Nebraska plan for an immigrant detention center faces backlash and uncertainty

OMAHA, Neb. — No formal agreement has been signed to convert a remote state prison in Nebraska into the latest immigration detention center for President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown, more than three weeks since the governor announced the plan and as lawmakers and nearby residents grow increasingly skeptical. Corrections officials insist the facility could start … Read more

FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions. The FTC said Thursday it has sent letters to Google parent Alphabet, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, Snap, Character Technologies, ChatGPT maker OpenAI … Read more

Trump threatened Portland with troops to quell protests. The mayor says it’s not needed

PORTLAND, Ore. — A gas mask dangled from Deidra Watts’s backpack as she joined a couple dozen others outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, just as she has many nights since July. The protesters toed a blue line painted across the building’s driveway. “GOVERNMENT PROPERTY DO NOT BLOCK,” read its white, … Read more

As AI tools reshape education, schools struggle with how to draw the line on cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. High school and college educators around the country say student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat. “The cheating is off the charts. … Read more

Senate Republicans poised to change rules to speed up Trump’s nominees

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are taking the first steps to change the chamber’s rules on Thursday, making it easier to confirm groups of President Donald Trump’s nominees and overcome Democratic delays. Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s move is the latest salvo after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster … Read more