92 m. ago Waymo wants to expand its robotaxi service area in the South Bay

Waymo wants to expand its robotaxi service area in the South Bay  San Francisco Chronicle

Economics

2 h. ago Washington lawmakers propose $12 billion tax overhaul to fund education, services

Washington lawmakers propose $12 billion tax overhaul to fund education, services  KOMO

Economics

3 h. ago Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters

Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters  Alaska Public Media

Politics

3 h. ago AROUND ALASKA: Ketchikan Paving, Fairbanks Officers, and For the Birds!

AROUND ALASKA: Ketchikan Paving, Fairbanks Officers, and For the Birds!  Your Alaska Link

Events

3 h. ago More Anchorage educators face displacement due to lack of state funding

More Anchorage educators face displacement due to lack of state funding  Your Alaska Link

Politics

3 h. ago Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend

Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend  Alaska Beacon

Politics

3 h. ago Car crashes into building in downtown Anchorage, causing significant damage

Car crashes into building in downtown Anchorage, causing significant damage  Your Alaska Link

Events

3 h. ago Battling a deadline, Washington Dems propose a new $12B tax plan

Battling a deadline, Washington Dems propose a new $12B tax plan  Cascade PBS News

Economics

3 h. ago New Bedford mayor calls for transparency from ICE after agents smash car window, detain Guatemalan man

“I think what we saw in the video requires an explanation,” Mayor Jon Mitchell said. The post New Bedford mayor calls for transparency from ICE after agents smash car window, detain Guatemalan man appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

3 h. ago Thirteen Alaska schools earn Purple Star designation for military support

Thirteen Alaska schools earn Purple Star designation for military support  Your Alaska Link

Events

4 h. ago Senator Chris Van Hollen Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador

Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he had not yet been allowed to see Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned.

Events

4 h. ago DOGE assigns staffers to work at agency where it allegedly removed sensitive data

The National Labor Relations Board told employees Wednesday that DOGE staffers would be assigned to the agency, one day after a whistleblower alleged DOGE may have removed sensitive NLRB data.

Politics

4 h. ago NPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.

Politics

4 h. ago Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit

Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit  Anchorage Daily News

Economics

4 h. ago Kristaps Porzingis confirms plans to represent Latvia in FIBA Eurobasket 2025

Porzingis will make his return to the Latvian national team this summer. The post Kristaps Porzingis confirms plans to represent Latvia in FIBA Eurobasket 2025 appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

5 h. ago Upcoming projects may change how Anchorage residents get around

Upcoming projects may change how Anchorage residents get around  Your Alaska Link

Politics

5 h. ago Rachel Morin's mom shares horrific details of daughter's murder, slams her senator for trip to El Salvador

Patty Morin’s appearance comes as Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen visited El Salvador on Wednesday to check on a Maryland resident deported to El Salvador.

Events

5 h. ago OpenAI’s latest AI models have a new safeguard to prevent biorisks

OpenAI says that it deployed a new system to monitor its latest AI reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini, for prompts related to biological and chemical threats. The system aims to prevent the models from offering advice that could instruct someone on carrying out potentially harmful attacks, according to OpenAI’s safety report. O3 and o4-mini represent […]

Politics

5 h. ago Blue state senator flies to El Salvador to visit deported migrant in prison, only to be denied

Sen. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador on Wednesday to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but the country's vice president denied him access to the maximum security prison on short notice.

Events

5 h. ago 'Not a Maryland man': GOP blasts Democratic senator for fighting to return Salvadoran national

Rep. Andy Harris joined a slew of critics of Sen. Chris Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador to try to return a deported man to Maryland.

Politics