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Artificial intelligence tools show promise as a mental health resource but may also pose major safety concerns, according to research from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering released Tuesday. The new USC study suggests that all the large language models (LLMs) they tested showed “strong performance in general communication, receiving high ratings…

The US Navy recovered the body of Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards on Tuesday following an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea. The 102-hour rescue and rescue effort covered more than 14,000 square miles before the Navy found the missing sailor Sunday afternoon local time, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet wrote in an…

Obamacare health insurance premiums are set to increase by double digits again in 2027, according to estimates from KFF released Wednesday. Among 77 health insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces from the 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. with filings that are already publicly available, the median proposed premium increase for next…

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requested Wednesday that Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell publicly disclose his health status. McConnell’s office disclosed no new information about the senator’s condition as he remained hospitalized for about three weeks. Beshear wrote McConnell a letter requesting transparency regarding his condition. “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly…

If you’re paying more at the pump or for your monthly utility bill in California, New York, New Jersey or Hawaii, there is no mystery why and the hit your pocketbook is taking is no coincidence. Eight of the ten states with the highest gasoline prices are run by Democratic governors or legislatures, according to…

Chinese technology company DeepSeek is reportedly now developing its own artificial intelligence chip amid the technological arms race. DeepSeek’s chip is being crafted for inference, which refers to the phase of AI in which trained models generate replies to users’ questions, rather than for creating new models, Reuters first reported Tuesday, citing three anonymous sources. The…