OpenAI releases GPT-5, free to users
OpenAI creator Sam Altman and other leaders in artificial intelligence testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in May in…
Skydance, Paramount merger closes – UPI.com
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Skydance Media and Paramount Global have completed their merger, creating a new media conglomerate and ending months of turmoil over the…
Judiciary enhances security of electronic court records filing system
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The federal judiciary is enhancing security on electronic case filing systems in U.S. courts, which have come under sophisticated and persistent…
Judge halts construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A protester from Chicago shows his point of view with his sign in front of the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz located at the Dade-Collier Training…
Trump creates National Purple Heart Day to honor wounded warriors
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- National Purple Heart Day will be celebrated on the seventh day of August after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation making…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ICE patrols
The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to free up its mass deportation efforts across Southern California Thursday, seeking to lift a ban on “roving…
Trump lauds the economy on his 200th day in office
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Trump lauded the nation's economy while celebrating his administration's accomplishments on the 200th day of his second term in the White…
Army honors Fort Stewart shooting heroes as details emerge
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Six soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., were honored Thursday with medals for their actions after a sergeant opened fire, shooting and…
Mamdani calls alleged Cuomo-Trump conversation ‘disqualifying’
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be disqualified from the race due…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani reaches milestone, but Dodgers lose
From Kevin Baxter: Only one player in the last 110 years has tried to do what the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is doing this season, which…
President Donald Trump calls for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign
1 of 3 | The company logo marks the entrance to the Intel campus in Santa Clara, California on April 13, 2010.The chip maker is…
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on dozens of nations went into effect early Thursday following months of delays and threats…
U.S. sanctions CDN members, El Makabelico rapper
Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The United States has blacklisted three high-ranking members and an associated rapper of the notorious Cartel del Noreste, as the Trump…
Texas AG to investigate O’Rourke-linked group amid map row
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday launched an investigation into potential Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke over allegations that he…
United Airlines system outage disrupts flights nationwide
United Airlines plane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on January 18, 2024. Photo by Carolina Brehman/EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN Aug. 6 (UPI)…
Apple, Trump announce $100B investment in U.S. for supply chain
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $100 billion investment plan to shift the tech company's…
Judge hears about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ environmental concerns
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday heard arguments from two groups seeking an injunction to halt the operation and further…
Bookstore Romance Day: Where to celebrate in Los Angeles
In 2019, Oregon bookseller Billie Bloebaum saw an author raise a question on X she had heard many times before: “Why should I support independent…
Ukraine war: Trump wants trilateral meeting with Putin, Zelensky
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he will work to schedule a trilateral meeting soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President…
Back-to-school advice from FBI: Make a hoax threat, pay the price
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- FBI officials in Philadelphia said Wednesday that as the new school year starts "serious consequences" await students who make violent threats…