By DAVID A. LIEB and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns. Some states are considering multimillion-dollar grant programs for the technology. But many of those bills have been written with specific criteria so only one software provider can qualify. That … [Read more...] about Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Local governments across the country are receiving money from opioid settlements, but not all of them know how to use it. Most towns and cities with populations over 10,000 are getting pieces of the funds, which total over $50 billion. Most of the money is required to be used to address the nation's generations-long opioid overdose and … [Read more...] about Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
Crews prepare for controlled demolition as cleanup continues at bridge collapse site
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews are preparing to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The explosives are expected to be detonated Sunday. The steel span landed on the bow of a massive container ship that lost power and crashed into one of the bridge's support … [Read more...] about Crews prepare for controlled demolition as cleanup continues at bridge collapse site
The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
By KIM CHANDLER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. The vote comes a month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to … [Read more...] about The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Living at home as long as possible is preferred by a vast majority of adults over 50. But the real estate market and inflation has made doing so less of a choice. Locked into low mortgage rates too good to give up, some baby boomers and older members of Generation X with enough extra case are making upgrades to keep … [Read more...] about Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades