DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI’s energy needs and the climate?
Chinese artificial intelligence startup company DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its ...
Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
The state of Alabama urged a federal judge Tuesday to allow the nation’s fourth execution with nitrogen gas to proceed next ...
U.S. Education Department investigating Denver Public Schools over all-gender bathroom
The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district ...
Trump funding freeze raises uncertainty for universities, states and nonprofits
A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans raised uncertainty and fears among many who depend on federal aid ...
Largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in US history hits Kansas, officials say
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in ...
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of government
The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave ...
California water regulators deny Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the state
California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has ...
Target’s DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitments
Target’s rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic ...
Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for everyone under 19
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.
Death toll from New Year’s Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New ...
Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants, loans temporarily blocked by federal judge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars.
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California ...