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WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNía bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door. As ICE became a regular presence in their historically Latino neighborhood this summer, teachers stopped taking children to nearby parks, libraries and playgrounds that had once been considered an extension of the classroom. And in October, the school scrapped its beloved Hispanic Heritage Month parade, when immigrant parents typically dressed their children in costumes and soccer jerseys from their home countries. ICE had begun stopping staff members,…

Truecaller has launched a household-level scam-protection feature as the Swedish company broadens its role beyond caller ID in response to the rising number of fraud attempts that target multiple members of a home. The new feature, called Family Protection, lets up to five people join a family group overseen by one member who acts as the administrator and manages scam-blocking settings for the others. Family Protection is initially rolling out as a pilot for Android and iOS users in Sweden, Chile, Malaysia, and Kenya. Truecaller said the feature is designed so that the more digitally confident person in a household…

by Guest Author Last updated: 7:00 PM ET, Mon December 8, 2025 Imagine, just for a moment, what it would be like to soar beyond the ordinary to the rarely-visited east coastline of Antarctica. To witness unrivalled views you never dreamt possible: sculpted icebergs rising from the depths of the sea; massive glaciers stretching below you; and snow-capped peaks you feel tempted to reach out and touch as you fly past in a twin-engine helicopter. Helicopter in Antarctica (Photo Credit: Quark Expeditions/Michelle Sole)Quark Expeditions’ cutting-edge 12-day Antarctica by Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands itinerary maximizes guests’ opportunities to explore the…

Dystopian or useful? Amazon’s Ring doorbells will now be able to identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature, the company said on Tuesday. The controversial feature, dubbed “Familiar Faces,” was announced earlier this September and is now rolling out to Ring device owners in the United States. Amazon says the feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. These could include family members, friends and neighbors, delivery drivers, household staff, and others. After you label someone in the Ring app, the device will recognize them…

PARIS (AP) — A glittering exhibition of royal jewels is opening Wednesday in Paris even as the city still reels from the brazen crown-jewel heist at the nearby Louvre Museum. The four-minute operation in October emptied cases in the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, forced its closure and rattled public confidence in France’s cultural security.With the plundered gallery still sealed off, another museum nearby is showcasing diamonds and tiaras that endured revolutions, exile and empire: treasures that have managed to escape the type of plunder now afflicting the Louvre’s own jewels.A loaded locationThe “Dynastic Jewels” exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine…

Americans will be flocking to Europe in droves to celebrate the holiday season over the next few weeks and new research reveals the places they’re most interested in visiting.After unveiling this season’s most coveted places around the world, Allianz Partners recently narrowed its focus, publishing its annual European Holiday Destination Index, revealing the most popular European destinations for 2025. The travel insurance and assistance experts reviewed more than 165,000 travel itineraries across the peak holiday travel period, analyzing round-trip flights departing from U.S. airports between November 26, 2025, and January 6, 2026.London remains the most sought-after locale across the pond,…

Aircraft startup Boom Supersonic said Tuesday it will start selling a version of its turbine engine as a stationary power plant, and that its first customer will be data center startup Crusoe. Crusoe will buy 29 of Boom’s 42-megawatt turbines for $1.25 billion to generate 1.21 gigawatts for its data centers. Boom said it will announce more details about a turbine factory next year, with first deliveries occurring in 2027. To commercialize its Superpower stationary turbine, Boom raised $300 million in a round led by Darsana Capital Partners with participation from Altimeter Capital, Ark Invest, Bessemer Venture Partners, Robinhood Ventures,…

Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark “No Child Left Behind” policy as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday.Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not provide further details. Paige was 92. Under Paige’s leadership, the Department of Education implemented the “No Child Left Behind” policy that in 2002 became one of Bush’s signature laws and was modeled on Paige’s previous work as a schools superintendent in Houston. The law established universal…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Tue December 9, 2025 US Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new “Make Travel Family Friendly Again” campaign, as the Trump Administration seeks greater funding to improve all aspects of the air travel experience, from playground equipment in airports to healthier food options. The new DOT campaign includes $1 billion in funding to prioritize making airport terminals more family friendly, including creating more children’s play areas, adding additional mothers’ rooms or nursing pods, creating a family screening lanes at TSA checkpoints, building sensory rooms for the neurodivergent and more.Transportation Secretary…

OpenAI is hiring Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its new chief revenue officer. The news was first reported by Wired, then confirmed by OpenAI in a blog post. Dresser’s new role comes after more than 14 years at Salesforce, Slack’s parent company. While at Slack, Dresser oversaw the introduction of several AI features. OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company’s revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success. That’s a pivotal role, given that the company has a rocky road ahead if it ever wants to turn a profit. “We’re on a path to put AI tools into…