Year: 2024

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years. The Labour Party government says the decision will remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic of the past. But the Earl of Devon,

AP Business Writer The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly two years ago heralded the dawn of the AI age and kicked off a digital gold rush as companies scrambled to stake

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off. But a judge has ruled that a Missouri law mandating a sign at the offender’s home was

LONDON (AP) — The World Conker Championships says it’s investigating allegations of cheating after this year’s men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. More than 200 enthusiasts of the traditional game entered the annual competition on Sunday in the village of Southwick in central England. The game involves players using

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children’s book she hopes will help young people forge their own paths of inspiration. “Tori and the Muses” will be published March 4 by the Penguin Random House imprint Penguin Workshop. It is illustrated by Demelsa Haughton. Amos’ book tells of a girl

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Election Day draws nearer, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the racially diverse coalition of voters who were driven four years ago by fierce opposition to Donald Trump and anxiety over a surging, deadly pandemic. Trump, meanwhile, is looking to make further gains among groups where he

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes there. Experts say the standoff will make it

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democrats in Congress is appealing to the largest U.S. companies to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The 49 House members shared their views in a letter emailed on Tuesday to the leaders of the Fortune 1000. The move follows several major corporations,

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades. The World Food Program said Tuesday it could

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett’s next historical epic will look back to the origins of Stonehenge, one of the world’s most famous and enigmatic destinations. The Welsh author’s “Circle of Days” is scheduled for next Sept. 23, according to Hachette Book Group, which on Tuesday announced the book through imprints in the U.S. and

AP Health Writer Walgreens is planning to close around 1,200 locations, as the drugstore chain and its rivals struggle to define their role for U.S. shoppers who no longer look to them first for convenience. Drugstores that once snapped up prime retail space in towns and cities across the country are in retreat. They’ve been