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Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After 19 Years of Marriage

Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After 19 Years of Marriage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nicole Kidman has filed to divorce Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. The Oscar-winning actor petitioned in a court in Nashville, Tennessee, to end her marriage to the Grammy-winning country singer. The entertainers who were both raised in Australia. They met in Los Angeles in 2005 and married in Sydney…

US Job Openings Barely Budged in August at 7.2 Million

US Job Openings Barely Budged in August at 7.2 Million

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobs openings were essentially unchanged million last month amid economic uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade policies and an impending government shutdown. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that job openings blipped up to 7.23 million from  7.21 million in July. Economists had forecast a drop to 7.1 million. The Job…

Pfizer Agrees to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Medicaid in a Deal With Trump

Pfizer Agrees to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Medicaid in a Deal With Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with President Donald Trump’s administration. Trump made the announcement Tuesday with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the White House. Under the agreement, New York-based Pfizer will charge most-favored-nation pricing to Medicaid and guarantee the same pricing on newly launched drugs.…

OpenAI’s Sora Joins Meta in Pushing AI-Generated Videos

OpenAI’s Sora Joins Meta in Pushing AI-Generated Videos

OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Released on Tuesday, the app allows users to create AI videos in various styles, from anime to realistic. Some worry these AI-generated videos could crowd out genuine human creativity and degrade the…

FCC Moves to End Discounts for Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending and School Bus Connectivity

FCC Moves to End Discounts for Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending and School Bus Connectivity

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet. The 2-1 vote reverses a Biden-era expansion of…

Prices for Home Remodeling Outpaced Inflation in the Second Quarter Due to Labor Costs

Prices for Home Remodeling Outpaced Inflation in the Second Quarter Due to Labor Costs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cost of home repair and remodeling is rising faster than inflation, according to a new report. Data analytics company Verisk’s Repair and Remodeling Index shows a 3.4% increase in the April-June quarter compared to last year, outpacing the 2.7% rise in inflation. The index tracks over 10,000 home improvement products.…

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