A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, disclosed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your daily habits

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere

Another severe wildfire season is forecast for the Western U.S. due to record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon

New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard

“The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

Mexico City is sinking nearly 10 inches every year, making it one of the world’s fastest-sinking metropolitan areas

New Zealanders are working to bring the kiwi back to the hills around Wellington

Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to platforms, including Instagram, to protect the mental health and safety of children

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The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, has been discovered off the coast of England

Apple has posted strong quarterly earnings, beating out Wall Street expectations

A social media trend has people “speedrunning” through Church of Scientology buildings

Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture valued at hundreds of billions of dollars

As artificial intelligence permeates workplaces, it's changing the nature of jobs and how people do them

Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, says kids under 16 in Indonesia must undergo facial scans to verify their age

A new survey finds teenagers are more likely to get news from nontraditional sources like social media and influencers than their elders are

Africa's transition to cleaner energy is adding to concerns over lead poisoning from batteries used to store solar power

Meta Platforms Inc. reports strong first-quarter results, surpassing expectations with significant earnings growth, but the stock slipped in after-hours trading

Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value ...

Amazon is reporting increased profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit

At Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, a weather station 15 miles south of Boston, staff and volunteers have been using many of the same tools to monitor the weather since it opened in 1885

Beijing is banning the sale of all drones within city limits starting May 1

Stars gathered Monday for the 2026 Met Gala, interpreting the dress code “Fashion is art,” inspired by the spring exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Costume Art” pairs some 200 art objects with 200 garments...

Pulitzer Prize judges have awarded the fiction prize to Daniel Kraus for “Angel Down,” a World War I narrative told in one long sentence

A fire has forced the closure of the Broadway theater that has long hosted “The Book of Mormon.”

A star-studded cruise ship featuring Broadway's biggest names is setting sail from Florida to Mexico and the Bahamas next spring

The radio station WKRP isn't dead, it's now live on air in Cincinnati

John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring “theee Yankees win!”

Twenty-five dance companies from across Africa have showcased their talent at the African Dance Biennial in Senegal

Britain’s Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, announced Monday that they are expecting their third child

Fashion biggest night is making a statement this year with its dress code, “Fashion is art."

Britney Spears is set to be arraigned in a Southern California courtroom Monday after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

Studio estimates on Sunday say "The Devil Wears Prada 2" topped the box office.

Shakira has performed a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

Wrexham’s dream of reaching the Premier League is over, for this season anyway

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 ...

The accuser at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has resumed testifying

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is addressing the eligibility of films using artificial intelligence for the 2027 Oscars

The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are just around the corner

Graham Linehan, co-creator of "Father Ted" and "The IT Crowd," has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's phone overturned

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later

Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died

The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with political tensions hanging over the musical extravaganza

Streaming provider Prime Video is diving into college sports by partnering with one of college basketball’s biggest brands: Duke

The Onion's plan to transform Alex Jones' Infowars platforms into parody sites are in limbo again

Formula 1’s return from an unplanned month long hiatus is not only a time to see how rules tweaks will work

A place in the Premier League is still up for grabs for Wrexham