PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models – the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude – when he started to feel like he was hitting a dead end.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, one of the most commonly used herbicides, with lawmakers citing a possible link between the weed killer and Parkinson’s disease.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
NEW YORK (AP) – French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it will buy FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics subsidiary of FedEx for $1.4 billion, as it works to expand in the U.S.
Kroger is buying regional grocer and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies.
Russian attack kills at least 20 and causes damage across Kyiv
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” and even engage in assassinations.
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations




















































































































































