Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the…
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Margaret Huntley Main, the oldest living Tournament of Roses queen, dies at 102
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Margaret Huntley Main, the 1940 Tournament of Roses queen and the oldest living titleholder, has died. She was 102. Main died…
Continue ReadingAmazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative…
Continue ReadingSpringsteen drummer Max Weinberg says vintage car restorer stole $125,000 from him
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s drummer is suing a Florida car restoration company that he…
Continue Reading4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Unidentified assailants wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexico city of Chilpancingo.…
Continue ReadingEmbattled Oregon school district in court after parents accuse it of violating public meetings law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district that sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols was in court Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCharlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor unveils push for statewide school voucher expansion, no income limitations
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is backing a plan to expand beyond a…
Continue ReadingEx-prison guard gets 3 years for failing to help sick inmate who later died
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former guard at a federal prison in Virginia has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to help an inmate who…
Continue ReadingFamily of Los Angeles deputy killed in ambush shooting plans to sue county over forced overtime
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot while sitting in his…
Continue ReadingSmall plane crashes into car on Minnesota roadway; pilot and driver suffer only minor injuries
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — The pilot of a small airplane and a car’s driver have escaped with minor injuries Tuesday after the plane crashed…
Continue ReadingFormer Google executive ends longshot bid for Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California tech executive has announced she is ending her longshot campaign for…
Continue ReadingHigh-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil fuel-free trans-Atlantic crossing from London to NY
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs temporarily steps down as Revolt chairman amid sexual abuse allegations
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of his…
Continue ReadingLawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers from both parties are moving to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep.…
Continue ReadingStaff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of students participated in a walkout at a South Florida high school, a day after their principal and four other…
Continue ReadingCorruption case reopened against Argentina’s Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal appeals court in Argentina has reopened a money laundering investigation…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts unveils new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate change
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled a new strategy that she says will help the state’s…
Continue ReadingFake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out
NEW YORK (AP) — Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the…
Continue ReadingChild dies in fall from apartment building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri are investigating the circumstances that led to a child’s death in a fall from a downtown Kansas City…
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