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Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?

BOSTON — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their se...
6:35 25 November 2021

Asian shares higher amid hopes for US-China trade deal

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may edging closer to a trade deal.
2:30 25 November 2021

Web inventor has an ambitious plan to take back the net

The inventor of the World Wide Web is releasing an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet.
22:58 24 November 2021

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims

After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Ha...
21:07 24 November 2021

26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo

GOMA, Congo — A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft...
18:48 24 November 2021

Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid

NEW YORK — Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for pr...
15:01 24 November 2021

Pope in Hiroshima: Use and possession of atom bomb ‘immoral’

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Pope Francis traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday to demand that world powers renounce their nuclear arsenals, declaring th...
12:16 24 November 2021

5 states drag feet on creation of panels to promote Census

ORLANDO, Fla. — With billions in federal aid and seats in Congress at stake, some states are dragging their feet in carrying out one of the Census Bur...
23:42 23 November 2021

The Latest: US, Kurds target Islamic State in joint action

IRBIL, Iraq — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Iraq (all times local):
18:40 23 November 2021

Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip

IRBIL, Iraq — Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-l...
18:09 23 November 2021

Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl

NEW YORK — At another time in history, the indictment of two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself might ...
17:31 23 November 2021

Police: $1M in diamonds taken during Maui Halloween heist

LAHAINA, Hawaii — An insurance company is offering a $50,000 reward to help find a masked man in a full-length black gown who stole more than $1 milli...
2:26 23 November 2021

Impeachment inquiry crossroads: Keep going or time to vote?

WASHINGTON — They’ve heard enough. With stunning testimony largely complete, the House, the Senate and the president are swiftly moving on to next ste...
1:05 23 November 2021

Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ult...
23:12 22 November 2021

Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans

PABLO, Mont. — Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as co...
22:43 22 November 2021

Syracuse U, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week.
21:36 22 November 2021

Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories

WASHINGTON — Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense...
21:03 22 November 2021

Boy Scouts mortgage vast New Mexico ranch as collateral

The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, to help secure a ...
20:48 22 November 2021

As impeachment swirls, Trump nods toward Pompeo Senate run

TOPEKA, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to open the door for the top U.S. diplomat, Mike Pompeo, to leave his post to run for an open...
20:20 22 November 2021

Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA case agent was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for an espionage conspiracy with China.
19:56 22 November 2021

Spacewalking astronauts slice into cosmic ray detector

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Friday for the second week in a row to repair a cosmic ray detector, this time actually cu...
19:18 22 November 2021

Milan hospital displays X-rays of women attacked by men

MILAN — A Milan hospital is exhibiting X-rays of women attacked by men to highlight what one doctor calls the “daily horror” of violence against women...
16:49 22 November 2021

Stainless steel, broken glass and buzz, Tesla makes a pickup

The much-hyped unveil of Tesla’s electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass shattered twice when hi...
16:40 22 November 2021

The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories

WASHINGTON — One came from northeast England. Another came from the former Soviet Union. A third was born in Canada to parents who’d fled the Soviet U...
15:26 22 November 2021

Medical examiner’s macabre humor leads to complaint

BANGOR, Maine — A state lawmaker is taking exception to the macabre humor that Maine’s chief medical examiner used in an old job posting.
14:56 22 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Leaders’ questionable claims in U.K. election

LONDON — Claims of ruinous spending sprees and twisted truths are flying in during campaigning for Britain’s Dec. 12 election, in which all 650 seats ...
13:58 22 November 2021

Pope urges Thais young and old to practice faith with joy

BANGKOK — Pope Francis ministered to Thailand’s tiny Catholic community Friday, urging Thais young and old to practice their faith with joy and with “...
12:22 22 November 2021

Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute

WASHINGTON — After two weeks of riveting public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there is a mountain of evidence...
11:00 22 November 2021

In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact

SEOUL, South Korea — In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement wit...
9:58 22 November 2021

Leading white Democrats court black votes; some find trouble

ATLANTA — Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s c...
5:12 22 November 2021