CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development. The list of more than 8,000 authors includes some of the world’s most
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — TikTok has “more work” to do to meet tough new European standards that are coming for social media and content moderation, according to a top EU official who performed a “stress test” of the company this week. The report by EU Commissioner Thierry Breton comes ahead of
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie” comes roaring out of the gate with an inventiveness and energy the movie perhaps inevitably can’t sustain. Amid all the hype that has made its release an increasingly rare movie-going occasion, director Greta Gerwig’s film proves an admirably ambitious attempt to ponder where Barbie fits in
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Newly released charging documents provide fresh insights into how the Michigan attorney general built a criminal case against the fake GOP electors who tried to subvert the Electoral College process after the 2020 election. The group of 16 Republicans were charged this week with state felonies for signing certificates
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, which would address recruiting woes by stripping the military of so-called “woke” policy. “You clearly have a problem with recruiting,” DeSantis told Tapper. “And at this level everybody has acknowledged
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A popular fast-food chain in the US has banned employees in some locations from wearing face masks while on the job. Although health experts recommend that vulnerable individuals might still want to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces, such as restaurants, these employees are being told they must
Continue ReadingCNN, WPIX, WABC, WLNY By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann has been charged with killing three women whose bodies were discovered along a stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann faces
Continue ReadingCNN By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his beloved dog has recounted his remarkable tale of surviving on raw fish and rainwater after finally making it safely back to dry land. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his canine
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Many Bend residents have complained about children misusing e-bikes in the city, a concern heightened after a recent tragedy. On Tuesday, a group led by State Representative Emerson Levy had a roundtable discussion of what can be done to improve safety.
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The Redmond City Council could green-light a managed homeless camp in Redmond soon. It would include two acres for mini-homes and 10 acres for RVs.
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election – the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Wallace and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — First responders treated at least one person for “heat-related discomfort” in a Delta Airlines flight that experienced “uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin” at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport Monday, the airline said. Flight 555, which was scheduled to fly from Las Vegas to Atlanta,
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, which would address recruiting woes by stripping the military of so-called “woke” policy. “You clearly have a problem with recruiting,” DeSantis told Tapper. “And at this level everybody has acknowledged
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The Hunnell Road sweep has left many wondering what is happening with the adjacent vacant land. Costco, Walmart and even Fred Meyer have attempted to buy and develop the parcel in the past, Isabella Warren reports.
Continue ReadingWFMZ, UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Crews in Pennsylvania are still searching for two children who were swept away over the weekend by turbulent floodwaters that killed their mother as a violent storm slammed the region. Matilda “Mattie” Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother, Conrad
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside concerns about the state of his presidential campaign, continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine and steered clear of supporting national abortion restrictions similar to the six-week ban he signed
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave. “Trees are essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter user found a phone number actually connected callers to scammers. Phone numbers appeared to be altered on Google Maps listings for multiple airlines’ locations at John F Kennedy and
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of
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