Top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have delivered incredible returns and crushed the market over the last year — and the trend looks poised to continue in 2024. While some smaller companies will undoubtedly emerge as winners, the competitive advantages granted by infrastructure and data strengths suggest the AI race will continue to favor large players. […]
KY man arrested after firing shots at officers, barricading inside home for hours
A Mercer County man was arrested Tuesday after firing shots at officers and barricading himself inside a home for hours, according to the Harrodsburg Police Department. Carl Isham, 52, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, resisting arrest and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, according to […]
Winter storm forecast for East Coast and ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters public domain: Morning Rundown
Hezbollah vows to retaliate after a prominent Hamas leader is killed in Beirut. What to know about a winter storm forecast for the East Coast. And a California mother says her 10-year-old son was killed over a bike race. Here’s what to know today. Killing of senior Hamas leader in Beirut is likely to be […]
More than 100 killed in twin blasts at ceremony honouring Iranian general
The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023
Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights, from the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket to the safe landing on Earth of NASA’s first-ever pristine asteroid sample. Related: 8 ways that SpaceX has transformed spaceflight SpaceX’s Starship launches first 2 test […]
Interest Rates Are Set to Fall in 2024. History Says This Is What Will Happen to the Stock Market.
Stocks are riding high heading into 2024. A recovery from the 2022 bear market, excitement about new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and expectations that interest rates will soon come down have propelled the stock market to a banner year, and investors are hopeful that momentum will continue into 2024. While there are plenty of […]
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Cold fronts bringing possibility of ‘sleet pellets,’ tornadoes, heavy rain to Florida
As the Northeast braces for a major snowstorm, Florida’s Panhandle might see “sleet pellets” today and a “potentially significant event” when it comes to weather in North Florida early next week. Sleet pellets, damaging winds, possible tornadoes, and severe storms are all in the forecast between Jan. 3 and Jan. 9. But what are sleet […]
White House asks supreme court to allow cutting of Texas’s border fencing
The Biden administration has asked the US supreme court to allow border patrol agents to cut through razor-wire fencing that Texas placed along the US-Mexico border. Related: US-Mexico border crossings in December set monthly record high In an emergency appeal by the justice department, the solicitor general said that fencing installed by Texas’s Republican governor […]
Russia hacked Kyiv surveillance cameras to pick targets for its huge missile attack, Ukraine’s security service says
Russia hacked into surveillance cameras to coordinate its attack on Kyiv, Ukraine said. Ukraine’s security service said Russia gained control of cameras on residential buildings. The huge attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv involved almost 100 missiles, Ukraine said. Russia hacked into online surveillance cameras in Kyiv to coordinate a huge missile attack on the city, […]
NASA spacecraft makes approach to “most volcanic world” in solar system
A NASA spacecraft made the closest-ever approach to Jupiter’s moon Io in decades, coming within 930 miles of the “surface of the most volcanic world,” and the space agency released new images of the flyby. The spacecraft, Juno, has been circling Jupiter since 2016. Since then, it has orbited the planet to learn more about […]
Legal experts highlight “lurid” Jack Smith warning that may hint at “scandalous Trump crimes”
Special counsel Jack Smith’s hypotheticals in recent court filings have caught the eye of legal analysts who think he may be telegraphing “seriously scandalous Trump crimes,” according to The Daily Beast’s Jose Pagliery. Smith’s team in an 82-page filing over the weekend warned an appellate court against granting former President Donald Trump’s claim that he […]