Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese search giant Baidu has unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its…
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Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese search giant Baidu has unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its…
Continue Reading Russian dissident ex-mayor handed 14-day sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city has been handed a 14-day jail sentence pending his trial that could entail a longer…
Continue Reading France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special…
Continue Reading France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis
By FAY ABUELGASIM and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — On a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its…
Continue Reading Greek unions stage general strike over rail deaths
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A general strike in Greece called in response to a rail disaster last month has grounded flights and extensively disrupted…
Continue Reading Greek unions stage general strike over rail deaths
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A general strike in Greece called in response to a rail disaster last month has grounded flights and extensively disrupted…
Continue Reading UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
By JON GAMBRELL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn…
Continue Reading Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s right-wing government have…
Continue Reading Italy retrial ordered for Americans in killing of officer
ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ordered a retrial for two American citizens convicted in the slaying of an Italian police officer during a…
Continue Reading Exhibit: ‘Invisible’ Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother. Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a…
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California Strawberry Commission shares statement on Pajaro and Salinas River flooding
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday morning, the California Strawberry Commission gave a statement regarding the flooding occurring in the…
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People fish on streets of Watsonville during storm
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The storms have caused devastation and hardships all across the Central Coast. Some people have looked for a silver…
Continue Reading Italy retrial ordered for Americans in killing of officer
ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ordered a retrial for two American citizens who were convicted in the slaying of an Italian police officer…
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Maine lobster industry sues Monterey Bay Aquarium over do not eat listing
MONTEREY, Calif.— A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that…
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Highway 9 to remain closed between Glen Arbor Road and Holiday lane
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE March 15, 2023, at 4:12 p.m.- Caltrans announced that the reopening of Highway 9 has been delayed due to a moving…
Continue Reading Former Israeli premier urges world leaders to shun Netanyahu
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s former prime minister is urging world leaders to shun…
Continue Reading After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment near Arizona-California border did not involve hazardous materials, railroad says
By Andi Babineau and Alaa Elassar, CNN A train that derailed in western Arizona Wednesday evening was carrying corn syrup, the railroad said, after…
Continue Reading2 hikers found dead and another was rescued after being caught in flash flood in Utah’s popular Buckskin Gulch slot canyon
By Joe Sutton, CNN Two hikers were found dead and one has been rescued after authorities believe they were caught in a flash flood while trekking the…
Continue Reading US, partners stage military drills amid Japan-S. Korea talks
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S., Canada, India, Japan and South Korea are staging joint anti-submarine warfare drills amid talks between Japanese and South…
Continue Reading ‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and —…
Continue Reading Oregon defeats UC Irvine 84-58 in NIT
By The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Rivaldo Soares had 21 points in Oregon’s 84-58 win against UC Irvine on Wednesday night in the…
Continue Reading Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief — and flood risk
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…
Continue Reading Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief — and flood risk
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…
Continue Reading Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief — and flood risk
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…
Continue Reading Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief — and flood risk
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…
Continue Reading Asian shares up after First Republic aid spurs Wall St rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Friday in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks…
Continue Reading Asian shares up after First Republic aid spurs Wall St rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Friday in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks…
Continue Reading Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift
By MARK THIESSEN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil…
Continue Reading Major oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift
By MARK THIESSEN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil…
Continue Reading Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passed a measure Thursday to ban gender-affirming care…
Continue Reading Sam Houston defeats Santa Clara 58-56 in NIT
By The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Qua Grant had 21 points in Sam Houston’s 58-56 victory against Santa Clara on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee voted not to…
Continue Reading Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee voted not to…
Continue ReadingSuspect in theft of Dallas Zoo tamarin monkeys is indicted on felony burglary charges
By Andy Rose, CNN The man who investigators say is connected to a string of unusual animal habitat tamperings at the Dallas Zoo — including the…
Continue Reading Clippers beat Warriors 134-126 despite 50 points from Curry
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even in the midst of Stephen Curry putting on a shooting clinic during the third quarter, Kawhi…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse shares soar after central bank offers lifeline
By JAMEY KEATEN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse shares have surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse shares soar after central bank offers lifeline
By JAMEY KEATEN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse shares surged Thursday after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan…
Continue Reading China, Japan trade accusations over maritime incursions
BEIJING (AP) — China’s dispute with Japan over tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea is heating up, with both sides accusing…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the…
Continue Reading California regulators could decide oil profits penalty
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants state regulators to decide whether to…
Continue Reading Palmieri, Nelson lead Islanders’ 6-3 rout of Anaheim Ducks
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri had a career-high four points with a goal and three assists, Brock Nelson…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the…
Continue ReadingUS maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021, CDC data shows, and experts worry the problem is getting worse
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As women continue to die due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, new federal data shows that the…
Continue Reading Trump’s VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events. The first Republican…
Continue Reading Trump’s VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events. The first Republican…
Continue ReadingWhat does the term ‘incel’ mean?
By AJ Willingham, CNN The term “incel” is everywhere. What was once a niche piece of internet slang now populates international headlines…
Continue Reading With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast
By AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster…
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