Defendant ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling watches a live transcription of an in chamber conference on a jury question in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Mike Cardew /Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Defendant former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones enters the court for a jury question in his case in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Defendants former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling enter the courtroom in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross' courtroom in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Mike Cardew /Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

A man rides a bicycle through heavy rain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Residents take cover from heavy rain under the umbrella of a food stall at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Residents take cover from heavy rain at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

A man rides a bicycle through heavy rain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

A man rides a motorcycle with two passengers under a plastic cover through heavy rain in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)