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January 23, 2020

Amid rain and red hue, Medvedev, Kerber advance in Australia

Red dust and rain gave some of the blue courts at the Australian Open a more Roland Garros hue, adding yet another freakish ...

January 23, 2020

Trump's rollback of US water protections nears completion

The Trump administration was expected to announce completion as soon as Thursday of one of its most momentous environmental ...

January 23, 2020

Obscure Seattle election offers experiment in online voting

An election for a volunteer board in the Seattle area is so obscure that voter turnout is typically less than 1%.

January 22, 2020

Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced in murder-for-hire plot

A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison for his role ...

January 22, 2020

Tesla passes $100 billion, teeing up big payout for Musk

The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company's value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged ...

January 22, 2020

Wednesday is deadline for claims in 2017 Equifax data breach

Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax's $700 million settlement over a ...

January 22, 2020

Judge orders Microsoft to release tax records in IRS dispute

A federal judge says it's likely that Microsoft was trying to avoid or evade paying U.S. taxes and is ordering the company ...

January 22, 2020

Michigan lifts barriers to Tesla sales, settling lawsuit

Michigan has cleared the way for Tesla to sell more electric vehicles in the state and get them serviced under a deal filed ...

January 22, 2020

Spain: Storm death toll up to 7, major river floods feared

Three more people have died as a result of a fierce storm that has battered Spain for the past three days, authorities said ...

January 22, 2020

GM to spend $3.5B in Michigan under revised tax credit deal

Michigan on Wednesday agreed to revise decade-long tax breaks for General Motors in exchange for the company's commitment to ...

January 22, 2020

Erosion, floods make some final resting places not so final

When Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Clark was buried in a small Vermont cemetery near a river bank in 1835, it was supposed ...

January 22, 2020

Cold-stunned iguanas falling from Florida trees

The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low ...

January 22, 2020

Tech startups confront growing wildfire threat

As wildfires get bigger and more destructive, tech startups are developing new tools and technologies to prevent, detect and ...

January 22, 2020

GM's Cruise heads down new road with new robotaxi concept

General Motors' self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more ...

January 22, 2020

Cold-stunned iguanas expected to fall from Florida trees

The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low ...

January 22, 2020

Brazilian prosecutors accuse Glenn Greenwald in hacking case

Prosecutors accused U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday of involvement in hacking the phones of Brazilian officials ...

January 22, 2020

US agency examining Tesla unintended acceleration complaint

The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can ...

January 21, 2020

Iowa wants expert review of Dakota Access Pipeline expansion

Iowa regulators want owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline to provide expert analysis to back up the company’s claim that ...

January 21, 2020

Backatcha: Thunberg returns Trump's climate jibe

Greta Thunberg isn't easily intimidated. The 17-year-old Swedish activist wasted little time on Tuesday to push back against ...

January 21, 2020

Wyoming, Montana seek Supreme Court ruling on coal exports

Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State's denial of a permit for a port ...