By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — OpenAI is making it even easier for many to access ChatGPT. OpenAI on Thursday announced the launch of a free ChatGPT app for iOS users in the United States, with plans to roll out to other countries soon. The launch comes six months after OpenAI first released ChatGPT
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Starbucks is changing its ice cubes. Will its customers have a meltdown? Customers who order cold beverages will now sip on “nugget ice” in their drinks, ice pieces which are smaller than the chain’s current cubes. Ice is a key ingredient for the coffee giant, especially
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Starbucks is changing its ice cubes. Will its customers have a meltdown? Customers who order cold beverages will now sip on “nugget ice” in their drinks, ice pieces which are smaller than the chain’s current cubes. Ice is a key ingredient for the coffee giant,
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.” The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of three Russian scientists on suspicion of treason has been criticized by members of a Russian scientific institute, who warn the move has created a chilling effect in the community. The three Russian scientists, Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev, were detained by the country’s security
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai have agreed to an estimated $200 million class action legal settlement over claims that many of the companies’ cars and SUVs are much too easy to steal. The settlement, which could cover up to nine million vehicle owners, provides a total of
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has rejected multiple challenges that sought to invalidate President Guillermo Lasso decree dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly as it tried to oust him in an impeachment trial. With Thursday’s ruling, there are no impediments for the country’s electoral body to call elections for president and the legislature, which
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — The body of a boy missing from Harlem was pulled from the East River on Thursday morning. The victim’s family confirmed later Thursday that the body was 13-year-old Garrett Warren. Several people spotted the body near the Madison Avenue Bridge where
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions. The signing ceremony was held almost immediately after the state Senate approved the measure, also Thursday, on a
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee commission that enforces standards for police has recommended that proceedings to bar an officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols from serving in law enforcement in the state be suspended until his legal case is resolved. A panel of
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (WABC) — A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after she fell out of a moving party bus on the Cross Island Parkway. The fall happened at around 9 p.m. Wednesday near Hempstead Avenue in Queens Village. Officials say the teen was
Continue ReadingPITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Dustin Johnson is showing no signs of a back injury he blamed on hampering his start to the year. The two-time major winner has birdied four of his first 13 holes in the first round of the frost warning-delayed PGA Championship at Oak Hill. That puts him in a tie for
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Two days after his second recent meeting in the Oval Office to discuss raising the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sounded positive about the direction of debt limit talks, telling CNN he sees how they can get to a deal and
Continue ReadingEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A man in custody in a jail north of Seattle is facing additional charges after officials say seven incarcerated people were treated for signs of overdosing on fentanyl. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said officials administered Narcan to seven people in the jail in Everett on Wednesday evening, The Daily Herald
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — During a meeting with more than two dozen bank CEOs on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the urgent need for Congress to address the debt ceiling, according to a readout of the meeting from the Treasury Department. The meeting, which took place in Washington and included
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Expectations and intrigue surround the WNBA as the league tips off its 27th season this weekend. There are super teams in Las Vegas and New York loaded with star power and championship aspirations. Brittney Griner is set to make her long-awaited return to the league after missing last season
Continue ReadingLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. The decision follows a year of attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — In a second legal victory for Ed Sheeran this month, a federal district judge dismissed another lawsuit that claimed Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud” copied the 1973 Marvin Gaye hit “Let’s Get It On.” The lawsuit, brought by Structured Asset Sales LLC, investment banker David Pullman’s company that
Continue ReadingTAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sweden routed newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship. Jacob de la Rose scored twice for Sweden at the Nokia Arena. The Swedes are second in Group A with 11 points, one point behind the United States. John Peterka and Nico Sturm scored a goal
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered again and the New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 to post consecutive wins for the first time in a month. The game was tied at 2 before Tommy Pham legged out a bouncer to third with one out in the
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