September 2024

Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction

September 25, 2024 4:04 AM Associated Press

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help…

Bills and Chiefs on collision course? Bengals and Cowboys in trouble? Time to worry about Caleb Williams? NFL Week 3 takeaways

September 25, 2024 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season left us with more questions than answers. We saw five previously winless teams get off…

California governor signs bills to bolster gun control

September 25, 2024 4:01 AM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several measures to bolster the state’s gun safety laws. The new laws…

Congress votes to avert shutdown, setting up chaotic funding fight in December

September 25, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at…

Gold’s hitting new records again. Here’s what it means for the economy

September 25, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — The 2024 monster gold rally is picking up steam. The most actively traded gold futures contract has hit…

Un buque de reabastecimiento de la Armada de EE.UU. sufre daños durante una operación en Medio Oriente, según un funcionario

September 25, 2024 3:46 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un buque de reabastecimiento de la Armada de Estados Unidos sufrió daños mientras operaba en Medio Oriente en un…

Olympic champion offers to bequeath stolen gold medal to thief in his will if returned

September 25, 2024 3:24 AM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters (CNN) — Former Hungarian fencer László Csongrádi has been left so distraught by the theft of his Olympic gold medal that he…

The leaders of Germany’s Greens are quitting after several election defeats

September 25, 2024 3:23 AM Associated Press

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany’s Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled coalition government,…

India confirms first case of deadlier mpox strain

September 25, 2024 3:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India has confirmed its first case of a deadlier strain of mpox, which has raised…

Pakistan brings arrested nurse before cameras to answer questions about her alleged bombing attempt

September 25, 2024 3:11 AM Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have brought a nurse they said was arrested over the weekend before state-run media to answer…

These hyperreal drawings of trucks look just like photographs – and take up to 500 hours to make

September 25, 2024 3:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Holmes’ images of trucks on Californian highways are sun-drenched, saturated and sharp. Looking at the…

Harris is making a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism

September 25, 2024 3:05 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the…

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds

September 25, 2024 3:03 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened…

New report details stunning Secret Service leadership failures around first Trump assassination attempt

September 25, 2024 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service agents failed to take charge of decision-making for security at…

CNN Poll: Harris leads Trump among young voters but falls short of Biden’s 2020 winning margin

September 25, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 12-point lead over former President Donald Trump among voters younger…

Here we go again: Egg prices are spiking. Here’s why

September 25, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Supermarket prices are no longer skyrocketing – except, of course, if you’re buying eggs. Egg prices…

Many 988 callers will now get help based on where they are, not their phone’s area code

September 25, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Major cell phone carriers have started to adopt a new technology that helps direct callers to the 988 suicide…

Boeing workers pressured to put speed over quality, FAA says

September 25, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Boeing factory workers felt pressured to prioritize production speed over quality and said they did not…

Miles de personas se ven obligadas a evacuar Florida ante la amenaza de que Helene se convierta en la tormenta más fuerte que azota EE.UU. en más de un año

September 25, 2024 2:54 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Miles de residentes de Florida se vieron obligados a evacuar el estado mientras se prepara para el rápido…

Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another

September 25, 2024 2:51 AM Associated Press

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to the United Nations this week with no end in sight to the war…

As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure

September 25, 2024 2:49 AM Associated Press

Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…

As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure

September 25, 2024 2:47 AM Associated Press

Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…