By MICHAEL HILL ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into suburban hedges, bicycling … Continued
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Vermilion Valley Resort in California’s eastern Sierra shut down for the winter, the staff left cabin doors unlocked just in case a wayward hiker needed shelter during the frequent mountain snowstorms. … Continued
A St. Paul motorist’s blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit to drive when he slammed into a tree at 60 mph in his North End neighborhood last week, killing one passenger and critically injuring the other, … Continued
By MATT O’BRIEN Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people. The chatbot, made by … Continued
By Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Officials are touting a young Tennessee gamer as a hero after the boy thwarted a mass shooting allegedly being planned and discussed on a gamer chat site by two teenagers in Tehama County, California. … Continued
Three Minnesota officers who died since last year’s Peace Officers Memorial Day are being remembered Thursday, along with two who were killed nearly 100 years ago. Law enforcement officers from around the state take turns standing guard at the Minnesota … Continued