Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Organizers announced that new films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait…
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Amazon adds Andrew Ng, a leading voice in artificial intelligence, to its board of directors
By The Associated Press Amazon is adding artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors, a move that comes amid intense AI…
Continue ReadingDriver rescued from water ditch in Theodore amid storm
By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story THEODORE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile County largely escaped damage…
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An 85-year-old Idaho woman was handcuffed to a chair during an armed home invasion. She killed the robber and survived.
By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story ROSE, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — An 85-year-old woman who shot and killed a man after he…
Continue ReadingParrots can play tablet games for enrichment. Now researchers are studying how to improve them for birds to use
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Parrots are smart, with some species found to have the problem-solving skills of a young child. So if small…
Continue ReadingRare record-setting corpse flower blooms in Michigan
By Meredith Bruckner Click here for updates on this story DEXTER, Michigan (WWJ) — A rare corpse flower is now in bloom…
Continue ReadingUS producer prices rose 2.1% from last year, most since April, but less than forecasters expected
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices rose in March from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly a year,…
Continue ReadingPoland’s kids rejoice over new rules against homework. Teachers and parents aren’t so sure
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Many kids in Poland are rejoicing over strict limits imposed by…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor market continues to thrive…
Continue ReadingHusband of woman left in coma after hit-and-run on Miramar Parkway pleads public for answers
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIRAMAR, Florida (WSVN) — The husband of a 26-year-old woman who was…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis gives Uber and Lyft a reason to stick around — at least until July
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lyft and Uber have reversed plans to leave Minneapolis on May 1 after a new minimum wage for rideshare…
Continue ReadingProject to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological…
Continue ReadingPinecrest female officer accidentally shot at shooting range in Homestead Training Center
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A Pinecrest Police officer has been airlifted…
Continue ReadingNorway’s health minister accused of plagiarism in latest ethics scandal to rock the government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An academic probe says that Norway’s Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol plagiarized parts of her masters’ degree thesis…
Continue ReadingUS wholesale inflation heated up again last month
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A key US inflation gauge increased last month at its fastest pace since April 2023, showing that underlying…
Continue ReadingAlabama man convicted of killing 5 people asks to be executed: ‘It’s the right thing to do’
By Emma Tucker, Isabel Rosales and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Derrick Dearman says he wants to live. The 35-year-old inmate on Alabama’s…
Continue ReadingIs it safe to drink milk and eat chicken? What precautions to take during the bird flu outbreak
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — A worker on a dairy farm in Texas tested positive for the avian flu, only the second case of a person in the…
Continue ReadingOver 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded
By Forrest Brown and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration reports that its officers intercepted 1,503…
Continue ReadingSevere weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms are rumbling over parts of the southeastern U.S. as more severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley. The…
Continue ReadingMaking cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of…
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