This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa. An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operator said Tuesday. It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers' shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. The injured workers were hospitalized. (Implats via AP)
December 04

Heavy snowfall hits Moscow as Russian media report road, airport disruptions

Russian officials and media say that heavy snowfall that hit Moscow has disrupted traffic on roads and flights in and out of three airports
December 04
People swim in ice water celebrating opening of the 65th winter swimming season of the Moscow Walrus Club in Serebryany Bor during heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. A record snowfall has hit Russia's capital bringing an additional 10 cm to already high levels of snow and causing disruption at the capital's airports and on roads. (Pelagia Tikhonova/Moscow News Agency via AP)
December 04

Spotify to cut 17% of workforce, CEO says

The layoffs follow two rounds of cuts announced earlier in the year.
December 04
In this file photo, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek speaks  during a press event in New York May 20, 2015.
December 04

Dutch lawyers seek court order to halt export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

Human rights lawyers have gone to court in the Netherlands to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that are being used in attacks on Gaza
December 04
Palestinians look at the destruction by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
December 04

Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year

Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year
December 04
FILE - A trading post sports the Spotify logo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Spotify said Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 it's axing 17% of its global workforce, in the music streaming service's third round of layoffs this year as it tries to slash costs while focusing on profitabilty. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
December 04

Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai

While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia’s war on the country lurks just in the background
December 04
Kadri Simson, European commissioner for energy, looks at a display of the impacts of war at the Ukraine Pavilion during the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
December 04

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore

Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation’s most beloved natural areas
December 04
FILE- This April 16, 2008 file photo shows a plume containing sulfur dioxide gas and ash particles as it rises from the floor of Halemaumau at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation's most beloved natural areas. (AP Photo/David Jordan, File)
December 04

Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment

Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment
December 04
File - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a screen showing part of the company website in this photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023 in New York. Negotiators will meet this week to hammer out details of European Union artificial intelligence rules but the process has been bogged down by a simmering last-minute battle over how to govern systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
December 04

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from an ex-con hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army
December 04
FILE - Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter listens to a speaker at The Carter Center in Atlanta on April 6, 2011. Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jason Bronis, File)
December 04

OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids
December 04
Signs in the shape of grave headstones, with information on people who died from using OxyContin, line a security fence outside the Supreme Court Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington.The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
December 04

Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession

A survey shows most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up weakening under pressure brought by high interest rates
December 04
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store, Oct. 5, 2023, in Deerfield, Ill. Most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession in 2024, even if the job market ends up weakening under the weight of high interest rates, according to a survey released Monday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
December 03

Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports

Asian shares have declined in cautious trading ahead of some key reports this week on the U.S. job market that might provide insight into the Federal Reserve’s thinking about interest rates
December 03
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of some key reports this week on the U.S. job market that might provide insight into the Federal Reserve’s thinking about interest rates. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
December 03

At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand

At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai
December 03
FILE - People walk through the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit as the sun sets, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
December 03

Kimberly Palmer: Smart steps to take when helping your grandchildren financially

Grandparents often want to help their grandchildren financially, but they aren’t always sure where to start
December 03
FILE - U.S. $100 bills are seen, July 14, 2022, in Marple Township, Pa. Grandparents often want to help their grandchildren financially, but they aren’t always sure where to start. The first step, financial experts recommend, is to guard against being overly generous, which can hurt grandparents’ own finances. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
December 03

Watchdog: Western arms companies failed to ramp up production capacity in 2022 due to Ukraine war

An independent watchdog says many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military equipment
December 03
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman fires an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 15, 2022. An independent watchdog says many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military equipment. Labor shortages, soaring costs and supply chain disruptions were exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI. It said the arms revenue of the world’s 100 largest arms-producing and military services companies last year was $597 billion — a 3.5% drop from 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
December 03

Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion

The companies will continue to operate under their current names indefinitely.
December 03
An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 24, 2022.
December 03

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt

Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt
December 03
FILE - Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates with Mount Rainier in the background at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Alaska Air Group said Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1 billion deal. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
December 03

Alaska Air Group announces it has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt

Alaska Air Group announces it has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt
December 03
December 03

Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police

A man killed four family members, including two children, at their Queens home in New York City and stabbed two police officers who then shot him to death
December 03
This photo provided by New York City Police Dept. shows a knife recovered at a crime scene in the far Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed two police officers before one of them fatally shot him, officials said. (NYPD via AP)
December 03

3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones

The U.S. military says three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault
December 03
The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war. “We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon said. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/U.S. Navy via AP)
December 03

British military reports an explosion off the coast of Yemen in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A “potential explosion” has struck a key shipping route off the coast of Yemen
December 03
December 03

Hong Kong court puts off Chinese developer Evergrande's hearing on its debt restructuring to January

A Hong Kong court has postponed a court hearing on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition to Jan. 29
December 03
FILE - A woman walks by a map showing Evergrande development projects in China, as she heads to an Evergrande city plaza in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2023. A Hong Kong court will convene a hearing Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande's plans for restructuring its more than $300 billion in debts.(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
December 03

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed
December 03
Claudia Nogales of Hazel Health works to set up the company's telehealth app, during a demonstration of how Miami-Dade County public school students can use it to receive telehealth therapy services, on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at Miami Arts Studio, a public 6th-12th grade magnet school, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
December 02

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people
December 02
FILE - This is the BMW logo on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 in Pittsburgh. BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, because the driver's air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people in the vehicles. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
December 02

Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. One family is pushing for more protections

A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey
December 02
Dorota Mani sits for an interview in her office in Jersey City, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Mani is the parent of a 14-year-old New Jersey high school student victimized by an AI-generated deepfake image. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
December 02

At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a "smokescreen"

Fifty oil companies are pledging to reach near-zero methane emissions.
December 02
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber speaks during a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)