Kevin McGill, Author at Valley News

New Hampshire primary: Magician says political consultant hired him to create AI robocall

by Holly Ramer Associated Press, and Kevin McGill Associated PressFebruary 23, 2024

CONCORD — A New Orleans magician said Friday that a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign hired him to create the audio for what authorities have said may be the first known attempt to use artificial intelligence to…

FILE - In this April 26, 2008 file photo, Dr. John performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. The family of the Louisiana-born musician known as Dr. John says the celebrated singer and piano player who blended black and white musical influence with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, has died. He was 77. A family statement released by his publicist says Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died early Thursday of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

‘Dr. John,’ funky New Orleans musician dies at 77

by Kevin McGill Associated Press, and Cain Burdeau Associated PressJune 8, 2019

Ashley Elum hands a "sno-ball" to her daughter, Zoe Crier, 4, at a shop in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Allegations of trademark violations and patent infringement have been boiling up in state and federal courts since 2005 in what amounts to a decade-long fight between SnoWizard Inc, which makes ice-shaving machines and flavorings, and rivals including Southern Snow Manufacturing and Snow Ingredients Inc. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Court Ruling Might Put an End to Odd New Orleans ‘Sno-Ball’ Fight

by Kevin McGill Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

Family photos and personal items are covered in dirt in the flood damaged home of Raymond Lieteau in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Lieteau had more than five feet of water in his home. At least 40,000 homes were damaged and eight people killed in the historic Louisiana floods, the governor said Tuesday, giving a stark assessment of the widespread disaster. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Housing Crisis Looms In Flood-Stricken State

by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Kevin McGill Associated PressAugust 18, 2016

Full U.S. Appeals Court Revisits Texas Voter ID Requirments

by Kevin McGill Associated PressMay 25, 2016

FILE - In this April 21, 2010, file photo, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico following an explosion that killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history. A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval on Monday, April 4, 2016, to an estimated $20 billion settlement, resolving years of litigation over the spill. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

$20 Billion BP Oil Settlement Approved

by Kevin McGill Associated PressApril 5, 2016