By HALELUYA HADERO AND DAVID BAUDER AP Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. The Times says that
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the Metropolitan Opera, where she leads a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” opening on New Year’s Eve. The Russian mezzo has overcome multiple setbacks, including failures in vocal competitions, an
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms, a new study shows. The sweeping study, which was published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, looked at the rates of 10 serious adverse events associated with medical care at 51 hospitals before and after they
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer When it was introduced 75 years ago, the purpose of the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll was to foster discussion and debate. That has not changed. Whether the controversy is over which team a national panel of 63 voters installs at No. 1 each Monday, or whether
Continue ReadingGIBBSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Two neighboring New Jersey towns may feel even closer next year when they’re governed by two brothers. John Giovannitti, 61, will be sworn in Jan. 2 as mayor of Paulsboro, one day before newly-reelected younger brother Vince Giovannitti, 57, is sworn in to a second term as mayor of Gibbstown. Paulsboro,
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted on Wall Street Wednesday as trading remains relatively light ahead of the New Year holiday. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32 points, or 0.1%, as of 2:43 p.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite was relatively unchanged. Markets
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you want your low-carb diet to help you lose weight and keep it off, consider the quality of the food you eat, according to new research that compared five types of low-carb diets. People who ate an unhealthy, meat-based low-carb diet gained weight over time compared with those
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he is willing to help,
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno is unlikely to be sanctioned after he pushed a ballboy during his team’s 3-0 defeat against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday, the Football Association (FA) told CNN. With Fulham trailing 2-0 in the 74th minute, the ball went out of play. The
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to bar Donald Trump’s lawyers from injecting politics into the former president’s trial on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election. Smith’s office says in a court filing Wednesday that Trump’s lawyers should be prevented from “raising
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El actor surcoreano Lee Sun-kyun, conocido por su papel en la película ganadora del Premio de la Academia “Parasite”, murió, según la Policía de Seúl. Tenía 48 años. La Policía dijo en un comunicado que habían recibido un informe de persona desaparecida del gerente de Lee en su línea directa. Lee fue
Continue ReadingBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are back on the first Sunday in January with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort. The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led to a
Continue ReadingBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are back on the first Sunday in January with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort. The show is known for its boozy celebration of film and television and as an early stop for awards season contenders. Scandals have led to a
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By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel. With SpaceX’s Mars rocket erupting into a ball of flames over the ocean (twice) and a spacecraft swinging by Earth to drop off pieces of an asteroid that could contain solar
Continue ReadingBy ALYSSA JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Twins. They do everything together, so why not become fathers together? Luke and Seth Flowerday graduated from preschool together, attended college together, became roommates after graduation and even started a company together. “It was great,” Luke said. “We always
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El diario The New York Times ha demandado a OpenAI y Microsoft por infracción de derechos de autor, alegando que la tecnología de inteligencia artificial de las empresas copió ilegalmente millones de artículos del periódico para entrenar a ChatGPT y otros servicios para proporcionar información a las personas, tecnología que ahora compite
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — After sending out a newsletter discussing Lahaina properties some considered offensive, Wailea-based real estate brokerage Romvari Realty apologized for the message. The newsletter mentioned, “Post-Lahaina fire, the region will start the process of rebuilding, making it a potentially lucrative area for
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the eastern US will face tricky holiday travel after avoiding deadly blizzard conditions and ice that slammed the central US earlier this week. A batch of steady rain will move across the mid-Atlantic through Wednesday afternoon and push into the Northeast by Wednesday evening.
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — Taking your dreams to the top of the world, a 62-year-old Kamuela woman will raise money for Alzheimer’s research by hiking up to the highest peaks across our state. It’s her goal next fall and winter, and it’s how Shannon Guzzo
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By Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Lincoln County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man, who is also a Pattonville School District staff member, with three felony sexual crimes involving two children. Michael C. Johannes was arrested Wednesday and is charged with one count of sexual misconduct
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