ChatGPT violated European privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has…
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‘Grandissimo’: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni welcomes home Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner
ROME (AP) — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to Italy amid great fanfare and headed straight to a private meeting with Italian…
Continue ReadingThe UAE ambassador takes post in Damascus after nearly 13 years of cut ties
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years has taken up his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Newsom backs dam removal projects to boost salmon. Critics say that’s not enough
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the…
Continue ReadingBranford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Award-winning musician Branford Marsalis is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans.…
Continue ReadingPolice in Sri Lanka use tear gas to disperse opposition protest against dire economic conditions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its…
Continue ReadingIMF sketches a brighter view of global economy, upgrading growth forecast and seeing lower inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the world economy this year,…
Continue ReadingSerbia considers reintroducing a mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the country is considering the reintroduction of…
Continue ReadingElton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: The 4 longevity questions you should ask your financial planner
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Only one-third of men correctly estimated how long a 60-year-old man in the U.S. could expect to live, according to a…
Continue ReadingCatalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Catalan separatist lawmakers have dealt Spain’s government a blow by voting against a hugely…
Continue ReadingUS and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American and Chinese officials met Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl…
Continue ReadingX restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake explicit images triggered temporary block
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some…
Continue ReadingOrder to liquidate property giant China Evergrande is just one step in fixing China’s debt crisis
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — A Hong Kong court’s order to liquidate the world’s most heavily…
Continue ReadingDeparting US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann…
Continue ReadingUK fines HSBC bank for not going far enough to protect deposits in case it collapsed
LONDON (AP) — UK regulators say HSBC has been fined $72.8 million for failing to adequately protect customer deposits in the event the bank…
Continue ReadingNearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in…
Continue ReadingPolice seize weapons, explosives from a home in northern Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested two people after finding a large weapons cache in their home. Police say the man and…
Continue ReadingAfter a record year, Norway’s giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is pledging to push major oil…
Continue ReadingA UN envoy says her experience in Colombia deal may help her efforts in restarting Cyprus talks
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations official says her experience in negotiating an end to decades of…
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