The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their…
Stephen King tops list of censored authors in US schools
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the…
T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparks $2M windfall for sea otters
San Francisco (AP) — A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation…
OpenAI won’t be the first chatbot to try and profit from sexual content
ChatGPT will be able to have kinkier conversations after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the artificial intelligence company…
California to begin selling affordable, state-branded insulin beginning next year
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable…
Two green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are…
Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on US, Microsoft finds
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial…
These people will lose if Affordable Care Act health subsidies expire
TYLER, Texas (AP) — Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees. Not…
Senate Democrats ready to reject government funding bill again over health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill…
Foundations want to curb AI developers’ influence with $500M for human needs
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence is design — not destiny. That’s the message from…
‘Tron: Ares’ tops box office but falls short of expectations with $33.5 million debut
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top…
Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ and the Fed has cut rates
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly…