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A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots.U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does not apply to future works.”This is a fair settlement,” Alsup said, though he added that distributing it to all parties will be “complicated.” About…

Luke Grimes shares why he was originally reluctant to star in “Marshals” – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Luke Grimes talks about starring in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals.” Grimes reveals why he was hesitant to join the cast at first and what it was like to have his new song “Haunted” to play in the premiere episode.

Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be farewelled at a public ceremony in Tehran before being buried in his home city of Mashhad.

Other Asian equity markets were also hit by panic selling on Wednesday.Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Taipei all dived more than 2 per cent, while Bangkok tumbled 8 per cent to also spark a trading halt. Shanghai, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were also deep in negative territory.”Investors sold down risk assets, and in particular, the Nikkei as well as the Kospi, which outperform other major indexes, have become a target of the heavier selloff as they try to book profits,” said Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities.As the joint strikes on Iran moved into a fifth day, observers warned that…

Lutnick’s relationship with the late financier and sex offender has come under scrutiny after files revealed closer ties than previously known.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoUS Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has agreed to give testimony to lawmakers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the head of a committee investigating the late sex offender has said.Lutnick, who lived next door to Epstein in New York for more than a decade, “proactively agreed” to provide a transcribed interview to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, panel chair James Comer said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AUSTIN, TEXAS – The expensive and contentious battle for the Republican Senate nomination in Texas is headed to a May runoff, after none of the three major candidates in the crowded field of contenders topped 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election.Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face off with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after they finished in the top two in the primary, with Rep. Wesley Hunt in third place, according to unofficial primary election results.The winner will face off with either progressive firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a vocal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly obtained doorbell camera video shows the suspect in the Austin mass shooting at an apartment shortly before the deadly rampage. In the clip obtained by FOX 7, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne can be seen leaving a Del Valle, Texas apartment, as captured by a neighboring doorbell camera.The video timestamp reads Feb. 28, one day before the mass shooting. The same neighbor also provided a video of FBI agents covering up their camera moments before a raid on Diagne’s apartment on March 2. The raid was related to the execution of a search warrant at…

Two Muslim mothers in Quebec say they have been told they can no longer volunteer at their children’s elementary schools because they wear hijabs. Sabaah Khan, a resident of Brossard, says she has spent more than a decade volunteering at her children’s schools, helping with activities ranging from library duties to vaccination days.“Volunteers are needed because the teachers and the staff are very overworked, and they need a lot of help,” Khan told Global News. Sabaah Khan (left) and Asma Qureshi (right) are pictured on March 3, 2026. Global News Khan says staff at the Riverside School Board recently told…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trey Hendrickson may finally be able to get the long-term deal he was searching for since last offseason after the Cincinnati Bengals decided not use their franchise tag on the star defensive end. Hendrickson penned a goodbye to fans after Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET NFL deadline, which marked the end of teams being able to place a franchise tag on players. “To the organization: Thank you for the opportunity to play the game I love at the highest level,” he wrote in his Instagram caption. “The last five years have been filled with great…

Why new homes aren’t being built in Karratha — and what it’s costing residents