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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

by The Associated Press
By MARC LEVY Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the... Read More.
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Teacher charged in fatal stabbings in Arkansas bounced between schools in 3 states

by The Associated Press
By ANDREW DeMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A 28-year-old teacher, who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers he didn’t know in an Arkansas state park, bounced between four school districts in three states in recent years.Andrew James McGann was placed on administrative leave at an elementary school... Read More.

How new redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections

by The Associated Press
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit.President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature to create districts, in time for... Read More.

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

by The Associated Press
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press(AP) — Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.The next scheduled execution is in Florida, when a man who killed his wife and two... Read More.
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Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has 2 stents inserted to treat blocked arteries

by The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had two stents inserted into his heart to treat blocked arteries on Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he "felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms.”“The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery,” the Kansas athletic department said in... Read More.

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

by The Associated Press
By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated PressKERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend's house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him.Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to... Read More.
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The Latest: US strikes 3 Iranian sites, joining Israeli air campaign

by The Associated Press
By The Associated Press(AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s effort at decapitating the country’s nuclear energy program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.The decision to directly involve the... Read More.

US measles count now tops 1,200 cases, and Iowa announces an outbreak

by The Associated Press
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer(AP) — The U.S. logged fewer than 20 measles cases this week, though Iowa announced the state's first outbreak on Thursday and Georgia confirmed its second on Wednesday.There have been 1,214 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Health officials in... Read More.
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