Here’s a rundown of some Southern slang terms that might be beneficial to keep in mind the next time you’re visiting.

Crews on Friday are anticipated to continue assessing the immense wreckage in the Patapsco River before being able to clear the fast-moving waterway following the collapse of a major Baltimore bridge earlier this week that killed six people and shut down a vital shipping port. A 1‚000-ton crane‚ the largest on the Eastern Seaboard‚ was scheduled to arrive Thursday evening‚ said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at a news conference. However‚ before crews can begin removing the crumpled piles of steel and...

Microsoft Corp. is trying to make it harder for people to trick artificial intelligence chatbots into doing weird things. New safety features are being built into Azure AI Studio which lets developers build customized AI assistants using their own data‚ the Redmond‚ Washington-based company said in a blog post on Thursday. The tools include “prompt shields‚” which are designed to detect and block deliberate attempts — also known as prompt injection attacks or jailbreaks — to make an AI model...

Prior to October 7‚ there were roughly two million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in Gaza. Gazans in 2006 voted in Hamas to rule them. It summarily executed its Palestinian Authority rivals. Hamas canceled all future scheduled elections. It established a dictatorship and diverted hundreds of billions of dollars in international aid to build a vast underground labyrinth of military installations. "Collateral damage" Hamas began the war by deliberately targeting civilians....

Inflation rose in line with expectations in February‚ likely keeping the Federal Reserve on hold before it can start considering interest rate cuts‚ according to a measure the central bank considers its more important barometer. The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 2.8% on a 12-month basis and was up 0.3% from a month ago‚ the Commerce Department reported Friday.. Both numbers matched the Dow Jones estimates. Including volatile...

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted a multi-million dollar‚ star-studded fundraiser Thursday for President Biden while he was holding a discussion with Presidents Obama and Clinton  Comedian Stephen Colbert was moderating the discussion at Radio City Music Hall in New York City when protesters began yelling from the crowd. “I want to point out that we are 10 minutes in‚ and I have asked one question. I want to do a quick lightning round here. Do any of you have plans to sell...

President Biden participated in a star-studded fundraiser with former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Thursday in New York City in an event expected to raise more than $25 million for the president's re-election campaign. Thursday's New York City fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall was hosted by actress Mindy Kaling and featured performances by several musical guests and artists‚ including Queen Latifah‚ Lizzo‚ Ben Platt‚ Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele. The event was...