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FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed

6:13 PM on Thursday, April 16

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable with leading AI executives and academics to discuss the potential transformative impacts of the technology on American society

FILE - A construction worker cuts stone near an entrance of the unfinished Second Avenue subway, Dec. 14, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump administration restores funding to Manhattan subway project after NY sues

4:07 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiles during an address marking his first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

3:18 PM on Thursday, April 16

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning royalties from his past career as a multilingual rapper

Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker stretches as he takes his position while clouds roll in over Coors Field in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Drone violations of restricted airspace at Colorado Rockies games prompt warning from authorities

3:17 PM on Thursday, April 16

A rash of drone sightings during the Colorado Rockies’ first homestand of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies sent law enforcement scrambling to track down the operators

Milenko Faria, whose wife, Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, is in immigration custody, hugs their daughter, Milena, after his asylum interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services facility in Tustin, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A Venezuelan doctor in ICE custody misses husband's asylum interview after being detained at airport

2:22 PM on Thursday, April 16

A Venezuelan attends an asylum interview in Southern California while his wife, a doctor, is detained in Texas

NASA's Artemis II crew - NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo during a press conference on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield

2:05 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield

FILE - The corporate sign atop Aetna headquarters is seen Aug. 19, 2014, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Man with AR-style pistol arrested at Aetna's Connecticut headquarters without incident

1:46 PM on Thursday, April 16

Police say a man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside has been arrested after walking into Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut

FILE - This Christmas photo provided by the Ken Martin family shows, from left, Barbara, Ken, Barbara, Sue, Donald and Virginia in December 1952 in Portland, Ore. (Ken Martin family via AP, File)

DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958

1:42 PM on Thursday, April 16

Oregon authorities have identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family missing since 1958

FILE - Seraphine Warren, center left, is embraced by state Sen. Shannon Pinto outside the New Mexico state Capitol, Feb. 4, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)

Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay

1:27 PM on Thursday, April 16

A man charged in the disappearance of a Navajo grandmother has pleaded guilty to robbery as part of a second plea agreement

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12:57 PM on Thursday, April 16

FILE - Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

Sen. Warren calls for greater transparency into Federal Reserve nominee's financial holdings

12:52 PM on Thursday, April 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is likely to face tough questions about his vast financial holdings at a hearing next week by the Senate Banking Committee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, arrives to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee about his agency's goals and budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months

12:47 PM on Thursday, April 16

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days

FILE - A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

12:40 PM on Thursday, April 16

President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Andres Zapata, a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from 1998-2020. (AP Photo)

The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes

11:57 AM on Thursday, April 16

A longtime DEA informant has avoided prison after admitting he didn't pay taxes on nearly $4 million earned for undercover work

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade

7:35 AM on Thursday, April 16

The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran’s ports

FILE - Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, right, and his wife, Cerina, at the inauguration of Gov. Ralph Northam at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Morley, File)

Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out

6:24 AM on Thursday, April 16

Court records show that former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was facing a court-ordered deadline to move out of his family’s home before police say he killed his wife and then himself

Trent Fry, right, and Leila El Masri collect a water sample of the Tijuana River, as part of a research team from the University of California, San Diego, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California

6:01 AM on Thursday, April 16

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up an artist rendering of the new triumphal arch as she speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

4:05 AM on Thursday, April 16

The White House says it's “thrilled” after a federal commission gave early approval to the design for a 250-foot arch President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital

President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump bets his tax cuts will please Las Vegas voters on his swing West

9:08 PM on Wednesday, April 15

President Donald Trump is betting that the tax cuts he signed into law last year will resonate with voters in Las Vegas

FILE - Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

12:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands

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