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Thailand's progressive Move Forward party braces for court case that might dissolve it

Jun. 09, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The former leader of Thailand’s progressive opposition Move Forward party vowed on Sunday to keep fighting as the party faces a court case that could result in its dissolution. The Constitutional Court has agreed to rule on whether the party violated the...

Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit

Jun. 03, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic. ...

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes

May. 29, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained

May. 07, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was shot outside Drake's Toronto mansion on Tuesday. But it wasn't always this way. Over a decade ago, the pair...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 12-18

May. 06, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 12-18: May 12: Actor Millie Perkins (“Knots Landing”) is 88. Singer Jayotis Washington of The Persuasions is 83. Country singer Billy Swan is 82. Actor Linda Dano (“Another World”) is 81. Singer Steve Winwood is 76. Actor Lindsay Crouse...

7 Minnesotans accused in scheme to defraud pandemic food program go on trial

Apr. 29, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seven people went on trial Monday for what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to provide meals to children in Minnesota. The seven will be the first of 70 defendants to...