4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (971+ words) Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (583+ words) Crews began repairing the only cargo port on one of Hawaii’s smallest main islands while power was being restored to another island Thursday, two days after Hurricane Lowell skirted along the state’s western edge. At least two deaths were linked…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (664+ words) National Park Service officials expect to restore a reliable water supply in the Grand Canyon in weeks — not months — as the deadly flash flood didn’t damage most of a near-complete pipeline project, they said Tuesday. Officials said that they were…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (836+ words) Nearly a century after Warnors Theatre opened its doors in Downtown Fresno, one of its most remarkable performers remains largely hidden from view. Built to provide the sound of an orchestra under the control of one musician, the theater’s Robert…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1060+ words) Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (651+ words) U.S. stocks fell Tuesday in their return to trading from a three-day weekend after the latest fighting in the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. The S&P 500 sank 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 628 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (275+ words) Craig Eady, 44, and Danna Eady, 41, of Auberry are pictured with their family. The couple and two of their young sons died in Saturday's plane crash near Sierra Sky Park. Courtesy of SupportNow The fourth family member in the airplane crash…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republicans in a dispute over campaign ad prices on Friday, clearing a legal roadblock to political parties getting cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm elections. The justices halted for now…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1007+ words) U.S. stocks fell and Treasury yields rose Friday after the government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs last month, a development that could increase chances that the U.S. central bank will raise interest rates later this month. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, though…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) Federal judges have varied their commutes, hired private security and fortified their homes, including with panic buttons, amid a barrage of threats and harassment in recent months that has left many of them anxious about their safety, according to two…...