Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen US states on Wednesday, with health officials warning people in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or those with respiratory conditions to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. Yahoo News spoke with health experts who explained how wildfire smoke affects … Read more
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators will introduce legislation on Thursday aimed at managing the rise of artificial intelligence and its use by US adversaries. The new bill comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., has vowed to make addressing AI a priority and members of both parties are eyeing Big Techand AI … Read more
Despite progress made in California after George Floyd’s death, law enforcement groups were able to block two controversial measures before a key deadline Friday and secured changes to other bills that aim to limit the scope of their work, underscoring their continued political power in the state Capitol . (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) After George … Read more
MIAMI — The Miami Heat are at their best when they make sure you can’t access your best performance, and to win the NBA Finals, allowing the Denver Nuggets to have historical outputs and winning the physical game is unacceptable. The Heat didn’t play Game 3 on their terms, watching as Nikola Jokić and Jamal … Read more
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra, the orchestrators of this Miami Heat NBA Finals run, just saw Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray make history on their home floor. Jokic and Murray became the first teammates to notch 30-point triple doubles in the same game during Denver’s 109-94 win in Game 3 … Read more
Mark and Kym Hilinski, the parents of late Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski, have become advocates for greater awareness of mental health issues among college athletes and are channeling their energy into Hilinski’s Hope, a foundation created to bring resources to address the issues. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Tyler Hilinski was a talented quarterback who played … Read more
As the longest-tenured Cardinals’ player on the roster, surely left tackle DJ Humphries was privately consulted when the team traded back up in this first round of this year’s draft to select Ohio State’s Paris Johnson Jr. “No. Hump knew our plan all along,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday. Meaning, Humphries knew Arizona planned … Read more
Lionel Messi is coming to MLS, and ticket prices are soaring. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File) Even before the announcement, before Lionel Messi said the words that will transform American soccer, before MLS could even clarify that no, hold on, no contract has yet been finalized, the bonanza began. It swept across the league, and picked … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials confirmed Tuesday that the DeSantis administration was responsible for sending two planes full of migrants from the Texas border to Sacramento as a protest to federal immigration policies. As California’s leaders continue to claim that the actions could amount to kidnapping or false imprisonment, Florida countered those allegations by posting … Read more
Protesters filled the lobby of the Marion County courthouse Tuesday to call for an arrest of the woman who is accused of shooting and killing Ajike Owens. Owens died during a confrontation Friday that stemmed from a long-running feud between the two. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE