3 h. ago U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments

U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments  Alaska Public Media

Politics

3 h. ago Alaska Senate approves budget with $1,000 PFD amid warnings of lean times to come

Alaska Senate approves budget with $1,000 PFD amid warnings of lean times to come  Alaska Public Media

Events

6 h. ago Courts Must ‘Check the Excesses’ of Congress and the President, Roberts Says

The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.

Politics

9 h. ago San Francisco Gasoline Prices Rise as Just One Refinery Remains

San Francisco Gasoline Prices Rise as Just One Refinery Remains  Bloomberg.com

Politics

10 h. ago Cap on rent increases across Washington state is signed into law

Cap on rent increases across Washington state is signed into law  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

Society

10 h. ago Metro hires San Francisco police chief Bill Scott to lead its public safety overhaul

Metro hires San Francisco police chief Bill Scott to lead its public safety overhaul  LAist

Events

12 h. ago Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s

A new study did not prove that the foods caused the disease, but experts said it was a step toward understanding how food choices affect brain health.

Society

12 h. ago Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion

As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues.

Politics

12 h. ago Man said he’d sell nude images if woman refused sex with him in Alaska, feds say

Man said he’d sell nude images if woman refused sex with him in Alaska, feds say  Sacramento Bee

Politics

13 h. ago Cracking the code: Synthetic lichen system shows potential for self

Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That's the vision behind the latest research of Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, published in Materials Today Communications.

Politics

13 h. ago Republican tax cut plan would authorize sale of public lands in Nevada and Utah

Republican tax cut plan would authorize sale of public lands in Nevada and Utah  PBS

Politics

13 h. ago Alaska shellfish toxin testing project halted during federal review

Alaska shellfish toxin testing project halted during federal review  Alaska Public Media

Politics

13 h. ago Ahead of his memoir, Barry Diller comes out publicly as gay — and in love with his wife

Ahead of his memoir, Barry Diller comes out publicly as gay — and in love with his wife  Los Angeles Times

Politics

15 h. ago Harold Washington librarians concerned for their safety with security incidents on the rise

Harold Washington librarians concerned for their safety with security incidents on the rise  Chicago Tribune

Politics

15 h. ago Power generation company to invest $1.7B to strengthen US electricity infrastructure

Power generation company to invest $1.7B to strengthen US electricity infrastructure  Fox Business

Politics

16 h. ago He Hears Voices in His Head. He Also Helped Win an Election.

He ran a successful political campaign, sometimes from a psych ward, sometimes living on the street. He has found a way to thrive.

Politics

16 h. ago Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators, study finds

Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a dramatic rise in easily accessible AI tools specifically designed to create deepfake images of identifiable people, finding nearly 35,000 such tools available for public download on one popular globally accessible online platform, for example.

Politics

17 h. ago Los Angeles County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Locating Critical Missing Teen Yonathan Guzman, Last Seen in Altadena

Los Angeles County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Locating Critical Missing Teen Yonathan Guzman, Last Seen in Altadena  Sierra Sun Times

Politics

17 h. ago Rippling CEO Parker Conrad says Deel lawsuit is a ‘public stand' to defend tech

Rippling CEO Parker Conrad says Deel lawsuit is a ‘public stand' to defend tech  The Business Journals

Society

17 h. ago Seattle interim growth plan amendments include ‘key concepts’ compromise — Public hearing May 19th

Seattle interim growth plan amendments include ‘key concepts’ compromise — Public hearing May 19th  CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

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