May 29, 2026
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America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices
Just a few years ago, America's public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: 'The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child's hands.'
Harvey Dale Davis
Davis
Diane Louise Thomas Spielman
Spielman
Oil giant BP ousts new chairman over ‘conduct’ and shares slide
BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to 'important governance standards, oversight and conduct.'
Roger Craig Schaffner
Schaffner
Mary Marie Sizemore
Sizemore
Wall Street rises toward records as US stocks catch up to the world’s gains from the day before
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is rising Tuesday as it catches up with others around the world that climbed the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were 'proceeding nicely' with Iran on ending their war.
Q&A: Anna Gomez is the sole Democrat on the FCC. She has a warning for big media companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anna Gomez wakes up every morning and checks her phone to see if President Donald Trump has fired her yet.
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio
NEW YORK (AP) — Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity.