By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils. The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated
Continue Reading
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Hughes family had quite a night on the ice as brothers Jack and Luke faced off against sibling Quinn as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 at Rogers Arena on Tuesday. It was the first time that the trio had all played in the same
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie says she wouldn’t be an actress if she was starting out in the entertainment industry today. That was just one of the revelations the star shared in her recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal Magazine. In an article, titled “Angelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what’s set to be the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm. It’s a milestone many years in the making and at the same time a
Continue Reading
By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Four Russian soldiers have been charged with war crimes against an American who was living in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, according to a historic indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. The case against the Russian soldiers marks the first time the
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The opposition in Albania has spoken up at the Constitutional Court against the ratification of a contentious deal the government has signed with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Under the five-year deal, Albania agrees to temporarily shelter
Continue Reading
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — John Krasinski isn’t really Jenna Fischer’s love interest, he’s just played that on TV. Just ask his real life wife, Emily Blunt. The actress recently appeared on “Variety’s Award Circuit” podcast, where she said viewers of the sitcom have an interesting reaction when they see her and Krasinski
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El famoso productor de televisión Norman Lear, cuyas exitosas comedias televisivas como “All in the Family” y “The Jeffersons” fusionaron comedia con mordaces comentarios sociales y dominaron los ratings de las cadenas en la década de 1970, murió este martes en su casa de Los Ángeles, anunció su familia el martes. su
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch military police have found 47 illegal migrants hidden in a truck that was about to board a ferry to the United Kingdom. The force said in a statement Wednesday that the men, women and children of various nationalities were discovered Tuesday night in the port town of the Hook
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Duncan Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — The FBI is scheduled to exhume the body of a Baltimore woman whose killing was featured in a Netflix documentary. Someone killed Joyce Malecki 54 years ago when she was just 20 years old. Her body was found in a wooded
Continue Reading
By Allison Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — When we count America’s greatest women explorers, most people tend to look everywhere but down. Think of Sally Ride, the first woman from the United States to fly in space, or Jane Goodall, whose study of wild chimpanzees is considered some of the most important research in history. Astronautics
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Media reports say Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through infrastructure investments. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had previously signaled Italy’s intention to withdraw from the agreement, which was up for renewal. The Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The heads of Wall Street’s biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill to plead with senators to stop the Biden administration’s proposed changes to how banks are regulated, warning that the proposals could negatively impact the economy at a time of geopolitical turmoil and
Continue Reading
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift is ending her year with another accolade: The pop superstar was named Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” beating out Barbie and King Charles III. “While her popularity has grown across the decades, this is the year that Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: shooting
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Photos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction in London. The small, sepia images were taken by Eliza Francis “Fanny” Pettit, who was Nightingale’s companion late in her life,
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Skiers, take note. Less snow is falling worldwide, according to analysis of data gathered since 1973 by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The Northern Hemisphere’s middle latitudes (the area north of the tropics and south of the Arctic) are seeing the most notable decline. Last winter, ski resorts in places
Continue Reading
By Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A Baltimore veteran had his world turned upside down after losing his car to thieves. At midnight on Oct. 23, James Horsey pulled his 2019 Audi into a handicap parking space in the Uplands neighborhood. “I parked my car and went
Continue ReadingBy GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world is in danger of hitting the point of no return for five of Earth’s natural systems because of human-caused climate change, a team of 200 scientists said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations’ climate summit. The report
Continue Reading
By Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story CLOVIS, New Mexico (KOAT) — Curry County Sheriff Michael Reeves has died, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office. Reeves was at training for the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. Reeves has been in law enforcement for decades and worked for these agencies during his
Continue Reading