Every few weeks, another AI assistant promises to take a task off your plate. The promises are tempting: it can draft the email, sort the inbox and plan the week. The question is no longer whether these tools can do the work. It’s whether they are lightening the load or quietly adding to it. Morissa…

Pic credit: Servellon / Tucson Spotlight A landmark 17-storey building in Tucson, Arizona, is entering a new era, with residents beginning to move into renovated units as part of a major project to provide affordable housing for older adults.Tucson House, located at 1501 N. Oracle Road, welcomed 25 households into 24 newly renovated apartments on…

The White Earth Nation in Minnesota has reduced its proposed casino land-trust request from nearly 300 acres to 80 following concerns about drinking water, traffic, infrastructure costs, and property taxes. The project, planned for Clay County, has not yet received federal approval and also requires concurrence from Minnesota’s governor. Tribal representatives say a decision could…

Indian-origin convenience store owner Kavan Patel (left) charged with second-degree murder of Hunter Russey, a 14-year-old, whom Patel hit and then left to die, in Florida. 32-year-old Kavan Patel, an Indian-origin store owner in Florida’s West Melbourne, has been charged with murder after a 14-year-old boy on his bike, who was hit by Patel, died….

When three ageing African elephants left Toronto Zoo in October 2013 after years of debate over their future, television host Bob Barker was waiting in California to welcome them. The former host of The Price Is Right had reportedly spent nearly $1 million to fund their journey to a sanctuary, hoping to give Iringa, Toka…