Wednesday, October 14

    – Global multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since the measure began in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion people across 108 countries. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index covers 6.3 billion people and finds 18.9% live in acute multidimensional

    Grand Teton National Park staff euthanized a black bear near Delta Lake after repeated access to human food changed its behavior. The park said the animal repeatedly approached visitors and became unusually difficult for wildlife staff to drive away. Managers

    U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points. The increase lifted the federal funds target range to 3.75% to 4.00%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 631.21 points, or 1.21%, to 51,461.90.

    The U.S. dollar climbed to a seven-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years. The dollar index reached 100.36 against its major peers after gaining 0.7% overnight. That

    OpenAI has introduced a formal framework for tracking, investigating and disclosing cases of unexpected or unauthorized artificial intelligence behavior. The company released the framework on September 16 alongside six reports covering model misalignment observed during training or evaluation. OpenAI said

    Pennsylvania health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died with an active measles infection. She died on September 12 during the state’s largest measles outbreak in more than three decades. Laboratory testing detected the virus in

    Costco has raised the online price of its Kirkland Signature full synthetic motor oil to $57.99 for a 10-quart case. The package contains two 5-quart bottles and comes in several common viscosity grades. Costco now limits members to one transaction

    The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly climbed above 5% on Monday, returning to a level last touched in October 2023. Before that episode, it had not traded firmly above 5% since 2007. The yield later retreated, and the U.S.

    U.S. stocks closed lower Monday as artificial intelligence shares and chipmakers fell sharply. The S&P 500 lost 0.5% to 7,619.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 152.09 points, or 0.3%, to 52,421.20. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% to 26,186.41. Losses

    Business

    – The U.S. stock bull market entered its fifth year Monday after completing four years of gains. The S&P 500 has advanced about 119% from its Oct. 12, 2022 bear-market closing low, based on Truist analysis. The benchmark finished that

    News

    – Global multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since the measure began in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion people across 108 countries. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index covers 6.3 billion people and finds 18.9% live in acute multidimensional

    Health

    – Sterling Pharmaceutical Services has recalled nearly 748,000 eye-care products nationwide over concerns about sterility assurance. The recall includes more than 500,000 Walgreens-branded lubricant eye-drop packages. Sterling initiated the recall on Aug. 20, according to federal records. The U.S. Food

    Technology

    Surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure prompted the World Trade Organization to raise its 2026 global merchandise trade growth projection to 3.9 percent. The latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report highlights that multinational enterprise spending on intelligent computing hardware

    Entertainment

    CALIFORNIA: Sony Interactive Entertainment and Santa Monica Studio announced on February 12 that the original God of War trilogy is being remade, reviving the series’ Greek era in a project the studio said is still in very early development. The announcement was made during

    Automotive

    Jaguar unveiled the production Type 01 in New York on October 6, marking a major product launch for the British luxury brand. The four-door electric grand tourer is the first production Jaguar based on the dedicated Jaguar Electric Architecture. It