• Georgia’s vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
    ATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making. The election system used throughout the political battleground state relies on a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. Legislators passed a […]
  • Israeli military strikes Beirut suburbs in the lead-up to anticipated US-Iran deal
    JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it launched strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital. The strikes threatened to hamper negotiations over a deal, which in its current form is a deep disappointment […]
  • Trump tried to block state AI regulations, but some states are forging ahead
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Six months after President Donald Trump warned states not to regulate artificial intelligence, they are increasingly doing just that. Congress has stalled on producing federal regulation of artificial intelligence as states forge ahead and scrutinize how chatbots interact with children, how AI systems are used by employers and what developers must […]
  • Trump’s support in rural America slips as fuel and food prices climb, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
    By Leah Douglas and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) – Brian Rauch has felt the squeeze of higher gas prices on his 30-mile (50-km) drives from his home in rural Stevensville, Montana, to the doctor’s office. He has also noticed food prices going up and, as an Air Force veteran, sees little rationale for […]
  • Trump hosts White House cage fights amid war and political scrutiny
    By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) – Donald Trump hosts a card of seven mixed martial arts fights to be held on Sunday inside a specially built arena on the White House’s South Lawn on his 80th birthday, a spectacle spotlighting his norm-defying style at a tense moment in his presidency. […]