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January 16, 2019

Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets

The founder of China's Huawei, the world's biggest supplier of network gear to phone and internet companies, says his company ...

January 16, 2019

Grocery robots detect spills - with some far-off human help

A wheeled robot named Marty is rolling into nearly 500 grocery stores to alert employees if it encounters spilled granola, ...

January 16, 2019

The shutdown today: IRS recalls about 46,000 workers

What's up with the partial government shutdown on Day 26: WHAT'S NEW The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 ...

January 15, 2019

EPA criminal action against polluters hits 30-year low

The Environmental Protection Agency hit a 30-year low in 2018 in the number of pollution cases it referred for criminal ...

January 15, 2019

CERN lays out vision for next-generation particle collider

Scientists behind the world's largest atom smasher have laid out their multibillion-euro vision to build an even bigger one, ...

January 15, 2019

VW, Ford team up on pickups, explore deal on electrics

Volkswagen and Ford are forming a global alliance to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups together while ...

January 15, 2019

Avalanches, flooding cause disruptions in Austria, Germany

Bad weather continued to afflict parts of Europe on Tuesday with avalanches in Austria striking buildings and roads but ...

January 15, 2019

India's mega Hindu festival begins under cloud of toxic air

Thousands of portable toilets line roads constantly swept clean, drinking water flows from newly installed taps, electric ...

January 15, 2019

The Latest: Danish skiing club unhurt by Austria avalanche

The Latest on the heavy snowfall across Europe (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The head of a western Denmark ski club says the ...

January 15, 2019

Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die

An Australian state government on Tuesday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds ...

January 15, 2019

California governor, lawmakers confront utility bankruptcy

The announcement by the nation's largest utility that it is filing for bankruptcy puts Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s problems ...

January 15, 2019

South Korea defense report doesn't refer to North as enemy

North Korea is no longer South Korea's "enemy," though Pyongyang's nuclear program still poses a security threat, according ...

January 15, 2019

Former US Interior boss takes job at investment company

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday he's "glad to be out of the swamp" after taking a job at a private ...

January 15, 2019

Big winners in Trump rollback of wetlands rules? Developers

President Donald Trump pointed to farmers Monday as winners from the administration's proposed rollback of federal ...

January 15, 2019

Feds to ease rules on drone flights over crowds and at night

Federal officials plan to ease restrictions on flying small drones over crowds and at night, which would give a boost to the ...

January 14, 2019

Detroit show has SUVs, horsepower, but electric cars are few

Automakers have promised to start selling hordes of electric cars in the next few years, but only two will be unveiled at the ...

January 14, 2019

Ford and Cadillac SUVs, Toyota sports car star at auto show

SUVs and a big pickup truck will get top billing at Detroit's auto show this year, but there are some surprise sports cars ...

January 14, 2019

Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows. Scientists used aerial ...

January 14, 2019

The Latest: Man clearing roof dies in avalanche in Austria

The Latest on heavy snowfall across Europe (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The Austrian broadcaster ORF reports that a worker ...