Florida has a statute that could have compelled Ron DeSantis to resign as governor to run for president, but state lawmakers adjusted the rules. (Nicholas Nehamas, The New York Times)
A Republican effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains to act as school counselors. (The New York Times)
In a somber address, the president reiterated a push for tighter gun regulations but offered no new ideas for how to overcome entrenched opposition. (Peter Baker, The New York Times)
A UPS driver was shot Wednesday in Arkansas but authorities have not disclosed what led to the shooting. (Fox News)
Judge rules on attempt to withhold Roberta Laundrie's "burn after reading" letter to son Brian Laundrie sought in Gabby Petito parents' Florida lawsuit. (Fox News)
The Republican-led South Carolina legislature on Tuesday passed a six-week abortion ban. The only five women in the South Carolina state Senate discussed their opposition to the law. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. (CBS News)
A Florida man who had an AK-47 riffle in his car was headed to CIA headquarters before he was arrested outside a northern Virginia preschool on Tuesday. (Fox News)
The South African government has come under growing pressure after it declined to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States alleges collected a consignment of weapons for Moscow (ABC News)
Cuba’s most recent fuel shortage is crippling an already fragile economy suffering from food and medicine shortages (ABC News)
Officials urged residents of the island to stay indoors and away from windows as Mawar brought powerful wind, rain and storm surges to the area. (CBS News)
U.S. military forces are facing new dangers of non-kinetic warfare weapons in future conflicts including "neuro-strike" weapons designed to disrupt brain functions of key leaders, according to a military expert. (Bill Gertz, The Washington Times)
Ukrainian civilians and activists say remarks by the Republican front-runners, downplaying the importance of the war to the U.S., are fueling concern. (CBS News)
The leader acknowledged that he had been told the government’s top human rights official was targeted by spyware, but sought to downplay the surveillance on Tuesday. (Natalie Kitroeff and Ronen Bergman, The New York Times)
In Peru, investigations into the killing of protesters by security forces are often closed without any charges, undermining people’s faith in their government. (Mitra Taj and Marco Garro, The New York Times)
In a victory for social media sites, the justices declined Thursday to rule on a challenge to Section 230, which protects websites from being sued over its users' posts. (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
Artificial intelligence industry leaders testified on Capitol Hill calling on Congress to regulate the emerging technology. They warn of significant harm to the world if Washington does not set standards. Congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Washington. (CBS News)
Artists, journalists and screenwriters are leading the fight against employers who would seek to replace them with the products of ChatGPT and other generative AI software. (Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times)
Netflix has been looking for new ways to make money as it faces signs of market saturation, with efforts including the password crackdown and a new ad-supported service. (Reuters, New York Post)
Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several facilities. (Reuters, New York Post)
Scientists and students placed tracking bands on four boisterous peregrine falcon chicks who live on top of Michigan State University’s football stadium (ABC News)
Companies all over are laying off workers while experimenting with new AI-powered productivity tools. The connection is both obvious and maddeningly hard to pin down. (Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times)
Players are stealing more bases, more balls are falling for hits and games are nearly 30 minutes faster than they were last year. Like them or not, the rules are accomplishing their goals. (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times)
Hockey purists might be grumbling about the upcoming Stanley Cup Final because it will have nothing but Sun Belt teams involved. It suits Gary Bettman just fine. (Stephen Whyno, The Washington Times)
The A's clear a key step in their proposed move to Las Vegas with a tentative agreement for Nevada taxpayers to help build to a new ballpark. (Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times)
Edouard Julien returned to the leadoff spot and hit a home run, knocked in two runs and scored twice to lead Minnesota to a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, ending the Twins' three-game losing streak. (Phil Ervin, The Washington Times)
Michael Kopech had quite the encore. In his first start since taking a perfect game into the sixth inning, the Chicago White Sox right-hander retired the first 12 batters he faced Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians. (Tribune News Service, The Mercury News)
Denver dominated in the regular season but still had not been favored to make it to the championship round. (Tania Ganguli, The New York Times)
Kompany has emerged as one of soccer’s brightest young coaches. He is not in a rush to take his next step. (Rory Smith, The New York Times)
From a six-week abortion ban to his feud with Disney, the Florida governor made national waves even before announcing his presidential campaign. (Kierra Frazier, Politico)
Newsom's infrastructure plan could speed up construction of bridges, broadband, water projects and highway maintenance and save the state millions. (Liam Dillon, Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times)
A Chinese-sponsored hacking campaign is targeting critical infrastructure in Guam and other locations in the U.S., Microsoft researches found. (CBS News)
An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. (ABC News)
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China's rise to serve as the nation's next top military officer, according to a senior U.S. official. (Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Washington Times)
Beginning next year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will levy a "special assessment" on banks to recover the losses from bailing out wealthy depositors at Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB. (E.J. Antoni, The Washington Times)
Debt ceiling negotiations between President Biden and Republican leaders are sputtering toward the brink of an unprecedented federal default, and perhaps beyond. (Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times)