Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models make inroads in the US

HONG KONG (AP) – China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched to Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 for many of his day-to-day activities within days of the new, powerful model’s launch more than a week ago.

Brazil's government denies visas to US officials over upcoming elections

SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials that sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political barb between the two countries.

Palestinians say mosque set alight by settlers as violence in West Bank continues

Palestinians say mosque set alight by settlers as violence in West Bank continues

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Whale 'supergroups' show numbers are rebounding from hunting

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine mammals gathering together.

Americans rewire their grocery shopping after biggest price jump in 50 years

What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack, 50, scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she looks in the weekly circular for coupons she might have missed. If shelf prices look too high, she tries to find lower prices someplace else.

Bridges and infrastructure hit as US struck deeper inside Iran

The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the course of two weeks of punishing airstrikes that increasingly resemble the war’s opening salvos. After a brief ceasefire in June following the signing of an interim deal to end the conflict, a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz erupted.

Trump alludes to third term at White House correspondents' dinner

Trump alludes to third term at rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner

One person injured in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian attack

One person injured in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian attack