HONG KONG (AP) As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China superpowers that seem only to be more skeptical of each other’s AI strategy. AI governance is expected to be on the agenda in a meeting planned...

Los Angeles has been viewed from above by news helicopters for nearly seven decades. When there was a wildfire, a mudslide or O.J. Simpson fleeing the police across its ribbons of highway, an eye in the sky tracked it and advised millions how to keep out of harm’s way. On Tuesday, one of those flying...

Minneapolis (AP) The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall meeting as the city was going through an immigration crackdown and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Prosecutors had recommended a 14-month prison term...

It’s a challenging time for Russia to hold a parliamentary election, even one whose outcome is all but assured. The economic and political climate has been seriously affected by 4 years of full-fledged war with Ukraine. Swarms of enemy drones have inflicted massive damage on Russian oil refineries and logistical facilities. The public, which no...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday night via lethal injection, three months after a judge’s ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, is scheduled to receive an injection beginning at 6 p.m. at south Alabama’s William C. Holman Correctional Facility for...

A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during President Bashar Assad’s regime is facing a possible decades-long prison sentence in the U.S. A federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to sentence Samir Ousman Alsheikh on Thursday. A jury found him guilty in March of one count of conspiracy to commit torture and...

The 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium makes a strong first impression and the performance underneath backs up at least some of that swagger. With extended-range battery power, electric all-wheel drive and 370 horsepower, this Mach-E hits 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds while still offering an estimated 300 miles of range. Thats a compelling combination...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dramatic video released Wednesday shows the moment two Minneapolis officers were shot after racing to an upper floor of an apartment building in pursuit of a shooter who had also killed two people and wounded three others, one the mother of his child. The videos released by the City of Minneapolis provide...

Chevy Chase-based chef Pati Jinich wants readers of her new cookbook to know the people behind the food and the region that shaped these foods and traditions.

LOS ANGELES (AP) A federal judge has issued an order blocking immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine the person is likely to escape. In a preliminary injunction granted Sept. 2 and unsealed Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said the government must consider the totality of ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) An Argentine federal judge on Wednesday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland Islands, opening a new legal front in the decades-old sovereignty dispute between Argentina and Britain that Argentine President Javier Milei has revived in recent weeks. The injunction by Judge Mariel ...

A show of photographs at the former Lorton Correctional Center now the Workhouse Arts Center asks and answers questions about whether people can change.

BENGALURU, India (AP) Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday. The report by the World Weather Attribution cautioned that climate change was not the sole ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas executes man convicted of triple murder at a neighbors home in states fifth execution this year.

Fairfax County, Virginia, police are stepping up enforcement across the county after officers observed several close calls involving drivers making right turns.

NEW YORK (AP) A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money. Jennifer Percival, a scholar who has written books on autism, entered the plea in federal court in New York on...

WASHINGTON (AP) The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs as lawmakers used what was expected to be their final day in Washington before the midterm elections to address a growing voter concern. The legislation would require state utility regulators to...

NEW YORK (AP) Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the flower power movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship, has died at 88, his son said in a written statement Wednesday. Max died on Monday, the statement said. No cause was given....

NEW YORK (AP) Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art was a key part of the culture in the 1960s, has died at age 88.

(RNS) Saarah Abdul-Maajid chose to study at Rutgers University, in large part because she knew it had a Muslim chaplain and a Muslim center on campus where she would feel supported and valued. A junior majoring in political science, she said she now spends at least part of each school day at the Center...

Virginia farmers struggling with drought-damaged pastures will be able to receive larger hay deliveries under a state of emergency declared by Gov. Abigail Spanberger Wednesday.

Fears about out-of-control artificial intelligence and suggestions to hit the brakes on the technology’s development aren’t new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder. Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown, including international ...

The Arlington County Board in Virginia has discontinued the use of county-leased Flock Safety technology after a public meeting Tuesday.

NEWCOMB, N.M. (AP) Three people are dead after being swept away by floodwaters early Wednesday on the Navajo Nation, authorities said. Tribal police officers received a report around 12:30 a.m. about people being washed away near the community of Newcomb in northwestern New Mexico. The report followed a day of heavy rain that left...