By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he s…
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2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DENVER (AP) — Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reporte…
Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s
By SETH BORENSTEIN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public state…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn’t banning gas stoves
By JOSH KELETY Associated Press The Biden administration has come under fire this week due to overcooked fears that it is planning a nationwide ban on gas stoves. The claim was sparked by comments fro…
CES 2023: 10 tech innovations that caught our eye
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars and boats to wireless TVs to the latest phones and tablets, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas last…
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offeri…
‘No amnesty!’: Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
By DAVID BILLER and FELIPE MELLO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — “No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo…
Trump executive Allen Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump ’s business empire, was taken into custody Tuesday to begin serving a five-month jail term…
EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it churn out a persuasive term…