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24 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending
One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can’t — but there are some workarounds
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you've probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy.
24 hours ago in National, Trending
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
2 days ago in Features, Trending
What you will and won’t see from June’s planetary parade
Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what's known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won't be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye.
3 days ago in National, Trending
OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model
OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.
Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests.
Features
7 hours ago in Features
Bruhat Soma wins the National Spelling Bee after a slow night concludes with a sudden tiebreaker
Bruhat Soma insisted he was nervous during the idle hours as he waited to take the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, and he felt even more pressure to perform given that he hadn't lost a spelling bee in eight months.
1 day ago in Features
On spelling’s saddest day, hyped National Spelling Bee competitors see their hopes dashed
When Achyut Ethiraj's final appearance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended far earlier than he anticipated, the 14-year-old grimaced at the microphone, walked off the stage quietly and exited the ballroom with his mother's arm draped around his back.
1 day ago in Features
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
A profile of Andrew "Andy" Negra Jr., of Helen, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies' European war effort that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
2 days ago in Features, Trending
What you will and won’t see from June’s planetary parade
Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what's known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won't be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye.
3 days ago in Features
Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.
1 week ago in Features
Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world.
2 weeks ago in Features
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday.
2 weeks ago in Features
A college puts the ‘cat’ into ‘education’ by giving Max an honorary ‘doctor of litter-ature’ degree
A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of "doctor of litter-ature" on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday.
World
7 hours ago in World
French authorities regain full control of New Caledonia’s capital after days of deadly unrest
French authorities in New Caledonia regained full control of their Pacific territory's capital, the French interior and overseas minister said on Friday after two weeks of unrest that had left seven people dead and significant destruction in the archipelago that has seen decades of tensions between those seeking independence and those loyal to France.
7 hours ago in World
Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city.
1 day ago in World
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
Mexico goes into Sunday's election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms.
2 days ago in World
The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier.
3 days ago in World
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.
3 days ago in World
Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea's mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to evacuate, officials said Tuesday.
Events
News from Jonesboro Right Now
HAWK is loose in Jonesboro
The Jonesboro Police Department reports 19 pedestrian accidents on Johnson since 2020, including 3 fatalities and 6 pedestrian incidents categorized as "serious injury."
Tracking sex offenders rewarding for McDaniel
"I like (my job) because normally victims don't have a voice, and I like being that voice," McDaniel said.
Jonesboro man facing 6 felonies
During a probation search, officers found a .45-caliber Glock handgun, several magazines for the gun, digital scales, marijuana and oxycodone pills.
Unwanted visitor makes himself at home in Dollar General
According to the police report, the 35-year-old subject entered the store, grabbed several items including a blue rug, and headed to the back of the store.
Man accidentally shoots himself at Colton’s
An officer who arrived on the scene applied a tourniquet to the victim's left leg.
Entertainment
7 hours ago in Entertainment
Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters want you to remember how she lived, not how she died
Thirty years later, Nicole's three sisters want her remembered for more than those static images or the violent way she died. They fear the vibrant person they knew has been lost in the chaos of Simpson's murder trial, the questions it raised about race in America and the headlines spawned by his recent death.
7 hours ago in Entertainment
ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song "Waterloo," on Friday got one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden from the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Harvey Weinstein may face new charges as more accusers come forward, New York prosecutors say
Manhattan prosecutors told a judge Wednesday they are evaluating more claims of sexual misconduct made against Harvey Weinstein and could potentially seek a new indictment against him before his scheduled retrial on rape and sexual assault charges.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Usher, Victoria Monét will receive prestigious awards from music industry group ASCAP
Usher will add another prestigious award to his already loaded trophy case. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Thursday that Usher will receive its Voice of the Culture Award.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston on Tuesday waived his right to fight extradition in a California court and agreed to be turned over to authorities in Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.
