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Actress Frances Sternhagen of 'Cheers' and 'Sex and the City' dies at 93

Frances Sternhagen, known for her roles on Broadway and in the television series "Cheers" and Sex and the City" has died.

Lawmakers face pushback on UFO disclosure effort

The bill would also make any recovered technology or biological evidence property of the U.S. government.

101-year-old bowling ball inventor inducted into NY Veterans Hall of Fame

Joseph Gentiluomo holds dozens of patents for inventions — including one for a mechanical hand used by NASA.

FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot

A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senators' desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, court records show. Ryan Joseph Orlando took a pen from the desk of Sen.

Driver of vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide hits Milwaukee school bus during chase

A vehicle wanted in connection with a Chicago homicide reportedly crashed into a school bus in Milwaukee on Wednesday following a police chase.

Search for Valerie Tindall uncovers human remains, arrest made

ARLINGTON, Ind. — The nearly six-month-long search for Valerie Tindall has finally come to a heartbreaking end, NewsNation affiliate WXIN reports.

Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students accused of harassing ex-girlfriend in 2019

The man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont last weekend was accused several years ago of harassing an ex-girlfriend in New York state, but no charges were ever filed, according to a police report. Jason J.

Around the world

41 Indian construction workers rescued from collapsed tunnel where they were trapped for 17 days

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Forty-one construction workers emerged dazed and smiling Tuesday from a collapsed tunnel in northern India where they had spent the last 17 days — a happy ending to an ordeal that had gripped the country and led to a massive rescue operation that overcame several setbacks.

US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, in the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. U.S.

Top diplomats arrive in North Macedonia for security meeting as some boycott Russia's participation

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Top diplomats from more than 50 countries arrived in North Macedonia on Wednesday for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, while others boycotted the event due to the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world.

Paul Whelan attacked in Russian prison, brother says

Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia since 2018, was attacked by another inmate at a Russian prison labor camp in Mordovia, according to his brother, David Whelan.

Feds probe Iranian-linked cyberattacks on US water facilities

The U.S. is investigating cyberattacks on American water facilities orchestrated by an Iranian-affiliated cyber group.

French police arrest a yoga guru accused of exploiting female followers

PARIS (AP) — French authorities arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization Tuesday on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation.

Technology

Musk tells companies pulling ads from X: 'Go f--- yourself'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk told the companies pulling advertisements from X, formerly Twitter, to "go f--- yourself" following the companies' decision to nix ads from the platform after Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic remark earlier this week.

GenAI is highly inaccurate for business use — and getting more opaque

Large language models (LLMs), the algorithmic platforms on which generative AI (genAI) tools like ChatGPT are built, are highly inaccurate when connected to corporate databases and becoming less transparent, according to two studies.

Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT

By mid-2023, Walldorf-based Gerresheimer had its IT strategy revised, and a central component of this was its cloud journey, for which CIO Zafer Nalbant and his team built a hybrid environment consisting of a public cloud part based on Microsoft Azure, and a private cloud part that runs in a data ce

Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation is pending

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies as Congress and the Federal Elections Commission continue to debate more sweeping regulations ahead of the 2024 elections.

NASCAR to include streaming in new 7-year media rights deal that welcomes Amazon, TNT and Max

NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season.

Clever tech hacks for less stress this holiday, from Amazon spoilers to family pics

There’s already too much to worry about this time of year: give yourself the gift of tech literacy to improve your holiday season rush.

Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry.

Sports News

New pro baseball team coming to Oakland

(KRON) -- Despite the departure of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas, the City of Oakland will have a new professional baseball team. The Oakland Ballers is launching in the Spring of 2024, the team announced Tuesday.

What Santa Ono said today when asked if Jim Harbaugh will be Michigan football coach next season

University of Michigan President Santa Ono was asked Wednesday if he believes Jim Harbaugh will still be the football coach next season.

SoFi Stadium is the NFL’s ‘bougiest,’ study finds

If there was one word to describe your favorite NFL team’s stadium, would it be “bougie?” According to Merriam-Webster, “bougie” (pronounced boo-gee and alternatively spelled "boujee") is defined as “marked by a concern for wealth, possessions and respectability.

Blackhawks top Kraken 4-3 on whirlwind day

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Johnson and MacKenzie Entwistle scored in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Tuesday night. Jason Dickinson and Boris Katchouk also scored for Chicago, and Petr Mrazek made 33 saves. Joey Anderson added two assists.

Feel the Bern: Is this another lost season for the Detroit Pistons?

The Detroit Pistons head into Wednesday night’s meeting with the Lakers knowing there aren’t many people in the Western Hemisphere who believe they can win.

Keyonte George scores career-high 19 in Jazz win

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - For just the second time this season, the Utah Jazz are on a winning streak.

San Marcos man finishes 350-mile run to raise money for unhoused youth

San Marcos high school teacher Kevin Hopp on Sunday wrapped up his challenge to run 350 miles over the course of Thanksgiving week with the goal of raising money to support homeless youth.

Politics News

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has told Congress the country's “broken” immigration system is in need of a top-to-bottom update.

India implicated in New York assassination plot, prosecutors say

U.S. officials became aware last spring of the plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist leader.

'Gabby Petito Act' aims to strengthen police response to domestic violence in Florida

Two companion bills filed in the Florida legislature, named after Gabby Petito, aim to improve police response to domestic violence.

Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his criticism of Republicans Wednesday, saying the company's expansion validates an environmental agenda his political opponents want to undo.

Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies.

Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduces impeachment push against Mayorkas: 'Lost the trust' of Americans

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene has re-introduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border.

Federal appeals court questions Texas’ new school library regulations

House Bill 900 seeks to rid school libraries of inappropriate books by requiring book vendors to rate materials. A legal challenge says the law is too vague and broad.