Big, colorful Joro spiders advancing north in US
A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States. Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it’s only a matter…
AI ‘gold rush’ for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online. A new study released Thursday by research group Epoch AI projects that…
22 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison in Zambia for cybercrimes
LUSAKA, Zambia — A Zambian court on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. The Magistrates…
Man died with bird flu; US officials remain focused on another form of it
NEW YORK — The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say. Here’s a look at the case and the…
World Oceans Day draws attention to health of oceans
Saturday, June 8, is World Oceans Day. Communities around the world gather on this date each year to participate in activities designed to raise awareness about what the oceans do for the Earth and what humans are doing to the…
Former astronaut who took iconic photo of Earth dies in plane crash
seattle, washington — Retired Major General William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting…
UN: Casualties in Ukraine in May highest in nearly a year
new york — A senior U.N. humanitarian official expressed concern Friday about rising casualties in Ukraine, saying the toll in May was the highest in nearly a year, and that more than half of the casualties could be attributed to…
Biden looks to persuade G7 leaders to endorse $50B loan for Ukraine using interest from Russian assets
White House — U.S. President Joe Biden is aiming to persuade leaders of the world’s seven richest economies on a plan that could potentially provide up to $50 billion in loans for Ukraine’s war effort by using interest from frozen…
WHO: First confirmed human bird flu case did not die from it
The World Health Organization said Friday the first confirmed human infection with H5N2 bird flu, a man who died in April, suffered from multiple ailments and his death was not directly attributable to bird flu. At a Geneva news conference…
US authorizes $225 million in Ukraine military assistance
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an additional $225 million military package for Ukraine to support its forces as they fight Russia’s assault near Kharkiv, said a statement Friday. This is the sixth tranche Biden has authorized for Ukraine since…