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February 25, 2020

Family in SUV pulled from rushing flood waters

An Arizona family and their dog narrowly avoided being swept away after their SUV got stuck in rushing floodwaters.

February 24, 2020

GOP lawmakers walk out after Oregon climate bill advances

Republican senators slipped out of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, preventing the state Senate from convening in an ...

February 24, 2020

Supreme Court hears battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, with a ...

February 24, 2020

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using AI in war

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology ...

February 24, 2020

Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project

The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania's shale ...

February 24, 2020

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and ...

February 24, 2020

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the ...

February 24, 2020

Arizona off-roading family, dog saved from raging flood

An Arizona family and their dog narrowly avoided being swept away after their mini sports utility vehicle got stuck in ...

February 24, 2020

Mars lander confirms quakes, even aftershocks on red planet

NASA's newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet.

February 24, 2020

China’s Huawei debuts latest version of folding phone

China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone Monday and its first such device to be available internationally, ...

February 24, 2020

AP Top Stories February 24 A

Here's the latest for Monday February 24th: President Trump visits India; Bernie Sanders campaigns in Texas; More coronavirus ...

February 23, 2020

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S.

February 23, 2020

Germany's Social Democrats on course to win in Hamburg vote

The center-left Social Democrats won the most votes in the Hamburg state election Sunday, according to projections, followed ...

February 23, 2020

Spain closes airports on Canary Islands due to sand storm

Spanish authorities said Sunday that they have closed airports on the Canary Islands because of a wind storm that is blinding ...

February 23, 2020

German, Dutch carnival parades called off due to weather

Several cities in western Germany canceled their traditional carnival parades at short notice Sunday, citing severe weather ...

February 23, 2020

3 Arizona students returning from car event killed in crash

Three Arizona high school students enrolled in an automotive technology program were killed when a college van went off a ...

February 22, 2020

Looking to Nevada, will Dems avoid mistakes of Iowa?

Nevada Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa caucuses, as voters gather across the ...

February 22, 2020

Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit heads to Supreme Court

When plans for the 605-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline were first unveiled in 2014, supporters of the natural gas project ...

February 22, 2020

Judge dismisses Nunes lawsuit against Fusion GPS

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political ...

February 21, 2020

Nevada Democrats hope to avoid Iowa caucus chaos

Democrats are working to avoid a repeat of the chaos surrounding the Iowa caucuses as they prepare for Saturday's Nevada ...