Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says

By David Jeans NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, following a meeting to
US men’s Olympic hockey team lands at Joint Base Andrews on its way to State of the Union

The gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team landed at Joint Base Andrews and went to the White House ahead of a visit to the Capitol for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
Former San Francisco homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will be arraigned Tuesday on nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2 million in public funds meant to keep
US DOJ sues California University alleging ‘antisemitic hostile work environment’ at UCLA campus

Feb 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had sued the University of California, accusing the university of engaging in “antisemitic hostile work environment” at its Los Angeles campus. (Reporting by Costas
Democratic state AGs announce lawsuit against Trump administration over US vaccine policy

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Two Democratic state attorneys general announced a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday over recent changes to the federal government’s childhood vaccine schedule, as medical organizations and public health
Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near

Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” have been digging out from a brutal storm that forecasters are calling the strongest in a decade. It dumped more than two feet of snow
Trump administration considers action requiring banks to collect citizenship info, WSJ reports

Feb 24 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is weighing a possible executive order or other action that would require banks to collect citizenship information from customers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with
Calls grow for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign over allegations of affair with ex-staffer

HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas faced growing calls Tuesday from fellow congressional Republicans to resign over a report of an alleged affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself
Wisconsin schools, teachers file lawsuit against GOP-led Legislature seeking more funding

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the state Legislature, alleging that it’s failing to adequately fund public schools. The lawsuit,
New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, as a winter storm blanketed the Northeast in