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New class-action lawsuits filed in Cook County, Illinois, allege that food delivery robots from Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics secretly scan people’s faces and hands. The suits claim the robots collect biometric data and share it with artificial intelligence companies without anyone’s permission. As detailed by BroBible , the lawsuits argue the companies violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The law requires companies to give written notice before collecting biometric data, exp

This weekend’s start of Standard Time in most of the United States marks the earliest possible end to Daylight Saving Time. The switch happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The change to Standard Time takes place annually on the first Sunday in November, so Nov. 1 marks the earliest possible date.

ROWLETT, Texas — A 51-year-old woman with a history of nearly three dozen evictions across Texas and Colorado has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after using her father's identity to fraudulently rent a Rowlett home, leaving the property owner with unpaid rent that ultimately contributed to foreclosure.

Allen Adams was killed by an impaired driver around 1 a.m. on July 31, 2025 while working in a construction zone in Toms River. Douglas Smith was sentenced to nine years in prison.

A Sears department store that sat empty on Landis Avenue in Vineland for years has reopened as a church campus seating roughly 950 people. True North Church, a nondenominational congregation based in Mullica Hill, held its first service at the Landis Avenue and Route 47 location on October 4, and the opening caps a renovation that began after the church bought the vacant building for $2.4 million in 2024.

The latest Census data shows where New Jerseyans moved in 2024, and the top destination isn’t Florida, it’s right across the Delaware. You know at least one. A coworker who took the job in Dallas, a cousin who lives out in Bucks County (who also brings up her tax bill at every family party), maybe your parents, who sold the family house two winters ago and now text you alligator memes from Florida.

New Jersey's LIHEAP heating aid pays up to $1,278 this winter, and a family of four can earn up to $98,602. Applications run through June 30, 2027.

The plan sets how Rhode Island Energy buys power for customers on default supply, which feeds into the rates set in separate filings. The company estimates more summer spot buying would have saved about $5.6 million since 2016, while conceding spot power sometimes cost more. Rhode Island Energy wants to...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — A 22-year-old Exeter man has helped change the life of a once stranger who's been going through a tough time. Henry Milder started HM Home Improvement about a year and a half ago. Currently, he has a few part-time employees while he designates all...

Kentuckians in 42 southern and eastern counties could be eligible for septic tank repair assistance.