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Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released January 27th by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp ... (full story)
Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home pleaded not guilty to the killings in an Ohio courtroom.
Michael David McKee, 39, appeared remotely on camera from jail for his arraignment in Franklin County, wh ... (full story)
How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.
Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers.
The survey found roughly on ... (full story)
Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington, DC, and recommend changes
So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn't likely to identify a single cause of the collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people at its hearing Tuesday.
Inste ... (full story)
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It's the f ... (full story)