There’s growing concern that the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centers could significantly drive up residential power bills in the coming years.

If you've been enjoying this unusual dry weather, soak it in for the next few days before rain returns Friday.

The strike involving thousands of frontline workers began Jan. 10.

Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in its shadows for thousands of years. But Ohioans think McKinley “was a great president.”

Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Perplexity proposal comes as several investors are expressing interest in TikTok. President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he expects a deal will be made in as soon as 30 days.

The AP conducted its own investigation and said it has no reason to conclude that no one other than the long-credited photographer, Nick Ut, made the picture. The documentary making the claim is showing at the Sundance Film Festival.

No injuries were reported but the two-story home burned to the ground.

The 53-year-old man was lodged in jail but made bail Jan. 15.

The breach affected roughly 190 million patients — up from previous estimates of about 100 million people.

Testing at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed late Friday the chicken were infected with what’s commonly called bird flu, which spreads rapidly among poultry, causing severe illness or death.Rapid euthanasia of all birds on a farm is needed to contain an outbreak and make sure poultry products from the infected flock are not used for food, the Department of Agriculture said.

This session, legislators are considering a series of bills that would require permits for gun sales and establish a new 11% tax for ammunition and firearm sales, among other proposals.

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia after its government rejected two flights carrying migrants.

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