HOUSTON -- The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid was put on hold Thursday after he suffered a medical emergency…
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology's past offerings…
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is opening a two-day stay in Wisconsin and Michigan, and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Michigan on Thursday as the two candidates grapple for wins in the “blue…
OpenAI has a $4 billion revolving line of credit, bringing its total liquidity to more than $10 billion, CNBC has learned. It follows news on Wednesday that OpenAI closed its recent funding round at a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh's request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said his punishment is a…
A chemical fire in a BioLab sends dangerous sulfur acid clouds in the air, and caused mandatory evacuations in Conyers GA, United States on September 30, 2024.Peter Zay | Anadolu | Getty ImagesHaze and a…
NEW YORK -- Much like those annoying political TV ads, the warnings come back every four years: All the uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k)!Such warnings can raise…
A sign outside of the Starbucks headquarters is seen at Starbucks Center on July 3, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.David Ryder | Getty ImagesMore than a decade ago, Starbucks bought its first coffee farm, in Costa…
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran's missile…
LOS ANGELES -- A chance for parole was rescinded Wednesday for a former Los Angeles police detective serving a sentence of 27 years to life in the cold-case killing of her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986.Stephanie…
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. -- It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived since Hurricane Idalia slammed into her Gulf Coast fishing village of Horseshoe…
Workers producing pure electric vehicles at a Volkswagen (Anhui) workshop in Hefei, China, on Sept. 25, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesEurope's top car giants appear to be increasingly concerned about the prospect of…
WASHINGTON -- Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental gunshot tore into his head. The high schoolers were too young to…
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey…
Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied are missing, then criticized the border policies of the Biden administration and Democratic…
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.The agency is being…
Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death wanted to punish him after he ran from a 2023 traffic stop and thought they could get away with it, a prosecutor said…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf of a man who was among those arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections can resume, at least temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dissolved an…
MINNEAPOLIS -- When the issue of gun violence came up at the vice presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a personal story to tell: His teenage son, Gus, had been at a sports center…
BALTIMORE -- A man has pleaded guilty to strangling his cellmate to death in Baltimore’s jail two years ago, concluding the prosecution of a case that raised significant questions about operations in the detention center…
The U.S. Capitol building is seen bellow a stormy sky on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesA federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., cleared the way Wednesday for Americans to bet…
A banner advertises the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Ford Motor lost its lead in electric vehicle sales to…
OXFORD, Miss. -- It’s hard to miss the overflowing bowl of condoms at the entrance of the gym.Some University of Mississippi students walking past after their workout snicker and point, and the few who step…
Jeep vehicles are delivered to a dealership on June 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Stellantis' U.S. new vehicle sales continued a yearslong free fall during the third quarter, despite CEO…
A "Join Our Team" sign during the New York Public Library's annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Yuki…
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesEli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at…
WASHINGTON -- David Steinglass, a wealthy donor, has supported scores of Democrats running for office and calls himself an activist for transgender rights.So his donation earlier this year to a far-right candidate in Wisconsin’s U.S.…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property.In addition, the State Department placed diplomatic sanctions…
MIAMI -- A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to waterboarding, suffocating and torturing…
Snapchat failed to act on “rampant” reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform, according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company filed by New Mexico's attorney general. Attorney…
Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cellphone signals and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene’s remnants deluged the…
An Impulse employee works on assembling a Mira vehicle.Impulse SpaceLos Angeles-based space startup Impulse, which is led by renowned rocket specialist Tom Mueller, has raised $150 million in a new fundraising round led by venture…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion to build out cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in…
Port of Miami dockworkers strike near the port entrance and demand a new labor contract, on October 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty ImagesA dockworker strike at seaports along the U.S. East and…
Port of Miami dockworkers strike near the port entrance and demand a new labor contract, on October 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty ImagesA strike hitting ports along the East and…
A logo of US company's Meta is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024.Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty…
Tesla is set to report third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers on Wednesday. Analysts are expecting Elon Musk's automaker to report about 463,310 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet StreetAccount. That would include about 435,900…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company's annual developer conference in Seattle on May 21, 2024.Max Cherney | ReutersMicrosoft said Thursday that it's starting the process of releasing a broad update to its Windows…
Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European…
A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA massive dockworker strike at seaports on…
Cars sit submerged in a flooded area at a used tire dealer after Tropical Storm Helene in Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S., September 27, 2024. Ken Ruinard | Via ReutersLong lines for gas. Shelters at capacity. More…
HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier. A quarterly “tankan” survey by the Bank of Japan showed business…
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their…
JACKSON, Miss. -- Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed…
UNITED NATIONS -- They gathered at the United Nations surrounded by unsettling warnings of an escalating conflict that could engulf the Middle East and further shatter international relations that are based on "multilateralism" — nations…
Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern's disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge's decision last week to approve the $600 million deal has been…
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators.The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had…
BOSTON -- Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued…
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state's largest recorded accidental spill of firefighting foam are below its guidelines for potentially dangerous chemicals.A fire…
WASHINGTON -- The FBI agreed Monday to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged…
Dish's Charles ErgenAndrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDish's "Seinfeld" strategy appears to have ended quite like the actual show — with its finale a generally-accepted disappointment.In 2011, Dish cofounder Charlie Ergen first mentioned "Seinfeld"…
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start…
Alex Tovstanovsky, owner of used-car dealer Prestige Motor Works, checks on inventory with his general manager Ryan Caton in Naperville, Illinois, May 28, 2020.Nick Carey | ReutersDETROIT — The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest…
NEW YORK -- After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing," Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now…
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his longstanding support for more aggressive and potentially…
Hurricane Helene is shifting the presidential candidates’ plans this week. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is cutting short a campaign visit to Las Vegas to return to Washington for briefings. Republican candidate Donald Trump is heading…
PETALUMA, Calif. -- In a stretch of Northern California known for scenic shorelines and celebrated vineyards, hundreds of brown-bodied hens waddle around a large barn at Weber Family Farms.“You provide them a stress-free environment with…
Laurene Powell Jobs speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)Steve JenningsA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide…
CONYERS, Ga. -- More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire…
The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024.Danielle DeVries | CNBCDETROIT — Ford Motor is aiming to boost sales of its electric vehicles by addressing potential customer…
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate.Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of…
ATLANTA -- Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia's State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are set to face their first test in court this week.The Republican majority on the State Election…
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. But the numbers…
WASHINGTON -- As he campaigned for the Senate two years ago, JD Vance harshly criticized a bipartisan 2021 law to invest more than $1 trillion in America’s crumbling infrastructure, calling it a “huge mistake” shaped…
HONG KONG -- Asian markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering economy.Japanese shares sank…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Outrage over how a man struck a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal's mouth shut and brought it into a bar has resulted in a proposal to tweak Wyoming's animal…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a…
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided.“It has to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the increasingly prevalent misuse of artificial intelligence tools to generate harmful sexual imagery of children. The…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday.The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the…
For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore.The day news of his indictment on corruption charges broke, Adams defiantly…
NEW YORK -- A lively discussion broke out backstage during Climate Week NYC between a TikTok comedian, a buzzed-about actress, a Latin cuisine entrepreneur and a cooking content creator.Convened by World Food Program USA to…
NEW YORK -- Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world.“So many of the world’s…
Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains and sheer size created a perfect mix for devastation.The storm made landfall late…
“Latino” and “Hispanic” have long been the most prominent terms used to describe people in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain. But over the last several years, “Latinx” has become a de-facto…
UNITED NATIONS -- Dr. Felipe Paullier is quick to say he doesn't speak for the world's roughly 2 billion tweens, teens and young adults. But as the United Nations' first assistant secretary-general for youth affairs,…
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesAs she unveiled her most…
PARK CITY, Utah -- In his first visit back to Utah since awarding Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee president sought to ease worries that the city could lose its…
