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Tiny South American deer debuts at New York City zoo

NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh only as much as a watermelon when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The southern pudu fawn weighed just 2 pounds (just under 1 kilo) when it was born June 21, the Wildlife Conservation Society,

One Tech Tip: Don’t want chatbots using your conversations for AI training? Some let you opt out

LONDON (AP) — Be careful what you tell a chatbot. Your conversation might be used to improve the artificial intelligence system that it’s built on. If you ask ChatGPT for advice about your embarrassing medical condition, beware that anything you disclose could be used to tweak OpenAI’s algorithms that underpin its AI models. The same

Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Democrats have slightly higher trust in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to address the issue of climate change than President Joe Biden. The survey found that 85% of Democrats have “a lot” or

White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs, but shared few immediate details about the new price older Americans will pay when they fill those prescriptions. White House officials said Wednesday

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency

Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.” Then his principal did something nearly unheard of: She

Duke’s Jordan Moore and his journey to wide receiver :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Second-team All-ACC in 2023. The Biletnikoff Award Watch List this season. Not bad for a quarterback turned wide receiver. Now Duke’s Jordan Moore is ready to move from good to great in his third full season at the position. “It’s no longer an experiment,” Moore said after practice on Wednesday.

Japan’s first-ever megaquake advisory brings worry and confusion. What does it mean?

TOKYO (AP) — Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main island of Kyushu. The magnitude 7.1 quake caused no deaths or severe damage, but the advisory has led to widespread confusion and a

North Carolina high school softball recruiting tracker

HighSchoolOT is compiling a full list of high school softball players from across the state of North Carolina who have committed to play at the next level. If you have any additions, please report them to [email protected]. See other sports by clicking here. Note: Unless injured, a player must be playing for their high school

Bulls outlast Sounds in 12, 10-9 :: WRALSportsFan.com

Durham, N.C. — Jake Mangum surprised the Nashville Sounds defense by stealing third and scoring on a panic throwing error as the Durham Bulls beat the Sounds 10-9 in 12 innings at the DBAP on Wednesday night. Mangum reached on a fielding error in the bottom of the 12th inning to set up the winning