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Scammers are using generative artificial intelligence tools to create more convincing fake text and voices to commit fraud, according to a recent FBI warning to the public.

How to protect yourself from AI scams this holiday season

Generative AI is making it easier for fraudsters to dupe people, now more than ever. Protect yourself from scams this holiday season with these five tips.

Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully.

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021.

How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)

Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.

Avocados grow on trees in an orchard in the municipality of Ario de Rosales, Michoacan state, Mexico, on Sept. 21, 2023. Tariffs on Mexican imports would have a big effect on avocados in the U.S.

Why Trump's tariffs on Mexico would mean higher avocado prices at the grocery store

Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.

A traveler makes their way into the Nashville International Airport, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

Millions face wintry weather for what could be a record-setting holiday travel season

More than 119 million people are expected to travel for Christmas and Hanukkah, which both fall on the same day this year, through the New Year, according to AAA.

Amanita muscaria — also known as fly agaric — is attracting more interest, but those familiar with the mushroom caution it's a far cry from a psilocybin mushroom trip.

The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

Voters leave after casting their ballot at a polling station in the final phase of voting in India's general election, in Kolkata on June 1, 2024. Artificial intelligence tools were used to create memes and images about political rivals in India and elsewhere around the world.

How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024

The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They were often openly shared by politicians and their supporters.

A homeless man on a bicycle is shown in front of tents in downtown San Diego in this undated photo.

More people housed than made homeless in November for first time in 33 months

For the first time in nearly three years, more San Diegans found housing than became homeless in November, marking a small but significant milestone in addressing the region's homelessness crisis, officials announced Friday.

The bird flu outbreak has affected more than 650 dairy herds. Dozens of people have been infected from contact with infected cattle and poultry.

As virologists monitor bird flu, California steps up preparedness

With more than half of the 61 reported human bird flu cases in the U.S. occurring in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency to expedite the state’s preparedness.

Drones like this one are now temporarily prohibited from flying over parts of New Jersey. The Federal Aviation Administration is barring drone flights over critical infrastructure at more than 20 locations in the state following a rash of sightings.

Federal regulators prohibit drone flights in dozens of locations across New Jersey

The Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily barring drone flights over critical infrastructure at 22 locations in New Jersey amid mounting concerns about a flurry of reported drone sightings.

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