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New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns

Dec. 27, 2024 00:17 AM EST

Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there's a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another. Many of the laws launching in January are a result of legislation passed this year....

Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Dec. 12, 2024 19:25 PM EST

After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a proponent of the procedure that changed his life for the better. He repeatedly posted on Reddit about his recovery and offered words of encouragement for people...

Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC

Dec. 11, 2024 17:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. State charges were also filed Wednesday in...

Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know

Dec. 07, 2024 09:04 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt like a really big hug,” said James, a banker in Charleston, South Carolina. As...