Buying a computer? AI is making it more expensive.

A memory chip shortage is driving up computer prices for consumers, reversing a decades-long drop in hardware costs.

• Apr 30

GDP rose at 2% annual rate in first quarter as U.S. economy rebounds

The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.

• Apr 30

David Allan Coe, singer who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It," dies at 86

David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.

• Apr 30

Janet Mills ends Senate campaign in Maine, paving way for Graham Platner

Maine Gov. Janet Mills' exit from the race all but assures Graham Platner will get the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Susan Collins.

• Apr 30

Oil prices hit wartime peak, with Brent crude touching $126 a barrel

Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.

• Apr 30

New Orleans sheriff indicted after investigation into escape of 10 inmates

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted on 30 felony counts after a probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in U.S. history, which occurred under her watch.

• Apr 30

Divers find wreck of iconic U.S. ship torpedoed in WWI, killing 131

The sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa killed 131 people, making it the largest loss of life on any U.S. combat ship during the war.

• Apr 30

Coast Guard operating in "crisis" as shutdown halts pay, strains missions overseas

The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.

• Apr 30

OpenAI sued by families of school shooting victims in Canada's Tumbler Ridge

Several families of victims of a mass shooting in Canada are suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging the company's generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, played a role in the February shooting.

• Apr 29

U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking

The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment.

• Apr 29

Elon Musk tells court he was a "fool" for funding OpenAI

Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.

• Apr 29

Ford to receive $1.3 billion government refund for Trump's IEEPA tariffs

Detroit automaker expects big financial boost from refund of tariffs struck down earlier this year by the Supreme Court.

• Apr 29

Secret Service officer shot at gala was not hit by friendly fire, sources say

Federal investigators have also determined that the suspected gunman, 31-year-old Cole Allen, fired his shotgun, the sources said.

• Apr 29

A train ride, selfie and more: What DOJ says happened before press gala shooting

Cole Allen allegedly started planning the attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner three weeks ago, a new court document filed by prosecutors says.

• Apr 29

Powell to stay on Federal Reserve board as policy makers hold rates steady

Fed chief Jerome Powell said he will remain as a governor on the central bank's board after his term as chair ends on May 15.

• Apr 29

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