Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about her “birth” and links to God and being described as a talkative feminist, Sophia, the world-famous robot won hearts at an innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week. Boasting
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the move on Friday. The
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the move on Friday. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Have you ever watched a holiday rom-com on Hallmark Channel or Lifetime — or any of the other many networks and streaming services that now air them — and thought, “I could write that”? It’s harder than you may think — but just as fun. Regular writers in the genre say there’s not
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Cathedral City is hosting SnowFest this Saturday from 4-8 p.m. The event takes place in front of City Hall (68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero) and will have holiday cheer for the entire family. The city will host Santa and Mrs. Claus, while outgoing Mayor Mark Carnevale & incoming Mayor Nancy Ross light the city’s tree. New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea. Chesebro reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy count a few months after he, Trump and 17 others
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas will seek the death penalty for two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they entered the U.S. illegally. The death of Jocelyn Nungaray was among several cases this year that became flashpoints in the debate over the nation’s immigration policies. Nungaray’s mother
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge ordered that a prominent real estate broker be held without bond Friday on sexual assault and trafficking charges, saying he is a flight risk as she rejected his family’s pledge of $115 million in real estate holdings to secure his release. Magistrate Judge Lisette Reid’s ruling likely
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded intelligence and security services appear to have melted away. Activists say some of them have managed to flee the country while others went to hide in their hometowns. For more than five decades,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter, Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticized Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers. In a report released Friday, it revealed cases of physical ill-treatment and “excessive” use of force, along with the use of unprescribed psychotropic drugs. The report follows a visit in April to four migrant detention and
Continue ReadingBy Akansha Singh, CNN (CNN) — Momodou Taal applied to come to the United States from Great Britain to study at Cornell University in upstate New York. His chosen course was a Ph.D. in Africana studies — the study of Black people in Africa, the African diaspora and around the globe — and he was awarded
Continue ReadingWABC, CNN By Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — The former leader of the US Coast Guard who withheld from Congress the explosive findings of an investigation that documented years of sexual assaults at the agency’s prestigious academy said he did so because he worried lawmakers wouldn’t protect the privacy of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman. Pelosi, 84, was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Her spokesman,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A crucial dam is at risk as fighting continues in several areas of northern Syria between Kurdish groups and Turkish-backed factions. While much of central and southern Syria appears calm after opposition forces overthrew the Assad regime, a patchwork of territorial rivalries in the north has
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A crucial dam is at risk as fighting continues in several areas of northern Syria between Kurdish groups and Turkish-backed factions. While much of central and southern Syria appears calm after opposition forces overthrew the Assad regime, a patchwork of territorial rivalries in the north
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Meg Tirrell, Jason Carroll, John Miller, Brynn Gingras and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, was not a customer of the private health insurer, but police say he had identified the company as one of
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi underwent a “successful” hip replacement surgery Saturday and is “well on the mend,” according to a spokesperson, one day after being hospitalized from an injury sustained during an official engagement in Luxembourg. Pelosi was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg as the result
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1971 Birth place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Justin Pierre James Trudeau Father: Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada (1968-1979 and 1980-1984) Mother: Margaret (Sinclair) Trudeau Marriage: Sophie Grégoire (May 2005-2023,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her — making national headlines that stirred tensions about race, class and the privilege of college athletes — has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story. Crystal Mangum, who is
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