AP Medical Writer When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. The second most important finding is whether her breasts are dense. Since early September, a new U.S. rule requires mammography centers to inform women about their breast density — information that isn’t entirely new
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health,” her doctor, US Army physician Joshua R. Simmons, said in a letter summarizing her medical history that was released by the White House on Saturday. Harris has seasonal allergies and hives and is nearsighted, Simmons’ letter said. Her immunizations and
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface. It won’t search
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says tribal clashes in the northwest have killed at least 11 people and injured eight, including women and children. Tensions rose in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, after two people were critically injured Saturday in a shooting incident between rival tribes. It wasn’t clear what caused the shooting.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NELSONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Voters in a ring of congressional districts encircling New York City where Republican candidates often do well but Donald Trump struggled in 2020 could decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years. Eleven districts within a 90-mile drive of Manhattan are expected to be among
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Back in 2016, a scientific research organization incorporated in Delaware and based in Mountain View, California, applied to be recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Called OpenAI, the nonprofit told the IRS its goal was to “advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit
Continue ReadingAP Political Writers COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spent Saturday night in solidly liberal California, seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to what he described as the failures of her home state. Trump is almost certain to lose California, and that
Continue ReadingAP Political Writers COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spent Saturday night in solidly liberal California, seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to what he described as the failures of her home state. Trump is almost certain to lose California, and that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion. Nonprofit tax experts have been closely watching OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, since last November when its board ousted and rehired CEO Sam Altman.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion. Nonprofit tax experts have been closely watching OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, since last November when its board ousted and rehired CEO Sam Altman.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Back in 2016, a scientific research organization incorporated in Delaware and based in Mountain View, California, applied to be recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Called OpenAI, the nonprofit told the IRS its goal was to “advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A series of U.S. airstrikes have targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria. The U.S. military said the operation will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond. The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday without specifying in which parts of Syria.
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the
Continue ReadingExcerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have revealed he believed he would die in prison. The New Yorker magazine published the excerpts Friday in anticipation of the release of “Patriot” on Oct. 22. Navalny was President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest and most prominent foe and relentlessly campaigned against official corruption
Continue ReadingCNN By Curt Devine, Devan Cole and Janat Batra, CNN (CNN) — Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast have election officials facing the dim reality that some ballots may be lost in the mail. While in many cases there are remedies to solve the problem, it’s part of the complicated preparations for
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, Devan Cole and Janat Batra, CNN (CNN) — Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast have election officials facing the dim reality that some ballots may be lost in the mail. While in many cases there are remedies to solve the problem, it’s part of the complicated preparations for the
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting at a party in Oklahoma City early Saturday, police said. Two groups got into a “verbal altercation” inside an event center about 12:30 a.m. local time and the fight spilled into a parking lot, where shots were fired,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state police chief has apologized to the Jewish community after a sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute. Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says The 65-year-old instructor at the Victoria state police academy in Melbourne is facing charges for the gesture and for praising Nazi leader Adolf
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — British designer Kim Jones is stepping down from his role as artistic director of womenswear and couture at Fendi, parent group LVMH announced. Jones succeeded the late Karl Lagerfeld in designing Fendi haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur in September 2020. He said he will now concentrate fully on his role as artistic
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies, just weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be mulling a plan to besiege the area to starve Hamas and force it to release hostages. The Israel Defense
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