Search

OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup 10/02/2025 04:13pm • OpenAI could now be the world's most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk's SpaceX and TikTok's parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in shares to a group of investors, pushing t A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church 10/02/2025 01:04pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah Supreme Court justice is expected to be named the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the recent death of President Russell M. Nelson. Announcing his successor — Dallin H. Oaks — is largely a formality because the church h By the numbers: International hot air balloon fiesta to lift off in Albuquerque 10/02/2025 06:32am • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's the largest ballooning event in the world and one of the most photographed spectacles, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators over nine days to watch as pilots from around the globe take to the skies in colorful hot air balloons. The Albuquerque International Ba The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report 10/02/2025 06:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy. The absence will be felt almost immediately, as the government's monthly Youth-led anti-government protests in Morocco turn deadly, with 2 killed in a small town 10/02/2025 02:01am • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night on Wednesday, as protests over the state of public services descended into deadly violence. Police opened fire at the protesters in a southern town, reportedly in self-defense, killing two WorldPride DC 2025 brought color, celebration and major economic boost 10/01/2025 04:55pm • It was an almost monthlong celebration that brought members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies from around the world to D.C. in May. While the final turnout fell short of what organizers had hoped, WorldPride 2025 still delivered a major economic boost to the region, according to a newly released im Florida was a top destination for immigrants who came to the US under Biden 10/01/2025 10:37am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino community and the ease of finding employment and housing. They were among hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the state in rece Medicare Fall Open Enrollment: When It Is and How to Prepare 09/30/2025 08:00pm • Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries can review and adjust their selections for the coming year to ensure their plan still fits their health care needs. That's because Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans can change their pricing and benefits from year to year, explains Northern Va. business owner honored for creating jobs for people with disabilities 09/30/2025 04:37pm • Robin Rinearson spent decades as a pediatric eye doctor, but became frustrated when her nephew was sent home from work during the pandemic. He has cerebral palsy and had been working for a company in Lorton, Virginia, for eight years. It wasn’t able to make accommodations for the adults with di Police outline how DNA, ballistics evidence led to dead man as likely killer of girls in yogurt shop 09/29/2025 05:06pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two days after four teenage girls were found murdered in a burning Austin yogurt shop in 1991, a man with a pistol in a stolen car was arrested at a border checkpoint west of El Paso. Nearly 34 years later, cold case detectives have now connected that man and the weapon to th Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners' personal data to tailor political ads 09/29/2025 04:41pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to target gun rights supporters with political ads dating back to the 2000 elections, according to a new lawsuit. The Georgia's 2026 candidates still can't escape fallout from Trump's false 2020 election claims 09/29/2025 03:29pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Fallout from the 2020 presidential election feels like it may never end in Georgia. Maybe more any other state, the decisions made after Democrat Joe Biden's narrow win — and Donald Trump's false claims of victory — still define politics in the Peach State. In Georgia, 2020 may Maine's food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts 09/29/2025 03:25pm • WINTERPORT, Maine (AP) — Phylis Allen spends her days looking for things. She searches for potatoes at Sam’s Club, cheap beets and ginger at Walmart and a local grocery store. She studies the weekly inventory from Good Shepherd, Maine’s only food bank, for good deals on butter and cheese. Eve Gunfire at peace rally in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kills at least 1, wounds over 2 dozen 09/29/2025 03:05pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunfire erupted during a peace rally in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding over two dozen others, police and government officials said. Local police officer Mohammad Afzal said the shooting happened as hundreds of people marched along DoorDash and Kroger are expanding their grocery delivery partnership 09/29/2025 09:40am • DoorDash and Kroger are expanding their grocery delivery partnership. Starting Oct. 1, DoorDash will offer delivery from Kroger’s 2,700 U.S. stores, both companies said Monday. San Francisco-based DoorDash, which is the largest U.S. delivery provider, launched grocery delivery in 2020 with a hand