The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of its $32 billion portfolio, which was under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday. The faith, known as the Mormon church, …
Read More »Ford halts F
Ford Motor will pause production on its F-150 Lightning until at least February 24 because the electric pickup truck has a battery problem. The Michigan automaker spotted a potential battery issue this week during a pre-delivery quality inspection and started investigating the cause. Ford said it’s not aware of battery …
Read More »AirTag on American Airlines plane followed a lost wallet to 35 cities
An American Airlines passenger who left his wallet on a plane claims his Apple AirTag appeared to have located the misplaced belonging when the airline said it could not. Ferguson, Missouri-based customer John Lewis tweeted about the episode in an effort to regain possession of his wallet, which he said …
Read More »Anthony Sanchez, Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of murdering Juli Busken, claims his father is actual killer
An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a University of Oklahoma dance student in 1996 is seeking to have his death sentence thrown out, alleging in a court filing that his late father is the actual killer. Attorneys for Anthony Sanchez, 44, asked the Court of Criminal …
Read More »McDonald’s earnings: McDonald’s sales fattened by McRib and Adult Happy Meals
Adult Happy Meals and other limited-time promotions boosted traffic at McDonald’s restaurants during the fourth quarter despite higher prices. Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose 12.6% in the October-December period, the Chicago company said Tuesday. That beat Wall Street expectations for an 8.8% …
Read More »Suspects still at large 2 weeks after baby, teen mom and 4 others killed in “cartel
Two weeks after shooters brazenly killed a teen mother, her 10-month-old baby and four other members of her household, the suspects remain at large. Authorities on Monday provided no motive for the attack in the central California farming community. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux reaffirmed in a Monday news conference …
Read More »Judge orders release of video of attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi
Sacramento — Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband will be released to the public after a judge on Wednesday denied a request from prosecutors to keep it secret. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ruled there was no reason to keep the …
Read More »Suspect in Half Moon Bay shootings charged with 7 counts of murder; some victims identified
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office has charged the suspected gunman in the fatal shootings at two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay, California, with seven counts of murder. Chunli Zhao made his first court appearance Wednesday, where he held up a piece of paper to shield his face from the …
Read More »AI ChatGPT is helping CEOs think. Will it also take your job?
AI text generator ChatGPT, released to the public late last year, is so sophisticated that it has already demonstrated its ability to write coherent essays, generate sound legal documents and otherwise interact with humans in a convincingly conversational manner. One CEO even treats the tool from parent company OpenAI like …
Read More »Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter, Riley Keough, reveals during Graceland memorial service that she has a daughter
The husband of actress Riley Keough revealed during the late Lisa Marie Presley’s memorial service on Sunday that they quietly welcomed in a daughter. The 33-year-old Keough, who is Presley’s eldest daughter, had her statement read by her husband, Ben Smith-Peterson, at the ceremony in Graceland, the home where Presley lived …
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