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Mark Zuckerberg wears a pair of Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Rights groups demand Meta cancel Ray-Ban facial recognition

A coalition of 75 civil liberties, domestic violence, LGBTQ+, labor and immigrant advocacy organizations is calling on Meta to abandon plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, warning the feature would endanger abuse survivors, immigrants and LGBTQ+ people.

April 14, 2026
President Donald Trump acknowledges Riley Gaines as he speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Riley Gaines had no role in deletion of AI Jesus post

President Trump on Monday said he is "not a big fan" of conservative activist Riley Gaines after she criticized an AI-generated image he shared on Truth Social depicting him as a Jesus-like figure -- and said her objections played no role in his decision to remove the post.

April 14, 2026
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Horizon cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, April 9, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)

Stepbrother indicted as adult in Anna Kepner cruise murder

A 16-year-old Florida boy has been indicted on charges of murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship last fall, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

April 14, 2026
In this photo taken on Thursday Jan. 30, 2020, students work on deportees files during a workshop dedicated to the Holocaust remembrance at the Drancy Shoah memorial, outside Paris. A French Holocaust survivor Victor Perahia was 9 when his family was seized by the Nazis, and couldn't bear to speak about what happened for 40-years, but is now telling his story to schoolchildren at Drancy, backdropped by the buildings that once imprisoned him. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Holocaust education in U.S. schools: A shifting and uneven mandate in troubling times

Yom HaShoah, the annual Jewish day of remembrance for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust, begins Monday evening and continues through Tuesday. Yet Holocaust education laws remain uneven across the United States: 29 states require such instruction in public schools, six encourage it but do not require it, and nine have no Holocaust education legislation of any kind.

April 13, 2026
**FILE** The skyline of Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Things to do in Washington, D.C. this week: April 13-19

Washington is in full spring mode -- and the events lineup is doing its best to match the energy. From Broadway shows and live performances, concerts and pro sports -- here's what's worth adding to your plans this week.

April 13, 2026
A banner of President Donald Trump hangs outside the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Trump DOJ overwhelmed as legal errors mount across federal courts

The Trump Justice Department has experienced a string of embarrassing legal blunders, raising questions about the department's capacity to handle its swelling caseload while simultaneously defending the administration's aggressive policy agenda in federal courts.

April 12, 2026