By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.” Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” was then one of the year’s biggest movies. The following year would
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.” Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” was then one of the year’s biggest movies. The following year would
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. In the suit filed Wednesday in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, the Times said OpenAI and Microsoft are advancing their technology through the “unlawful
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. China, Europe, and the U.S. each set records for
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 rose 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42 points, or 0.1% as of 10:03 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. Markets are
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Several receivers had milestone performances this past week, but no one could do what Amari Cooper did for the Cleveland Browns. Cooper caught 11 passes for a franchise-record
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found inside a car, believed to belong to a missing Texas teen who was nine months pregnant and her boyfriend, each had a gunshot wound, police said Wednesday. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters earlier on Tuesday that authorities believe the bodies belong to
Continue ReadingKSAT, LEON VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Paradise Afshar and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two bodies found inside a car, believed to belong to a missing Texas teen who was nine months pregnant and her boyfriend, each had a gunshot wound, police said Wednesday. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters earlier on
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. It said in an order that
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, according to a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press. 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides passed out during Swift’s second song in the Nov. 17
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says the former president of a top division soccer team who was jailed for punching a referee has been released on bail. Faruk Koca resigned as president of MKE Ankaragucu after punching referee Halil Umut Meler. Koca attacked Meler after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has praised Japan’s contribution to their military alliance, particularly a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United States to make up for its decreasing inventory. In a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — The 2024 GOP presidential primary kicks off in January with Republican front-runner Donald Trump campaigning to win nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire while facing his own legal challenges. Here are key dates to watch as some of the former president’s legal woes and important election dates come to
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff (CNN) — The 2024 GOP presidential primary kicks off in January with Republican front-runner Donald Trump campaigning to win nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire while facing his own legal challenges. Here are key dates to watch as some of the former president’s legal woes and important election dates come
Continue ReadingBy 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 LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s a festive old English drink that you can have fun experimenting with. Sloe gin can be used in New Year’s Eve cocktails hot and cold, from a Hot Sloe Gin Punch or a spiked hot chocolate to the classic Sloe Gin Fizz, on ice. You can
Continue ReadingPORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man who had been trapped for days in his crashed pickup truck has been rescued in northwest Indiana. State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield says two men were scouting fishing locations when they found the man in his badly damaged vehicle Tuesday. The pickup had wrecked along Interstate 94
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest in the capital as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. Martin Fayulu told The Associated Press that the bullet landed near him while he was barricaded
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBM By Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a creek in northwest Indiana, when something shiny in the distance caught their attention. Mario Garcia and his son-in-law Nivardo Delatorre had been ready to call it a day.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Wall Street aimed for a winning week to close out the year in subdued holiday trading Wednesday. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each edged less than 0.1% lower before the bell, but markets so far are holding on to gains for the week with little
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