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Getty Images - STOCK(GOLDEN, Colo.) -- One of three Colorado teenagers charged in connection with a rock-throwing spree that killed a 20-year-old driver last year has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, officials said Friday.Seven vehicles were hit by large landscaping rocks on the night … Read moreTeen pleads guilty in Colorado rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Judge Juan Merchan on Friday issued a warning to Michael Cohen ahead of his planned testimony next week in former President Trump's criminal hush money trial, telling prosecutors to ask him to stop talking about the case after Trump's team brought up h… Read moreJudge warns Michael Cohen to stop talking about Trump hush money case
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Americans across the country may get a chance to see the northern lights this weekend.A series of solar flares and "explosions" from the sun may lead to geomagnetic storms that "can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora on Earth" from Friday evening th… Read moreNorthern lights could be seen as far south as Alabama this weekend: NOAA
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After two days of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels, the hush money trial of Donald Trump finished up the week with a businesslike string of custodial witnesses.Before that, Friday started with the conclusion of the cross-examination of former White… Read more3 big takeaways from Day 15 of Trump's hush money trial
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- As anger over Israel's military operations in Gaza mounted, students from Columbia University's Apartheid Divest coalition assembled on the university's South Lawn on April 17, demanding that school officials disclose its financial investments.A day later, a… Read moreHow some colleges have de-escalated campus protests and negotiated with students
Business News:
Target has announced that it will only sell their Pride Month collection in select stores after suffering a backlash and boycott last year during the 2023 Pride season. -- Target(NEW YORK) -- Target has announced that it will only sell their Pride Month collection in select stores after suff… Read moreTarget will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after backlash in 2023
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The borrowing cost for student loans is poised to reach a 16-year high.The interest rate on a federal undergraduate student loan is expected to climb to 6.5% in July, which would mark its highest level since 2008, financial-aid expert Mark Kantrowitz… Read moreStudent loan rates set to reach 16-year high: 'It's a shock'
5./15 WEST/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, struck the latest blow in a high-stakes clash between the social media company and the U.S. government, filing a lawsuit this week challenging a forced sale of TikTok as unconstitutional.The case could nullify the … Read moreTikTok sues to block potential ban. Can it win?
Adobe/TikTok(NEW YORK) -- TikTok announced on ABC News' Good Morning America Thursday morning that beginning immediately, the social media giant will automatically label Artificial Intelligence-generated content when it is uploaded from certain platforms."Our users and our creators are so ex… Read moreTikTok to automatically label AI-generated content
Getty Images - STOCK(MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis.) -- President Joe Biden is set to announce on Wednesday a $3 billion investment by tech giant Microsoft to build an artificial intelligence data center in southeast Wisconsin.The sprawling facility will be located on the same plot of land where, in 2… Read moreWhat to know about the new AI data center in Wisconsin