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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in a statement. “WKRP in Cincinnati” aired from 1978-1982 and was set in a flagging Ohio radio station trying to reinvent itself with rock music. The cast included Gary Sandy, Tim Reid, Howard Hesseman, Frank Bonner and…

Audley Travel, which specializes in customized FIT vacations tailored to travelers’ specific interests and budgets, added new programs in India, Tanzania, Japan, southwest France and the UK to its portfolio of destinations.A highlight of Audley’s new program includes bear tracking in the valleys of Dras in Ladakh, one of the coldest inhabited destinations on the planet. A 14-day bespoke itinerary includes Delhi, Nimmu, Uleytokpo, Nurla, Leh, Nubra Valley and two nights staying at the Drenmo Lodge, the first lodge in India to provide travelers with the chance to view the Himalayan brown bear.In Tanzania, travelers will have the chance to…

The outcry after a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, seemingly due to pressure from payment processors, prompted Mastercard to release a brief statement Friday pushing back against recent headlines. “Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations,” the company said, adding, “At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard cards cannot be used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content.” This follows an open letter by the advocacy group Collective Shout addressed to executives at…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:50 PM ET, Fri August 1, 2025 It’s a little hard to believe, but summer 2025 is already winding down. We’re just four weeks away from Labor Day and in many places around the country, school resumes in just two weeks.But all is not lost. There’s still time for one last summer getaway. And to help you plan that escape, the experts at Skyscanner have dug through their data to identify 10 destinations with the biggest airfare price drop for August 2025 compared to August 2024. The results of that effort turned up both international…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s first family stumbled in theaters in its second weekend, but still held on to the top spot at the box office. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earned $40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, a 66% drop from a healthy $117.6 million debut. The film was accompanied by comedies “The Bad Guys 2” and “The Naked Gun” in the top three box office rankings. The superhero movie dipped significantly more than Marvel’s previous film, “Thunderbolts,” which took a 55% dive in its second weekend.“First Steps” is the last major blockbuster of the summer. It added…

Shortly after Hunter Lightman joined OpenAI as a researcher in 2022, he watched his colleagues launch ChatGPT, one of the fastest-growing products ever. Meanwhile, Lightman quietly worked on a team teaching OpenAI’s models to solve high school math competitions.  Today that team, known as MathGen, is considered instrumental to OpenAI’s industry-leading effort to create AI reasoning models: the core technology behind AI agents that can do tasks on a computer like a human would. “We were trying to make the models better at mathematical reasoning, which at the time they weren’t very good at,” Lightman told TechCrunch, describing MathGen’s early…

Facebook Tweet Email Link A far-right Israeli minister sparked outrage on Sunday after leading a group of worshippers in prayer at the most sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, despite a decades-old agreement that bars Jews from worshipping there. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has previously been convicted for supporting terrorism and inciting anti-Arab racism in Israel, commemorated Tisha B’Av, a Jewish day of mourning, in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount. On Tisha B’Av, Jews mark the destruction of two ancient temples that once stood on the land. While there, he called for…

There’s an airline booking strategy that savvy travelers use to access better seats, onboard amenities, and in-flight perks: they look for fifth-freedom flights.A fifth-freedom flight is the official term for a route operated by an international carrier between two countries where the carrier is not based. Usually, airlines can only operate routes that start or end in their home countries to keep competition fair. Fifth-freedom flights, however, are a bit of a workaround. Carriers are allowed to operate flights between two foreign countries, as long as the itinerary eventually ends in their home nation.  With fifth-freedom flights, the first destination…

Sarah Murray recalls the first time she saw an artificial model in fashion: It was 2023, and a beautiful young woman of color donned a Levi’s denim overall dress. Murray, a commercial model herself, said it made her feel sad and exhausted.  The iconic denim company had teamed up with the AI studio Lalaland.ai to create “diverse” digital fashion models for more inclusive ads. For an industry that has failed for years to employ diverse human models, the backlash was swift, with New York Magazine calling the decision “artificial diversity.”  “Modeling as a profession is already challenging enough without having…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Rome  —  European countries hoping to mirror Italy’s controversial practice of sending some asylum seekers rescued at sea to overseas deportation centers have been dealt a setback by Europe’s top court. On Friday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that while Italy could still utilize the centers it runs in the Albanian cities of Shengiin and Gjader, who can be sent there must be more closely examined to ensure that asylum seekers aren’t being sent back to dangerous situations in their home countries. The court said that a country of origin can only be considered…