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Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

OTTAWA — Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.
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Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California's bullet train project

Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California's bullet train project

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight

OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight

OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone.
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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.
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Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit - 63 years after its release

Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit - 63 years after its release

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and '60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits.
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ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor's talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI

ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor's talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI

Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT to help draft some talking points.
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Book Review: ‘The Hiroshima Men’ is a reminder of the horrific human costs of atomic attack

John Hersey was a 32-year-old reporter who returned from Japan with in 1946 with a groundbreaking story that challenged U.S.
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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.
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Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders

Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders

WILMINGTON, Del.
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Spidercam technology brings golf’s oldest major into the modern world

Spidercam technology brings golf’s oldest major into the modern world

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The oldest major championship has taken a step into the modern world by using a technological feature that British Open organizers hope will bring to life one of the most storied walks in golf.
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