Advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies must remain at the service of people rather than become instruments of domination and injustice, Pope Leo XIV said.

Speaking at the Unesco headquarters in Paris on Friday on the first leg of a four-day visit to France, the American pontiff said many tasks once performed by human beings ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A day after St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry filed a lawsuit claiming Mayor Kaohly Her sexually harassed him, alleging unwanted physical contact and retaliation, there has been near-silence from leaders in the city and in Minnesota about the rare legal action between two top city leaders.

No public statements from officials ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed late Thursday to become the seventh named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, although still one that has yet to produce a hurricane. It joined Tropical Storm Fay in the distant Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory Friday, the center of ...Read more

MIAMI — Last spring, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner waved from a city fire truck at the front of the annual gay Pride parade down Ocean Drive. Now, organizers aren’t sure whether the mayor can come back next year without violating Florida’s new anti-DEI law.

“That’s the absurdity of this law,” said Miami Beach Commissioner Alex ...Read more

MIAMI — The Sunday before Labor Day was supposed to be a typical one for Duviel Aleman and his father, Rolando Aleman. They would both go to work for Professional Ocean Service Corp, cleaning airplanes at Miami International Airport. A van would ferry them to the jobs.

But Duviel was recovering from appendicitis, and was ordered by his doctor...Read more

Ukraine said it hit two more Russian oil refineries as the warring countries continue strikes against each other despite both sides earlier this week holding talks with the U.S., which wants targeting of energy assets to halt.

Lukoil PJSC’s facility in the Perm region and a smaller oil-processing plant in Novoshakhtinsk, in the southern ...Read more

Oil eased as U.S. and Iranian negotiators explored a phased deal to reopen the world’s most important energy shipping route.

Brent futures traded near $105 a barrel, retreating slightly from a two-day surge fueled by supply concerns and hawkish rhetoric. The two countries were said to be pushing for a breakthrough that would see Tehran ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The slate of statewide measures on the Nov. 3 ballot provides voters two opportunities to tax the rich, which in past years has proved tantalizing to California's left-leaning electorate.

Only one of those measures has strong voter support, however, and it's not the proposition that's attracted nationwide attention, ignited a ...Read more

Teens in southeast Michigan go to school carrying with them far more than backpacks, books and water bottles.

Many are shouldering economic hardship, exposure to adversity and discrimination, family responsibilities, uncertainty about the future and social pressures.

These sentiments were shared with our research teams ...Read more

The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. The area is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers. In a survey we conducted, we found northern Virginians support development restrictions that could make data centers more transparent and accountable to the public. But they care about ...Read more

For many southwestern Pennsylvania students, this school year has already included days away from the classroom because of the buildings themselves. Mold has closed schools in at least four districts, and early September heat pushed 35 Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings to remote learning.

The problems aren’t limited to the region:...Read more

"A Different World," a multicamera comic collegiate soap opera spun off from "The Cosby Show," has been updated and reborn as a single camera sequel a mere 39 years after the original series welcomed its freshman class and 33 after it packed them off into adulthood. It's a different "A Different World," times being what they are, but in many ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — This November, Floridians can shape the state’s financial future.

Three proposals, if adopted, would amend the state’s constitution to change how Florida collects taxes and budgets its money.

To pass, an amendment needs at least 60% voter support.

Here’s what to know about each amendment, all of which were put on ...Read more

⁠LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Arnold Schwarzenegger have asked a Los Angeles judge for amped-up security at a forthcoming court date in which the former actor and politician is expected to testify.

The trial is set to determine the payout for Cheryl Augustine, who was involved in a 2022 four-vehicle traffic accident in which she claims ...Read more

Actors Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were among scores who were arrested Thursday in New York City as they protested an appearance by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the United Nations General Assembly.

According to an Instagram video by Jewish Voice for Peace, one of the organizers of the demonstration, more than 100 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For more than three days, fire crews have worked to address a lithium-ion battery fire in La Verne that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and raised questions about the safety of California's rapidly expanding energy storage systems.

The state has invested heavily in battery storage — which holds on to energy...Read more

WASHINGTON — A trove of data that hackers say they stole from the Federal Bureau of Investigation includes records revealing the home addresses of employees involved in investigating foreign spies, drug cartels and running covert surveillance operations.

While the FBI hasn’t explicitly confirmed a hack, the bureau said in a statement ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Luminaries from Wall Street and Silicon Valley joined President Donald Trump for a state dinner honoring his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in a demonstration of U.S. technological and financial might.

Trump has welcomed Xi with fanfare this week, affording rare state visit honors to a counterpart considered one of America’s ...Read more

Stanford University student Billy Ramirez was startled when his friend sent him a photo of him and others holding bowls of noodles that he remembered posing for at a Lunar New Year celebration in a university dining hall.

He had been removed from the photo altogether. In his place was a Black woman Ramirez didn't recognize, Ramirez told the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court has rebuffed a Trump administration effort to dictate how homeless service organizations in Los Angeles can seek millions of dollars in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The ruling released Thursday also frees up federal funding that already had been approved but not ...Read more