LUCKNOW, India — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said. The collision occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state, and 19 injured people were rushed to the hospital by villagers in...
Microsoft Quits OpenAI Board Seat as Antitrust Scrutiny of Artificial Intelligence Pacts Intensifies
Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year. In a Tuesday letter, Microsoft confirmed it was resigning, "effective immediately," from its role as an observer...
Political Ads on Social Media Rife with Misinformation and Scams, New Research Finds
WASHINGTON — The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024 flag and a commemorative coin. All in exchange for taking a quick survey and providing a credit card number for the $5 shipping and handling. "You'll get two free gifts...
Pelosi Says ‘It’s up to the President’ to Decide Whether to Stay in the Race
WASHINGTON — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay in the 2024 race despite President Joe Biden's insistence he is still running for re-election, showing how unsettled the question remains among prominent Democrats and Capitol Hill. "We're all encouraging him...
Novak Djokovic Gets to His 13th Wimbledon Semifinal via Walkover. 2022 Champ Elena Rybakina Wins
LONDON — Novak Djokovic's smooth trip through the Wimbledon bracket got even easier on Wednesday, when he moved into his record-tying 13th semifinal at the tournament via a walkover because his quarterfinal opponent, Alex de Minaur, pulled out with a hip injury. Djokovic's Journey to the Semifinals Djokovic had knee...
Israeli Military Orders the Evacuation of Gaza City, an Early Target of Its War with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south on Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. The stepped up...
Wisely Singles to Tie It, Fitzgerald Scores Winning Run on a Wild Pitch as Giants Beat Blue Jays
SAN FRANCISCO — Brett Wisely hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and Tyler Fitzgerald scored the winning run moments later on a wild pitch by Trevor Richards, rallying the San Francisco Giants past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Richards (1-1) allowed...
FDA Approves Second Drug to Modestly Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. FDA Approves Eli Lilly's Kisunla The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla on July 2, 2024, for mild or early...
Gunman at Yellowstone Dining Facility Forewarned Woman of Planned Mass Shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gunman killed by Yellowstone National Park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 200 people inside had told a woman as he held her at gunpoint earlier that he planned to carry out a mass shooting, park...
Spain Beats France to Reach Euro 2024 Final With Yamal Youngest-Ever Scorer at the Tournament
MUNICH — Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at the tournament. France took an early lead when Randal Kolo Muani headed in a cross from Kylian Mbappé, who played without a mask, before Yamal’s...