Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic…
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Death penalty phase begins in trial of NYC bike path killer
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began hearing testimony Monday to help them decide whether an Islamic extremist who…
Continue ReadingIran releases filmmaker held for 6 months over criticism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A pro-reform newspaper says Iran has relased an award-winning filmmaker more than six months after arresting him…
Continue ReadingThis Week: Coca-Cola earnings, inflation and housing updates
Beverage giant Coca-Cola will report its latest financial results Tuesday. The Labor Department releases its January snapshot of inflation at the…
Continue ReadingPregnant Rihanna wows Super Bowl in all-red ensemble
Oscar Holland, CNN Anyone expecting the multiple costume changes of Super Bowls past might have been disappointed. But Rihanna nonetheless wowed at…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly rise ahead of key US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street, as investors waited for U.S.…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly rise ahead of key US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street, as investors waited for U.S.…
Continue ReadingPhilippine Coast Guard says Chinese ship aimed laser at one of its vessels
By Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippine Coast Guard has accused a China Coast Guard ship of pointing a “military grade” laser at some of its…
Continue ReadingAlmost half of children who go to ER with mental health crisis don’t get the follow-up care they need, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Every night that Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann works as an attending physician in the pediatric ER, she says, at least one child…
Continue ReadingA strange weekend of unidentified objects over North America
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN It’s been a busy weekend for US fighter jets. The US military shot down another high altitude object over Lake Huron on…
Continue ReadingA trio of new intrusions leaves America’s leaders grasping for explanations
By Stephen Collinson, CNN A deepening national security mystery is threatening a political storm after US fighter jets scrambled three days in a row…
Continue ReadingHaley faces ‘high-wire act’ in 2024 bid against Trump
By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Few have navigated the turbulent politics of the Trump era like Nikki…
Continue ReadingGoogle to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ in Europe
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in…
Continue ReadingGoogle to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ in Europe
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in…
Continue ReadingBanning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer
By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…
Continue ReadingBanning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at,’ says Schumer
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer.…
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Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth debuts its Super Bowl Sunday ad — on VHS tape (and Instagram)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the ad that was played at the Bend Blockbuster – last one in the world – for a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Those who were…
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After a warm, blue-sky weekend, storm will bring big-time changes
Here’s NewsChannel 21’s Tracee Tuesday with your Sunday evening Local Alert forecast, ahead of a winter storm that will bring a foot or more of snow…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks slide ahead of US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Monday ahead of a U.S. inflation update that traders worry might lead to…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks slide ahead of US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Monday ahead of a U.S. inflation update that traders worry might lead to…
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