4 mn readKINGSTON, Jamaica – What was already a dangerous and deadly Tropical Storm Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Saturday, and forecasts have become even more dire for potentially catastrophic impacts across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and even Cuba as the storm is expected to continue rapidly intensify into a monster Category 5 hurricane in the coming days. […]

3 mn readThe Food and Drug Administration has identified more cookware that could be leaching lead into your food, it said in an expanded warning updated on Oct. 15. The FDA published an initial notice on Aug. 13 and an update on Sept. 12 after testing pots made by an Indian manufacturer and finding that they were made with Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium, metal […]

3 mn readThe tug-of-war over the internet’s future escalated dramaticallyon Tuesday after OpenAI unveiled a new product that takes direct aim at the heart of Google’s core business: controlling the world’s front door to the internet. OpenAI this week released ChatGPT Atlas, a desktop web browser infused with the popular AI chatbot. The product is more than […]

4 mn readPortland Trail Blazers head coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA journeyman Damon Jones are among 34 people indicted in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations announced by the Eastern District of New York on Thursday. At a lengthy and at times spirited news conference […]

3 mn readPresident Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, the White House said Thursday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in […]