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By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology WriterA group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.Musk and his own AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms want to take control of the ChatGPT maker and revert it to its original charitable mission as a nonprofit research lab, according to Musk’s attorney Marc Toberoff.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly rejected the deal on Musk’s social platform X, saying, “no thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”Musk…

Renck: The Kansas City Refs became the Kansas City Chiefs. After the first possession, the favorable calls stopped, the pressure on Patrick Mahomes accelerated, and the Eagles turned a three-peat coronation into a helplessness foil. It placed one debate on pause. Mahomes is not the GOAT, a title left clearly in Tom Brady’s clutches. Mahomes boasts three Super Bowls. Brady has seven, and he never got blown out twice in the big game like the Chiefs quarterback has. A more pertinent question in these parts: Did the Eagles write the book on the Chiefs? Did they create a blueprint for…

Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed Sunday near Eagle for a car fire, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The eastbound interstate closed between U.S. 6 and Exit 147 for Eagle, about 3 miles east of Gypsum, around 11:30 a.m., CDOT officials said. Multiple Waze users in the area reported standstill traffic. By 1:20 p.m., the section of I-70 had fully reopened. Originally Published: February 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM MSTsource

A man was killed and a woman was injured in two separate, but apparently connected, shootings at Highlands Ranch’s Main Event late Saturday night, Douglas County sheriff’s officials said.In a Sunday morning news conference, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said multiple shots were fired inside the “packed” arcade off of Centennial Boulevard at 11:51 p.m. Saturday. He said the event center, which was scheduled to be open for two more hours, was still filled with people.Weekly said that a deputy just down the street responded to the shooting in less than a minute and found a man armed with a…

Valentine’s Day is approaching, and you might want to go all out for your significant other. Whether you’ve got a big day planned or you’re having a low-key celebration at home, the right Valentine’s Day decor helps set the mood. The Britrio LED Neon Light Heart Sign is a top choice for Valentine’s Day decor. It’s a cool decoration that can be used year-round. What to know before you buy Valentine’s Day decor Types of decorations With the popularity of the holiday comes a wide range of Valentine’s Day decor. Whether you’re in search of tabletop pieces or wall art, chances…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABERWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of Management and Budget, directed the CFPB, in a Saturday night email confirmed by The Associated Press, to stop work on proposed rules, to suspend the effective dates on any rules that were finalized but not yet effective, and to stop investigative work and not begin any new investigations. The agency…

NEW ORLEANS — Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat.It wasn’t even close.DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise’s second Super Bowl championship.Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score on a tush push to earn Super Bowl MVP honors, and Vic Fangio’s defense was so dominant that the Eagles didn’t need much from Saquon Barkley.The game-changing running back finished with 57 yards,…

By The Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have spoiled the Kansas City Chiefs’ bid for a three-peat, winning Super Bowl 40-22.Here’s the latest:___Will Travis Kelce retire?The Chiefs wasted no time turning their attention to next season.Whether that will include Travis Kelce remains to be seen. The star tight end has been noncommittal about retirement, and Mahomes said he would give his good buddy the time and space necessary to make that decision.“He’s given so much to this team and to the NFL and been such a joy, not only for me to work with, but for people…

EDMONTON, ALBERTA — Devon Toews isn’t particularly active on social media.His last Instagram post was 30 weeks ago, and it’s only been a handful of family-focused posts since one of him lifting the Stanley Cup in 2022. His Instagram stories are a window into his relationship with his work partner.Nearly every story in the past two seasons has been congratulating the guy who sits next to him in the Avalanche locker room — Cale Makar — for his most recent feat or milestone.“He hates it, and I think it’s funny,” Toews said. “It’s my little way of annoying him. I…

Meet the new Bob. Same as the old Bob?“I’d just like to have 2.0 be a career that takes it to an even higher level,” Bob Stitt, the once and future Colorado School of Mines football coach, told me Friday. “There’s something out there that we’ve got to chase. And that’s a national championship.”Baron Frankenstein has the keys to the castle again, looking to finish what he started 20 years and 2,000 fly sweeps ago. Stitt 1.0 built a football monster from scratch out of engineers and econ majors, guile and necessity, a roster that swallowed lightning and snorted thunder.What…