STAFFORD COUNTY, Kansas — Sen. Roger Marshall accused his Democratic challenger, Adam Hamilton, of living in a wealthy, suburban “bubble” as their bitter Senate contest in Kansas heads into the final stretch. Polls show the incumbent Republican faces a closer race than many expected in a state he won by 11 points six years ago. […]

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early general elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis. The vote will be held on Nov. 29. In recent weeks, Spaniards have demanded solutions from the government over housing affordability, holding protests […]

AI doomsdayers generally believe that artificial intelligence, if left unchecked, will usher in the apocalypse. Most variations of this apocalyptic hypothetical involve the ascendance of an AI overlord that either rules over humanity or annihilates it entirely. “Some version of an ‘AI superintelligence one day reigning over mankind’ is a central belief of the AI […]

The Supreme Court returns for its new term on Monday, and oral arguments in a major case over the fate of a costly climate change lawsuit brought by Boulder County, Colorado, will kick off a term set to feature several blockbuster legal battles. Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County will decide whether a […]