SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms. The vow to sever Google traffic to New Zealand news sites — […]

Yesterday, there was some pretty bad flooding across the north end of the Outer Banks. That location got hit not once but twice with heavy downpours. Chief meteorologist Jeff Edmondson left me some rainfall totals from down there. The amounts were about 10 inches or more between Southern Shores and Corolla. Wow! The National Weather […]

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents. The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim comes a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. […]

We had more rain, more storms, and more flooding yesterday. It was quiet for a while with a lot of heat and humidity. Then scattered storms fired up during the afternoon. The rain created flooding over several areas. There was flash flooding on the Peninsula and the Southside. It was pretty rough in Portsmouth for […]

The temperature is rising in much of the United States this week, and a dark, air-conditioned theater beckons as cinemas roll out summer deals.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Coming to an intersection near you: a crime fighting device that doesn’t blink, even in the face of concerns about civil liberties. Virginia Beach has installed 19 automated license plate readers with six more to follow. The cameras can scan across several lanes of traffic, capturing tag information 24/7. What’s […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.” So what […]

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. So what does that mean?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people’s search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking to their content. Google announced the move in a blog post on Friday, calling […]

With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor pilot commanding the vessel had just minutes to make his last, desperate attempts to avoid disaster. He declared distress, dropped anchor and, notably, called for help from nearby tugboats. Two 5,000-horsepower tugs, which only minutes earlier had […]

Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations of the Port of Baltimore remain shut down due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Supply chain experts say other ports up and down the East Coast are likely to absorb much […]

BEIJING (AP) — The hotel was spacious. It was upscale. It had a karaoke bar. The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials. There was just one drawback, his top deputy said. “Who goes there?” the deputy wrote. “The girls […]

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California mountains. Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were still shut down late Sunday, […]

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A major highway was closed and ski resorts were shut down Sunday as the effects of a powerful blizzard continued to cause problems across the Sierra Nevada, and forecasters warned that more heavy snow was on the way for Northern California. Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of […]

Note: This live blog for the Take Our Border Back Convoy is no longer being updated. For the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the United States-Mexico border, stay with BorderReport.com. The Take Our Border Back Convoy is making its way to different parts of the U.S.-Mexico border and making several stops […]

A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products that wouldn’t be so eloquent had they not ingested huge troves of copyrighted human works. But are AI chatbots — in this case, widely commercialized products made by OpenAI and its business partner […]

While some celebrities, like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, had undoubtedly great years (as far as we know), not everyone got so lucky.

Follow these tips to be prepared for your holiday travel.

Watch the WAVY Digital Desk Special Holiday Travel livestream and be prepared for your Thanksgiving holiday.

A record number of passengers traveled through U.S. airports over Thanksgiving weekend, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. The TSA said it screened just over 2.9 million passengers on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 2.88 million set on June 30. That was 10% more than the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year. Travel was relatively […]

Mild temps and dry air will continue for most of the week.

The Biden administration said Friday it will invest more money in aviation safety and consider requiring planes to be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports. The moves come after a string of close calls at airports around the country. Federal investigators have begun looking into seven such incidents since January, and […]

The news lit up the world of weed: U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana.

NEW YORK (AP) — The news lit up the world of weed: U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana. Specifically, the federal Health and Human Services Department has recommended taking marijuana out of a category of drugs deemed to have “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential […]

The closures take place from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Mondays, and 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

(WAVY) — Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of August 14 through August 18. Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time. Have a road issue in your neck of the woods? You can get 10 On […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles blocking traffic, including emergency vehicles. The state’s Public Utilities Commission […]

Syracuse University student Ben Price details his first few days as a WAVY news intern.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reopened an investigation into alleged Tesla unintended acceleration in response to a petition. The investigation covers nearly every Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y built, encompassing around 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. It’s a reversal of an earlier decision by the NHTSA […]

BOSTON (AP) — In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk traffic in distributed denial-of-service attacks. Initially reticent to name the cause, Microsoft […]

CHICAGO (AP) — After a retinal disease left him legally blind, architect John Gleichman was struck by a taxicab while walking home near Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo — at the same intersection where a 4-year-old girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver years earlier. Although Maya Hirsch’s death in 2006 ignited a citywide crusade for […]

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.

According to a press release, the Independent Observer Program observes citizens, city services, and visitors to assess the safety of the event and whether or not its potentially violating or discriminating human rights.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.

Monday’s shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville unfolded over approximately 15 minutes as a shooter opened fire inside, killing six people, before police arrived and fatally shot the suspect. Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting at The Covenant School. Ever since a May 2022 attack inside a classroom in […]

This morning was a bit rough. We had a chilly rain that covered most of the area. This caused numerous traffic accidents during the morning commute. Temps were also chilly this morning, but it was well above freezing. They were in the 40s. Winds increased out of the northeast as an area of low pressure […]

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerrillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways, including blowing up track equipment to paralyze the rails that Russian forces used to get troops and weapons into Ukraine. In the most recent sabotage to make international headlines, they attacked a Russian warplane parked just outside the […]

(WAVY) — Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of March 6. Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time. Have a road issue in your neck of the woods? You can get 10 On Your Side by […]

Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of February 28 through March 4.

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Alex Murdaugh’s defense team laid the groundwork Wednesday for him to take the stand in his double-murder trial. Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul at their family property in June of 2021. WATCH: ALEX MURDAUGH MURDER TRIAL: DAY 21 RECAP Get caught up on the Alex Murdaugh […]

(WAVY) — Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time. Have a road issue in your neck of the woods? You can get 10 On […]

Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.

(WAVY) — Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 3. Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time. Have a road issue in your neck of the woods? You can get 10 On […]

In the last 24 hours we have had a lot of light rain over the region. It was a tough start to Monday as there were numerous traffic accidents during the AM commute. Rain has been widespread since last night, but it started to move out by 8-9am. We have only had a couple tenths […]

Colorado park rangers discovered around 400 selfies taken by a bear on the park’s motion-triggered trail cameras.

Last night we had that expected line of showers and a few storms roll through the region. After a warm and humid day there was a little fuel left over for some brief heavy rain and some thunderstorms. While the noisy weather may have woken up some folks, the rain totals actually were pretty meager. […]