KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. (AP) — El tiroteo masivo que se registró el miércoles en Kansas City en medio de una multitud durante las celebraciones por el triunfo de los Chiefs en el Super Bowl al parecer se debió a una disputa entre varias personas, indicaron las autoridades de la ciudad. La jefa policial Stacey Graves dijo que las 22 …
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6 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Hours earlier, Russia fired two dozen cruise and ballistic missiles …
Read More »Teenagers shine at World Aquatics Championships as China’s Pan, American Curzan take golds
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — China’s Pan Zhanle backed up his world record in the relays with a victory all his own Thursday, while American Claire Curzan became the first swimmer to claim two individual gold medals on a starring night for teenagers at the World Aquatics Championships. The 19-year-old Pan won the men’s 100-meter freestyle at Aspire Dome, four days …
Read More »Banchero scores 36 points, Magic beat injury-riddled Knicks 118-100
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 36 points, Franz Wagner added 21 and the Orlando Magic beat the injury-riddled New York Knicks 118-100 on Wednesday night in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams. Banchero hit six 3-point shots and the Magic shot 63% against a Knicks team playing with only nine players. “He’s an All-Star. …
Read More »Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing ‘hardship’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden’s latest proposal for widespread loan forgiveness. Several categories of borrowers would be eligible for relief under Biden’s second try at widespread cancellation after the Supreme Court rejected his first plan last year. Those …
Read More »Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out
LOISABA CONSERVANCY, Kenya (AP) — Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn’t seen them in decades. The successful move of 21 eastern black rhinos to a new home will give them space to breed and could help increase the population of the critically endangered animals. It was Kenya’s biggest rhino relocation ever. …
Read More »Utah governor approves censure of school board member who questioned a student’s gender
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered threats against the girl and led state officials to call for the board member’s resignation. Both legislative chambers had swiftly passed a resolution …
Read More »Pochettino and Chelsea face fire and doubts at Man City before League Cup final
Mauricio Pochettino is just over a week away from his first final as Chelsea manager and maybe his first trophy in English soccer. The League Cup final date with Liverpool at Wembley might as well be next year, though, considering the weight on Pochettino to turn around Chelsea’s form in the Premier League. There’s not likely to be any relief …
Read More »Columbia hosts Dartmouth following Neskovic’s 20-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Dartmouth Big Green (5-15, 1-6 Ivy League) at Columbia Lions (12-8, 3-4 Ivy League) New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth visits the Columbia Lions after …
Read More »OpenAI reveals Sora, a tool to make instant videos from written prompts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written commands. San Francisco-based OpenAI’s new text-to-video generator, called Sora, isn’t the first of its kind. Google, Meta and the startup Runway ML are among the other companies to have demonstrated …
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