SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ first game of the season in South Korea was overshadowed afterward by Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter hinting at his stealing from the Japanese superstar. Their last postgame was a beer and champagne-fueled celebration of the franchise’s eighth World Series title. In between came a multitude
Continue ReadingChicago (4-3) at Arizona (4-4) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Cardinals by 1. Against the spread: Bears 4-2-1; Cardinals 5-3 Series record: Bears lead 58-29-6. Last meeting: Bears beat Cardinals 27-16 in Chicago on Dec. 24, 2023. Last week: Bears lost to Commanders 18-15; Cardinals beat Dolphins 28-27. Bears offense: overall (27),
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company’s stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher than the $157.28 billion analysts had expected.
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company’s stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher than the $157.28 billion analysts had expected.
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, expands on
Continue Reading Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a protest to demand permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season. Hundreds of people took part in the protest. They are among some 2,500 seasonal firefighters who are now unemployed for at
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock a candidate off track. But Vice President Kamala Harris is trying a new strategy late in the campaign to turn what would otherwise be awkward interactions into moments of energy used to rally her supporters and
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Rams (3-4) at Seattle (4-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 1 1/2 points. Series record: Seahawks lead 27-26. Last meeting: Rams beat Seahawks 17-16 on Nov. 19, 2023 in Inglewood, Calif. Last week: Rams beat Minnesota 30-20; Seahawks lost to Buffalo 31-10. Against the spread: Rams 2-5, Seahawks
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay the curse of the Super Bowl loser leading up to this season, the first half of 2024 has looked just like that. A summer dominated by contract disputes. A string of injuries that put many of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Count on Lars Tiffany canceling men’s lacrosse practice at the University of Virginia for one specific day in January. He already knows his players have no plans to be there. The Cavaliers athletes long ago alerted their coach that a group will be taking a road trip to
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street following a march that began near the Hilton Union
Continue Reading Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland have filed charges over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine.The National Prosecution Authority did not identify the suspect while announcing the five charges Thursday in a statement, but Finnish media outlets as Russian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea
Continue Reading AP Film Writer It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. But this image was of a Black boy being evacuated and he wanted
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s anti-terrorist squad is investigating a strong explosion that wrecked an Athens apartment, killing one man and severely injuring a woman. Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou says the identity of the victim is unknown, and that the injured woman was not in a position to help authorities due to the gravity of
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore. There were no dissents in the brief order issued by the high court. Moore, who is Black, asked for his execution to be stopped because he is the only person on South Carolina
Continue Reading Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, who served a previous stint as speaker from 2006 to 2009, was elected by a vote of 182 of the 269 legislators who attended
Continue Reading Associated Press A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid. Mark Longo says at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation seized the squirrel from his upstate
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