White House wades into debate on ‘open’ versus ‘closed’ artificial intelligence systems
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Biden administration is wading into a contentious debate about whether the most powerful artificial…
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Thousands of farmers advance on Madrid for a major tractor protest over EU policies
By ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors into central Madrid as part of ongoing protests…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S.
By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t find out until next month at the…
Continue ReadingAlexei Navalny’s mother files lawsuit with a Russian court demanding release of her son’s body
By The Associated Press The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit at a court in the Arctic city of Salekhard…
Continue ReadingJapan’s industry minister chides utility president over radioactive water leak at Fukushima plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister has chided the president of the utility that runs the Fukushima nuclear…
Continue ReadingIran accuses Israel of sabotage attack after explosions strike a natural gas pipeline
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s oil minister claims an Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian…
Continue ReadingA young man dies as clashes erupt between police and protesting farmers trying to reach New Delhi
By ALTAF QADRI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press SHAMBHU, India (AP) — A protester has died as thousands of Indian farmers resumed their march to…
Continue ReadingState media say an Israeli strike kills 2 in a Damascus residential area. Another kills 2 in Lebanon
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state TV says an Israeli strike that hit a residential area in the…
Continue ReadingHeavy snow in north and central China disrupts travel and schools and kills one person
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to cancel classes. One person died in a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Japan’s benchmark briefly reaches all-time high after rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing…
Continue ReadingTo keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he…
Continue ReadingUnpublished Eagles book dished on the band’s 1980 breakup, manager says at trial over lyrics pages
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A never-published biography of the Eagles delved deeply into the superstar classic rock…
Continue ReadingOhio’s March primary highlights fracturing GOP House and state races riddled with party infighting
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican lawmakers are far from coasting through this…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean government warns striking doctors to return to work or face legal action
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government has warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work…
Continue ReadingConnecticut trooper who fatally shot man in stopped car set to go on trial
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Connecticut state trooper who fired seven gunshots into a stopped car in…
Continue ReadingA family friend is charged with murder in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Texas
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was supposed to take the Texas girl to her school…
Continue ReadingHow the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two…
Continue ReadingHow the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for…
Continue ReadingIt’s an election year, and Biden’s team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occupants of the White House have grumbled over news coverage practically since the place was…
Continue ReadingFor many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s story
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of…
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