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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is embarking on an effort to draft legislation that would put guardrails around rapidly evolving artificial intelligence.

Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to lead an effort to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards around artificial intelligence. But lawmakers have a lot to learn.

Pianist Lara Downes has released a new album of contemporary and historical works called <em>Love at Last</em>.

Pianist Lara Downes heals loss with 'Love At Last'

Gathering music, new and old, from around the world, the thoughtful pianist finds the core of humanity amid the chaos.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C, on March 22, 2023.

The Fed raises interest rates again in what could be its final attack on inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to curb persistent inflation. It was the tenth rate hike in 14 months, and possibly the last for a while.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace during the weekly Angelus prayer on March 12, 2023 in The Vatican.

After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter presumed to be named Ju Ae attending a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, at a railway station in Seoul on Feb. 9, 2023.

South Korea says again that Kim Jong Un has 3 children, and the eldest is a son

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in recent months.

Pipes direct water into an irrigation project held by the University of California. After a few decades of not enough water California water officials are scrambling to catch as much of this year's floodwaters as they can.

California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

We ranked the top 10 'Final Fantasy' mainline games

Final Fantasy has pioneered video game storytelling since 1987. We rank the best titles in the mainline series ahead of the release of Final Fantasy XVI.

South Carolina Republican Sen. Sandy Senn speaks against a near-total abortion ban on Wednesday.

This Republican S.C. lawmaker helped block a 'crazily oppressive' abortion bill

State Sen. Sandy Senn believes that legislators cannot tell a woman what is best for her own life.

Incoming freshmen students at Del Norte High School attend orientation, Wednesday morning, before starting their first day of school, 4S Rach, Calif., August 16, 2023.

Poway Unified students go back to school with high hopes for the fall semester

Poway Unified School District opened for the fall semester at its 41 campuses, Wednesday.

A man walks past the closed Ikea shop at a Moscow shopping mall on April 11.

Ikea packs up Russian operations and plans sale of factories

The Swedish furniture giant previously shut Russian stores and now says it cannot see a way to resume operations "any time soon" as the war in Ukraine continues.

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