NEW YORK – For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation. At the same time, … Read more
The Class of 2023 brought a distinctly international flavor to the basketball hall. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Fans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzki’s name when the former Dallas Mavericks big man walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. Tony Parker’s fans whooped … Read more
The Spurs saw four enshrined in the Hall of Fame. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — San Antonio Spurs representation for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was very noticeable in Springfield, MA. Franchise greats Gregg Popovich, Tony Parker, and Becky Hammon saw their names etched into basketball immortality. And if that wasn’t enough of … Read more
Toledoan Christopher Brown and his daughter were at a Mud Hens game when she told him not to try to catch the ball bare handed. He didn’t listen. TOLEDO, Ohio — The next time you are at a baseball game with one of your kids and they tell you not to try to catch a … Read more
A 22-year-old man is in custody after he tried to kidnap an 18-year-old woman at a Target store in East Texas, according to a report from KSAT’s sister station in Houston, KPRC.
Dallas rookie Deuce Vaughn had a solid debut with 50 yards on eight carries, all in the second half. ARLINGTON, Texas — Calvin Ridley had two catches in his first game in nearly two years, and Trevor Lawrence responded to an interception with a touchdown pass in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 28-23 win over the Dallas … Read more
NEW YORK – Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan Shaheen, a co-producer of “The Fantasticks,” who worked with Jones since the 1980s. The cause was cancer. Jones, who teamed … Read more