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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less.
Data centers needed to fuel AI accounted for about 1.5% of the world's electricity consumption last yea ... (full story)
Father’s ‘none of your business’ triggers a cautionary tale
A column I wrote about surprise inheritances a few months ago resulted in a number of reader letters. Let me share one with you in full, because it tells a person's real experience, spelling out a cautionary tale:
"In the 1980s, when I was in my 40s, and my father in his 80s, we were discussing his estate planning, but he ... (full story)
What Americans think about rising health care costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year's health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions.
About 6 in 10 Americans are "extremely" or "very" ... (full story)
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Retired U.S. District Court Judge Lesley Wells remembered
A trailblazer in the legal profession, retired U.S. District Court Judge Lesley Wells served on the bench in the Northern District of Ohio for approximately 21 years, earning a reputation as a fair and respectful jurist, who carefully examined all sides of a case before issuing a ruling.
“Judge Wells had a commanding prese ... (full story)
State
Attorney suspended for threatening to harm former boss, bomb law office
In a per curiam opinion, a Supreme Court majority suspended Ronald Taylor Jr. of Fort Thomas for 18 months, with six months stayed, based on an April 2024 incident at the office of Blake R. Maislin. Taylor has been under interim suspension since shortly after the incident occurred.
Taylor did not appear at a Board of Professiona ... (full story)
In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter.
But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring an ... (full story)
Court upholds rape conviction, rejecting claim that juror was biased
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently upheld the conviction of a Warren County man for multiple sexual offenses, rejecting the man’s claim that one of the jurors hearing his case was actually biased against him.
Todd Rogers sought to have his convictions overturned by arguing that his attorney provided ineffective assistance ... (full story)
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report by an environmental watchdog.
The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or BAN, said a ... (full story)