Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy

Cynda Collins Arsenault has been named the recipient of Boulder Rotary's 2026 Jim Swaeby Peace Award.

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.

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Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding.

The judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office.

The National Nuclear Security Administration today successfully conducted a subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive experiment at the Nevada National Security Site, increasing the United State...

After a 6-3 loss, Astros players were frustrated by the negative reception from home fans. Said one: “We want their support."

New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.

Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

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The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.

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Sailors have been on long deployments this year. The focus has been on carriers, but those on smaller ships also feel the strain.

The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.

It turns out this conservative candidate wasn't following election laws herself.

A torch bearer for the great 19th-century tradition of social realism, she’s become one of the most important novelists of her generation.

Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward