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What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away.

Mar 28, 2025 1:38 PM Read more >

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon

Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud , was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed Friday.

Mar 28, 2025 12:47 PM Read more >

Man accused of coercing 9-year-old into sharing explicit images after chatting on TikTok and Roblox

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself after he posed as a 13-year-old and chatted with the child on TikTok and the gaming site Roblox.

Mar 28, 2025 12:12 PM Read more >

Noted economist honored by Trump warns his 25% tariffs could add $4,711 to the cost of a vehicle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Noted economist Arthur Laffer warns in a new analysis that President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on auto imports could add $4,711 to the cost of a vehicle and says the proposed taxes could weaken the ability of U.S.

Mar 28, 2025 10:35 AM Read more >

What to know about the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday , is the U.S. Department of Defense's northernmost installation.

Mar 28, 2025 9:26 AM Read more >

IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the nature of financial crime changes, with technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS' crime fighting arm —IRS Criminal Investigation— is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts

Mar 28, 2025 9:04 AM Read more >

Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who battled childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells , in a study aimed at restoring the fertility of cancer’s youngest survivors.

Mar 28, 2025 8:41 AM Read more >

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into th

Mar 28, 2025 7:50 AM Read more >

Trump restricts federal research funding, a lifeblood for colleges

After decades of partnership with the U.S. government, colleges are facing new doubts about the future of their federal funding.

Mar 28, 2025 7:29 AM Read more >

What to stream: 'Mufasa: The Lion King,' Timothée Chalamet, Will Smith, Seth Rogen and Atomfall

Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are some of the new television, films,

Mar 28, 2025 7:04 AM Read more >