These tips from experts can help your teenager navigate AI companions

As artificial intelligence technology becomes part of daily life, adolescents are turning to chatbots for advice, guidance and conversation. The appeal is clear: Chatbots are patient, never judgmental, supportive and always available. That worries experts who say the booming AI industry is largely unregulated and that many parents have no idea about how their kids … Read more

Army secretary wants to move more quickly on an agreement for Hawaii live-fire training lands

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — The U.S. Army’s top civilian leader said Tuesday that he wants to move more quickly on an agreement that will allow the military to continue using the only large-scale live-fire training range for ground forces in Hawaii. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said he discussed the issue during a meeting with Hawaii … Read more

Officials search for bear that attacked a woman hiking on a popular Alaska trail

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A brown bear attacked a woman Tuesday afternoon as she hiked on a popular trail in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, and officials are still looking for the animal, state police said. Alaska State Troopers used a helicopter to evacuate the woman off the Basher Trail to a hospital, Anchorage Police spokesperson Christopher Barraza … Read more

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs

NEW YORK — The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot amid otherwise gloomy progress to curb climate change. Last year, 74% of the growth in electricity … Read more

Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

BISMARCK, N.D. — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation’s latest air safety scare. A SkyWest pilot performed a sharp turn, startling passengers, to avoid colliding with the … Read more

Florida signs $245 million in contracts for ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here’s a look by the numbers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to a public database. The amount — to be fronted by Florida taxpayers — is in line with the … Read more

Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection

Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court refused to postpone the Trump administration’s decision to end their legal status. A three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia said in a ruling late Monday there was “insufficient evidence to warrant the … Read more