Costs have soared again due to an outbreak of bird flu, drawing renewed attention to the fact that while inflation is cooling, prices are still… Read More »Egg prices are rising ahead of the holidays as bird flu spreads
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding has been… Read More »New damage delays reopening of I-40 in North Carolina, closed by Helene
He has been at the helm of several influential publications, most notably Gay City News in New York City and, since 2017, The Los Angeles… Read More »Troy Masters, trailblazing LGBTQ journalist, dies at 63
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed a measure early on Saturday to boost Social Security retirement benefits to some retirees who… Read More »US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
Years of fighting devastated the energy sector, destroyed the currency and strangled growth. The West must relax financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved late Friday to a final vote on a proposal to boost Social Security benefits for millions of people, potentially… Read More »The Senate will hold a final vote on increasing Social Security benefits for many public sector retirees
In the first responses, ChatGPT did not provide links to products. But it produced them easily when I asked, and although I didn't click on… Read More »I used AI to do all my Christmas shopping
A Clayton County homeowner ended up in jail charged with criminal trespass after trying to move back into her home where an alleged squatter lived.… Read More »Homeowner ends up in jail after calling police to remove squatter who lived in her home
The decision to withdraw the regulations appeared to be an acknowledgment that they would go nowhere under the Trump administration.
Costco is expanding and has announced six new locations that will open in early 2025. The membership warehouse giant will surpass 900 locations worldwide with… Read More »View the list of warehouses
OpenAI today announced an improved version of its most capable artificial intelligence model yet – one that takes even more time to think about questions… Read More »OpenAI upgrades its smartest AI model with improved reasoning skills
Two years after the tragic death of 16-year-old Samson Fluck, a $16 million settlement has been reached between the family and Wayne Memorial Hospital in… Read More »Wayne Memorial Hospital, Fluck family reaches settlement after 16-year-old's death
Congress's failure to act could lead to airport lines and other travel industry disruptions during a busy holiday travel season.
There's still a chance — 1 in nearly 303 million — that a lucky winner will score Friday's Mega Millions jackpot, which ballooned to an… Read More »What you should and shouldn't do if you win the Mega Millions jackpot, according to an expert
Generative AI took the world by storm in November 2022 with the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT service. A hundred million people started using it virtually… Read More »Generative AI has yet to prove its usefulness
