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The quest to build a better AI tutor

It’s easy to get swept up in the hype about artificial intelligence tutors. But the evidence so far suggests caution. Some studies have found that chatbot tutors can backfire because students lean on ...
Florida's Python Elimination Program pays certified hunters to remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades. Burmese pythons have caused a severe decline in native small mammal populations in South ...
Maryland lawmakers debate "The ICE Breaker Act," would prohibit ICE officers hired in President Trump's second term from getting jobs with state law enforcement. Iran unleashes massive attacks on day ...
Hazleton has become the first police department in Luzerne County to join a program to assist federal immigration agents. Mayor Jeff Cusat and Police Chief Brian Schoonmaker said joining the 287(g) ...
The City of Whitehouse is set to discuss joining ICE’s 287(g) program during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Donald Trump issues ultimatum over SAVE Act Elon Musk just announced plans to build chip ...
Napa County’s voluntary code compliance program for rural wineries and other businesses — known to some as the “amnesty” program — is about to sunset after seven years. "I think it's been a successful ...
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the U.S. Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 22, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) ROME — Fincantieri is ready to build ...
Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the ...
Republican members of Congress wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about WTC Health Program staffing. "These reassignments further exacerbate the ...
Sometimes the right tool for the right job appears almost out of nowhere. That was certainly the case for [Jonathan] who came across an unusual but well-designed robot at a secondhand shop. The ...
President Donald Trump has heralded a $915 million incentive program and app as key tools to get undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the country, part of a broader push his administration ...