Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the...…Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the...WW…

Biden Afghanistan Speech: 'Time To End This Forever War' The president said he will move to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of an active U.S. military presence in the country.The United States will withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Biden announced Wednesday, turning the page on a conflict that has cost trillions of dollars and the lives of more than 2,300 American troops. "We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. That cannot explain why we should...…Biden Afghanistan Speech: 'Time To End This Forever War' The president said he will move to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of an active U.S. military presence in the country.The United States will withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Biden announced Wednesday, turning the page on a conflict that has cost trillions of dollars and the lives of more than 2,300 American troops. "We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. That cannot explain why we should...WW…

Photos: Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline Hard, Leaving Serious Damage Louisiana is beginning the tough task of recovery after Hurricane Ida swept through the state's coast and caused significant damage and power outages.Hurricane Ida's fierce Category 4 winds and torrential rain left the Louisiana coastline badly beaten. Images of the affected areas days after the storm show crushed homes, debris scattered across streets and flooded neighborhoods. As cleanup is underway, officials who evacuated not to return to their homes just yet because of the severe damage.When the storm made...…Photos: Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline Hard, Leaving Serious Damage Louisiana is beginning the tough task of recovery after Hurricane Ida swept through the state's coast and caused significant damage and power outages.Hurricane Ida's fierce Category 4 winds and torrential rain left the Louisiana coastline badly beaten. Images of the affected areas days after the storm show crushed homes, debris scattered across streets and flooded neighborhoods. As cleanup is underway, officials who evacuated not to return to their homes just yet because of the severe damage.When the storm made...WW…

Accidental Shootings By Children Are Up During The Pandemic Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun jumped 31% during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a year earlier, new data shows. There were 98 deaths that resulted from unintentional shootings by children from March through December 2019 compared to 128 over that same period in 2020, by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety shows. And the...…Accidental Shootings By Children Are Up During The Pandemic Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun jumped 31% during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a year earlier, new data shows. There were 98 deaths that resulted from unintentional shootings by children from March through December 2019 compared to 128 over that same period in 2020, by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety shows. And the...WW…

U.K. Variant Not Linked To More Severe Illness Or Death From Coronavirus : Coronavirus Updates The B.1.1.7 variant is now the most dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S.People infected with the U.K. variant of the coronavirus didn't experience more severe symptoms and weren't more likely to die from this particular strain, according to a new study of hospitalized patients published Monday. The strain, called the B.1.1.7 variant, remains more contagious than original strains of the virus however, according to in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The U.K. strain is believed to have...…U.K. Variant Not Linked To More Severe Illness Or Death From Coronavirus : Coronavirus Updates The B.1.1.7 variant is now the most dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S.People infected with the U.K. variant of the coronavirus didn't experience more severe symptoms and weren't more likely to die from this particular strain, according to a new study of hospitalized patients published Monday. The strain, called the B.1.1.7 variant, remains more contagious than original strains of the virus however, according to in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The U.K. strain is believed to have...WW…

Australia And New Zealand To Allow Quarantine-Free Travel Later This Month : Coronavirus Updates The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.New Zealand and Australia will allow quarantine-free travel between the two countries starting April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Tuesday. Ardern called the new arrangement the Trans-Tasman bubble. "The bubble will give our economic recovery a boost and represents a world leading arrangement of safely opening up...…Australia And New Zealand To Allow Quarantine-Free Travel Later This Month : Coronavirus Updates The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.New Zealand and Australia will allow quarantine-free travel between the two countries starting April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Tuesday. Ardern called the new arrangement the Trans-Tasman bubble. "The bubble will give our economic recovery a boost and represents a world leading arrangement of safely opening up...WW…

Ex-Transportation Secretary Didn't Disclose Foreign Cash Loan Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a billionaire who ran an illegal scheme providing foreign contributions to U.S. campaigns, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. LaHood later failed to disclose the check on two government ethics forms as required. LaHood, the transportation secretary during former President Barack Obama's first term, took a $50,000...…Ex-Transportation Secretary Didn't Disclose Foreign Cash Loan Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a billionaire who ran an illegal scheme providing foreign contributions to U.S. campaigns, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. LaHood later failed to disclose the check on two government ethics forms as required. LaHood, the transportation secretary during former President Barack Obama's first term, took a $50,000...WW…

Ghislaine Maxwell Face New Charges: Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges related to the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001.Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday filed new charges of sex trafficking a minor and sex trafficking conspiracy against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is accused of grooming a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts with Epstein from 2001 to 2004. The abuse allegedly took place at Epstein's Palm Beach estate in Florida. The new...…Ghislaine Maxwell Face New Charges: Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges related to the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001.Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday filed new charges of sex trafficking a minor and sex trafficking conspiracy against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is accused of grooming a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts with Epstein from 2001 to 2004. The abuse allegedly took place at Epstein's Palm Beach estate in Florida. The new...WW…

Georgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Approves New Elections Law Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.Repeatedly of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp got one state lawmaker arrested at the Capitol on Thursday. Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, continued knocking on Kemp's office door after Georgia State Patrol troopers instructed her to stop. She said later she was arrested for "fighting voter suppression." A law on Thursday includes new limitations on mail-in voting, expands most...…Georgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Approves New Elections Law Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.Repeatedly of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp got one state lawmaker arrested at the Capitol on Thursday. Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, continued knocking on Kemp's office door after Georgia State Patrol troopers instructed her to stop. She said later she was arrested for "fighting voter suppression." A law on Thursday includes new limitations on mail-in voting, expands most...WW…

Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting took place there. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting...…Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting took place there. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting...WW…