Schools attempt to provide more students therapy, but not all parents agree
NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her uncle and grandparents while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family. It was a rough year apart. Oliver, [...]
Musk’s moves Neuralink home after judge invalidates pay deal
Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's $55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla. Neuralink, which has its physical headquarters in Fremont, Calif., became a Nevada company last week, according to state records. Delaware records also list the [...]
As technology improves, more autonomous vehicles anticipated
DETROIT — Five years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose with Tesla's partially automated systems and General Motors' [...]
New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead to protect itself, ruling that no one is in imminent danger. The state Department of Environmental Protection told North Wildwood earlier this month it will not give permission to the [...]
Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs tension over his White House bid
Robert Kennedy Jr.'s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family's legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy. The 30-second spot, financed by the American Values 2024 Super PAC that is backing Kennedy, featured [...]
Economic slowdown could hurt growth of online advertising
NEW YORK — Weak results from Google, Snap and other big sellers of online ads are raising concerns that Wall Street's optimistic growth forecasts are setting investors up for a rude surprise this year. Google, which dominates the $270 billion digital advertising sector, recently disappointed Wall Street when its 8.9 percent fourth-quarter ad revenue growth [...]
Inflation is nearing Fed’s targeted level, but the panel may take time raising rates
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Fed is widely expected to cut its interest rates this year — probably several times. Inflation, as measured by its preferred gauge, rose in the second half of 2023 at an annual rate of about 2 percent — the Fed's target level. Last week, however, several central bank officials underscored that they [...]
Georgia legislators seek higher standard for film tax credit
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit. Thanks in large part to tax breaks, productions including “The Hunger Games,” the Marvel movies, the Fast & Furious installment [...]
Bill would mandate screening of young athletes for possible cardiac issues
Public Health Policy Committee members in the Ohio House of Representatives are deliberating the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act — a bill that would mandate the screening of young athletes, age 19 and younger, for symptoms linked to sudden cardiac arrest. House Bill 356 would prohibit student and youth athletes from participating in sports without a [...]