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What families need to know about how to safely store firearms

(THE CONVERSATION) For the past few years, guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.
There were 2,571 children age 1 to 17 who died in shootings in the U.S. in 2021, 68% more than the 1,531 that occurred in 2000.
To help reduce the number of firearm-related deaths and injuries ... (full story)


AI is here – and everywhere: 3 AI researchers look to the challenges ahead in 2024

(THE CONVERSATION) 2023 was an inflection point in the evolution of artificial intelligence and its role in society. The year saw the emergence of generative AI, which moved the technology from the shadows to center stage in the public imagination. It also saw boardroom drama in an AI startup dominate the news cycle for several days ... (full story)


Sports


For much of Lee Allen Jr.'s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him.
Major League Baseball's Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn't come across many baseball opportunities until late in his high school years.
In January 2020, a 17-y ... (full story)


Lake Champlain vacation

Have you begun to fantasize about your 2024 summer vacations?
Well, with spring a few months away, I’m going to offer you a nice vacation destination to consider when you find yourself falling into another summer vacation musing.
This is a place we field tested two summers ago and an area that provided us with such a ... (full story)


Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands


ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers as well as casino gambling on its reser ... (full story)


State


Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion

Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need.
Instead, GOP leaders accuse abortion rig ... (full story)


Republican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman's endorsement in Ohio's Senate primary

Republican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman's endorsement in Ohio's Senate primary

COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in the fractious three-way primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall, a potentially important boost in the final run-up to the contest.
In a letter addressed to fellow Ohioans, the Cincinnati Republican an ... (full story)