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Lawrence Sumulong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- OpenAI was thrown into upheaval in recent days after the sudden departure of CEO Sam Altman, who just three days later landed at Microsoft. The ouster elicited a letter from about 600 employees at OpenAI, all of whom threatened to resign unless Altman returns. As the worker protest unfolded, OpenAI – maker of the popular conversation bot ChatGPT – appointed a replacement for Altman: Interim CEO Emmett Shear, the former chief executive at video game...

Peolsen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning Monday about a listeria outbreak linked to recalled peaches, nectarines and plums after 10 hospitalizations and one death were reported in seven states. The agency said the affected fruits, which were distributed nationwide and sold at retail stores, were branded “HMC Farms” or “Signature Farms.” The recall did not include organic fruit. HMC Group Marketing has voluntarily recalled the...

ABC NewsFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a devoted advocate for mental health, died peacefully at home Sunday, the Carter Center announced. She was 96. "Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished," Jimmy Carter said in a statement. "She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me." She is survived by her childre...

Lionsgate/Murray CloseThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell short of expectations, but still managed to top the North American box office with an estimated $44 million. The Hunger Games prequel -- starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth -- added an estimated $4.5 million overseas, for a $98.5 million global tally -- the franchises smallest opening weekend. Trolls Band Together opened in second place, collecting an estimated $31.7 million at the domestic box office. The f...

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Interstate 10 in Los Angeles re-opened Sunday night following a fire that led to its closure the prior weekend, officials said. "ALL LANES ARE NOW OPEN ON INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN ALAMEDA ST. AND THE EAST LA INTERCHANGE," the California Highway Patrol announced in a post on X Sunday night. At a press conference earlier in the day, Vice President Kamala Harris saif the freeway was close to opening. "Tomorrow, the commute is back on,...

Tim Bieber/Getty Images(LONDON) -- More than 530 earthquakes rumbled southwestern Iceland before 7 a.m. on Monday, as magma continued to "slowly" move toward the surface, Icelandic Meteorological Office officials said. "The likelihood of a volcanic eruption is high, and an eruption can be possible on a timescale of just days," a specialist wrote on the Mets website Monday morning. Icelandic officials earlier this month declared a state of emergency near the Mount Fagradalsfja...

Hill Street Studios/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Less than a year out from the next presidential election, former President Donald Trump and some Republican allies continue to falsely deny the results of the previous one. Three in 10 adults believe that President Joe Biden only won the 2020 contest because of election fraud, a Monmouth poll in June found. More than two-thirds of Republicans espouse the debunked claim, the survey showed. Despite the persistence of such falsehoods, political advertis...

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the approaching holidays and a potential rise in cases this winter, the government is once again allowing households to order a fresh wave of four COVID-19 tests for free online. The website, covidtests.gov, remains one of the last remaining ways Americans can secure free at-home rapid test after the end of the public health emergency last spring ended the requirement for insurance companies to cover eight tests per month. Over the past three ...

ABC NewsA string of shootings across Memphis, Tennessee, left four women dead and one in critical condition Saturday evening, prompting an hourslong manhunt for a suspect who was later found dead, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Howard Drive at about 9:22 p.m., the Memphis Police Department said. "Through the course of the investigation, it has been determined that this scene and two other recent shooting scenes are connected and involve the same suspect," ...

Sami Zayara/ABC NewsEditors note: This reporting contains graphic descriptions. As the war between Israeli forces and the Hamas terror group rages on, children caught in the crossfire on both sides of the conflict are enduring unfathomable horrors. From witnessing their parents slain and having loved ones kidnapped to living in constant fear of being hit by a missile, some of the children in the war zone told ABC News they have witnessed a living nightmare. Despite the crisis they now find thems...