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January 24, 2020

Greece: Government websites hit by cyberattack

The Greek government said Friday that the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service ...

January 24, 2020

For hippo Fiona's 3rd birthday, zoo seeks aid for Australia

The Cincinnati Zoo is using the third birthday of its beloved hippo, born premature, as a way to raise money for Australian ...

January 24, 2020

Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid

Hundreds of people joined a protest Thursday organized by Puerto Rican singer René Pérez of Calle 13 fame in a demonstration ...

January 24, 2020

Coalition of states sue over rules governing 3D-printed guns

Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a federal regulation that ...

January 24, 2020

Washington files multistate lawsuit to block 3D gun files

A move by the Trump administration to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet would make it easier for ...

January 24, 2020

Trump ups mileage proposal slightly over Obama standard

The Trump administration is making a concession on its proposed minimum fuel economy requirement for new vehicles, but ...

January 23, 2020

Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos' hacking

Cybersecurity experts said Thursday there were still many unanswered questions from an investigation commissioned by Jeff ...

January 23, 2020

Trump rollback could leave waterways vulnerable to pollution

The Trump administration on Thursday ended federal protection for many of the nation's millions of miles of streams, arroyos ...

January 23, 2020

The Latest: Soros unveils $1B university plan, blasts Trump

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 10:15 p.m. George Soros says he’s injecting ...

January 23, 2020

What we know, and don't, about the alleged Bezos phone hack

U.N. human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the ...

January 23, 2020

Doomsday Clock moves closest to midnight in 73-year history

The keepers of the Doomsday Clock on Thursday moved the symbolic countdown to global disaster to the closest point to ...

January 23, 2020

Controversial Washington lawmaker spreads views across West

A Washington state lawmaker whose actions surrounding an armed standoff with federal agents were dubbed “domestic terrorism” ...

January 23, 2020

AP Explains: How climate change feeds Africa locust invasion

Locusts by the millions are nibbling their way across a large part of Africa in the worst outbreak some places have seen in ...

January 23, 2020

'Who is she?' - US Treasury chief takes swipe at Thunberg

As an executive producer of the last Mad Max movie, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin might have been interested in the ...

January 23, 2020

Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage

A calamitous storm has killed at least 11 people in Spain and left five others missing, as well as causing rivers to overflow ...

January 23, 2020

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glass

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have ...

January 23, 2020

California's monarch butterflies critically low for 2nd year

The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California's coast remains critically low for the second year in a ...

January 23, 2020

Kyrgios barks, mocks his way to Australian Open's 3rd round

Love him or hate him -- and make no mistake, there are plenty in each camp -- Nick Kyrgios never allows for a dull moment ...

January 23, 2020

Appeals court upholds Norway licenses for Arctic drilling

An appeals court ruled Thursday that the Norwegian government can hand out oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, dealing a ...

January 23, 2020

Billionaire's cash helps Zimbabwe's doctors back from strike

A billionaire has offered to pay striking doctors in Zimbabwe to help end a months-long protest over grave hospital ...