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FILE - Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen i...
Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

The Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. military.
2 months ago
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MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press

Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds

Businesses big and small have started receiving refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump improperly imposed some tariffs on imported goods.
2 months ago
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ALLEN G. BREED and HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press

Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly

Argus looks more like a virus than a robot, and that's the point. The team at Duke University's General Robotics Lab says they're out to create a new species, not just more copies of humans, dogs or birds.
2 months ago
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ED WHITE, Associated Press

Crash kills 5 in Virginia including family of 4 traveling to wedding. Bus driver charged

A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding at the time.
2 months ago
iran ship...
KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press

US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

The U.S. military says it stopped another commercial vessel trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
2 months ago
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Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing.
2 months ago
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Associated Press

United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger

A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night after reports of an unruly passenger.
2 months ago
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks to the ...
Jean-Yves Kamale, Justin Kabumba and Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, where he called on the international health body to work with the local community to stop the spread.
2 months ago
FILE - Voters wait to receive their ballots at a polling place at McDonald Elementary School, Nov. ...
Holly Ramer and Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier to prove citizenship when registering to vote

A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it.
2 months ago
FILE - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen following a media tour intended t...
Michael Kunzelman and Steven Sloan, Associated Press

Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump’s name on building, blocks closure

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.
2 months ago
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office B...
Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Pam Bondi declined to answer questions on Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files, Democratic lawmakers say

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the Trump administration's actions before House lawmakers scrutinizing a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims.
2 months ago
The United Nations (UN) headquarters stands in Manhattan on September 09, 2025, in New York City....
Farnoush Amiri and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones

According to an annual report, both Russia and Israel have been blacklisted by the United Nations this year for the first time for sexual violence against prisoners of war and civilians detained during conflict.
2 months ago
A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Horm...
Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz and Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire.
2 months ago
FILE - Matthew Perry poses for a portrait in New York on Feb. 17, 2015....
Andrew Dalton, AP Entertainment Writer

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's personal assistant was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in the drug death of the "Friends" star.
2 months ago
A Muslim woman walks towards the prayer grounds at Sayo Muhamed School to perform Eid al-Adha praye...
Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press

Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with Congo amid a surge in Ebola cases.
2 months ago
This photo provided by the City of Longview, Wash., shows structural damage to the Nippon Dynawave ...
Claire Rush and Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there’s no hope of survivors

Authorities say there's no hope of finding more survivors at a Washington paper mill after a tank imploded and released a highly destructive chemical mixture.
2 months ago
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Associated Press

Iran condemns US strikes as a show of ‘bad faith’ and begins restoring internet after long shutdown

Iran has denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of bad faith as negotiations press on toward a possible deal to end the war.
2 months ago
moon base...
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.
2 months ago
implosion...
Joe Wirthlin

At least 1 dead, 9 others missing in chemical tank implosion at Washington state mill

Authorities have confirmed that 10 people — including a responding firefighter — were injured after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state.
2 months ago
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Associated Press

Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia as the Hajj reaches its peak

Muslim pilgrims have gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the second day of the Hajj, considered the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage.
2 months ago
california...
AMY TAXIN, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press

California chemical tank threat not over yet for 16,000 people still under evacuation orders

Thousands of people who live near a damaged hazardous chemical tank in Southern California still can't return home, even as officials say the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed.
2 months ago
A crew in protective gear works on the MV Hondius cruise ship after its arrival at the Port of Rott...
Mike Corder, Associated Press

The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning

A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.
2 months ago
A man drinks water at a fountain in downtown Rome as temperatures are expected to reach 32 degrees ...
Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

A spring heatwave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.
2 months ago
Water is sprayed on a damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Sunday, May 24, 202...
Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated at chemical tank in California, authorities say

The risk of a catastrophic explosion of a damaged chemical tank Southern California has been eliminated.
2 months ago