New technology, old patterns: Why artificial intelligence struggles to outgrow gender bias
Machine learning and artificial intelligence can feel very modern, but language models are decades behind in one key element, according...
Year: 2026
National Mall visitors evacuated from July 4 events due to severe storms
Visitors are being evacuated from July 4 event grounds on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as severe storms move...
More than 570 sickened in parasitic illness outbreak in Michigan
More than 570 people have been sickened in a growing outbreak of a parasitic diarrheal illness in Michigan, with cases...
Paul Pelosi faces possible hit-and-run charge after crash in California
Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, is facing a possible hit-and-run charge after authorities say he struck a...
At least 20 dead, more than 100 missing after overloaded boat sinks in the DRC
At least 20 people have died and more than 100 others are missing after an overloaded riverboat sank in the...
Sunscreen doesn’t cause skin cancer — despite what social media shows you
A false claim about sunscreen is making the rounds on social media, and it's all based on a study some...
Extreme heat warps rail, derailing Metro train near D.C.
A Washington Metro train derailed near College Park, Maryland, after extreme heat reportedly caused a rail to kink, forcing 11...
4 injured when airport shuttle bus overturns near Raleigh airport
Four people, including a child, were taken to hospitals with life-threatening injuries when an airport shuttle bus overturned in a...
America buries a message for its future self: A look inside the capsule
A time capsule meant to carry the United States’ 250th-birthday story to 2276 was lowered into the ground Saturday outside...
Dayslong funeral begins for Iran’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran on Saturday began funeral proceedings for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during joint U.S. and Israeli...
