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Updated 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

Weinstein faced up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. He has …

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

After the excavations, the researchers used 3D scanners to study the surface of the bones and drilled into them to peek inside

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss

The criminal case comes while Trump leads the field of Republicans vying to capture their party’s presidential nomination

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI’s hallucination problem fixable?

A lot is riding on the reliability of generative AI technology. The McKinsey Global Institute projects it will add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 tril…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows

Fewer U.S. adults believe in the devil or Satan (56%), astrology (34%), reincarnation (34%)

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
‘We were in the air.’ Mississippi family recounts surviving tornado that tore mobile home apart

The next thing Cartlidge remembers is lying with her back on the ground and the baby resting on her chest. He was the only member of the family who made it thr…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
What's next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails

If the deal totally falls apart, Hunter Biden could eventually face a trial

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community together shuts in declining coal county

Residents suddenly have no way of knowing what’s going on at public meetings, which are not televised, nor are minutes or recordings posted online

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strike

Under the tentative agreement, existing full- and part-time UPS union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more per hour over the length of …

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Arizona woman died after her power was cut over a $51 debt. That forced utilities to change

Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, reported Wednesday that as of July 15, there were 18 heat-associated deaths confirmed this year going back to April 11

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking U.S. city records in worldwide heat wave

The lack of a nighttime cooldown can rob people without access to air conditioning of the break from the heat that their bodies need to continue to function pr…

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution

The last time screen actors and writers struck simultaneously, in 1960, the guilds established royalty (later residual) payments for replays of films and TV ep…

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
No more free coffee on your birthday? Companies rein in customer rewards programs — here's why

Many balked at Dunkin’s decision to stop offering a free drink on their birthday and instead give them triple loyalty points on their purchase

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized

In Idaho, a new law prevents minors from accessing gender-affirming care, while Colorado allows youths to come from other states to access the procedures

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Trump's South Carolina rally attracted a massive crowd in heavily Republican area

Estimates of the crowd “were somewhere between 50-55,000.”

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
The Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt

The court held that the administration needed Congress' endorsement before undertaking so costly a program