Arizonans have endured scorching temperatures for more than two weeks and that hot streak is about to get even hotter, with a brutal heat wave starting to take shape ahead of the weekend.
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year's elections.
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI for possible violations of consumer protection law, seeking extensive records from the maker of ChatGPT about its handling of personal data, its potential to give users inaccurate information and its "risks of harm to consumers, including reputational harm."
Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month, rising by just 0.1% for the 12 months ended in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index released Thursday.
Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is the subject of an ongoing FTC investigation, alleging that the probe has "spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias."
Disney CEO Bob Iger said Disney wants to avoid the so-called culture wars but defiantly pushed back against right-wing critics who have claimed Disney is adding inappropriate sexual content to its programming.
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual assault trial that he touched the complainant -- who is one of four men who made allegations against the actor -- in a "romantic and intimate" way.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history of repeatedly sharing unfounded conspiracies that man-made chemicals in the environment could be making children gay or transgender and causing the feminization of boys and masculinization of girls.
France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's holds on hundreds of senior military nominations are a "national security issue."
Some demonstrators were reportedly killed in clashes with Kenya's security forces on Wednesday after protests flared for the second time in a week over a raft of unpopular tax hikes proposed by the national government, an opposition leader told CNN.
The US secretary of defense told CNN on Thursday he has "no doubt" that Ukraine will become part of NATO after Russia's war against the country ends, following a two-day summit that was dominated by the question of when Kyiv would join the alliance.
North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down US military reconnaissance planes flying over nearby waters.
Millionaire Stephen Prince is selling his private jet -- because of his concerns for the environment. The vice-chair of the Patriotic Millionaires group is also calling for higher taxes on top earners.
