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Americas News

Chet Hanks ditched luxury apartments for Nashville trailer park
World

Chet Hanks ditched luxury apartments for Nashville trailer park

Tom Hanks' son Chet Hanks reveals he traded luxury apartments and hotels for trailer park living in Nashville while chasing his country music dreams.

Norma Ondricka · 29 Apr, 2026
Musk pitched naming OpenAI 'Freemind' in jab at Google, emails to Altman show
Business

Musk pitched naming OpenAI 'Freemind' in jab at Google, emails to Altman show

A 2015 email exchange between Elon Musk and Sam Altman shows how Musk pitched calling OpenAI "Freemind" as a "philosophical counter" to Google's AI.

Natalie Musumeci · 29 Apr, 2026
Unique Mothers Day gift idea alert: These Bouqs flower bouquets come bundled with matching Lego sets
Technology

Unique Mothers Day gift idea alert: These Bouqs flower bouquets come bundled with matching Lego sets

The limited-edition Bouqs Co. x Lego Botanicals collection bundles real flowers with matching Lego builds. They make a great unique Mother's Day gift.

Turner Beier · 29 Apr, 2026
Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix is on Apple TV, here’s how to watch
Technology

Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix is on Apple TV, here’s how to watch

Apple TV is home to Formula 1 races for US viewers, and this weekend F1 comes to the US for the Miami Grand Prix—here’s how to watch. more…

Ryan Christoffel · 29 Apr, 2026
Mamdani says if he speaks to King Charles, he'd tell him to return controversial gem to India
World

Mamdani says if he speaks to King Charles, he'd tell him to return controversial gem to India

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he'd encourage King Charles to return the controversial 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during if the two happen to speak at a...

Eldred Reilly · 29 Apr, 2026
The Google TV platform will soon display YouTube Shorts videos directly on the home page
Technology

The Google TV platform will soon display YouTube Shorts videos directly on the home page

There are also new generative AI tools, because they must be stuffed into everything.

Regan Mitchell · 29 Apr, 2026
May Day protests to take place Friday as agitators across the US push 'Workers Over Billionaires' motto
World

May Day protests to take place Friday as agitators across the US push 'Workers Over Billionaires' motto

Nearly 500 organizations plan over 750 May Day 2026 events nationwide as workers boycott jobs, school and shopping under a Workers Over Billionaires motto.

Morton Will · 29 Apr, 2026
Speaker Johnson one step closer to renewing controversial spy program after conservatives fall in line
World

Speaker Johnson one step closer to renewing controversial spy program after conservatives fall in line

House Republicans cleared a key procedural vote on a three-year FISA Section 702 extension after adding a permanent ban on central bank digital currencies to a...

Evangeline Borer · 29 Apr, 2026
Ubuntu’s AI plans have Linux users looking for a ‘kill switch’
Technology

Ubuntu’s AI plans have Linux users looking for a ‘kill switch’

Canonical's plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has some users asking for "a version of Ubuntu that does not include these features," while others say they'll sti...

Stevie Bonifield · 29 Apr, 2026
Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects
Technology

Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects

Uninsurable war damage is forcing tech companies to rethink Middle East plans.

Jeremy Hsu · 29 Apr, 2026
May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang
Technology

May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang

Start your downloads on May 5.

Michale Simonis · 29 Apr, 2026
Father of slain student Sheridan Gorman calls death a 'failure' after illegal immigrant's not guilty plea
World

Father of slain student Sheridan Gorman calls death a 'failure' after illegal immigrant's not guilty plea

Illegal immigrant Jose Medina-Medina pleads not guilty to murdering 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman in Rogers Park.

Viola Hackett · 29 Apr, 2026