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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose with
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose with
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline for asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his trial on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers have indicated they will file an emergency appeal with the court, just four days after
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The trailer for the highly anticipated “Wicked” two-part movie musical event made its debut on Sunday, with the film’s first look airing during the Super Bowl LVIII. The movie’s stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are featured as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the trailer as Erivo can be
Continue ReadingMITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo have protested a ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where they live. Tensions have escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in the Serb-populated areas from using the dinar in local transactions,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus. The 9-year-old’s death in the northeastern province of Kratie was the first from bird flu in Cambodia this year. The World Health Organization
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is on the verge becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year, people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. That put
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is on the verge becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year, people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. That put
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit. From the title to the
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The final results of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections are out. But there’s still no winner. None of the country’s three biggest parties secured enough seats in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, to form a government on their own so they have to enter a coalition.
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KHOU, KPRC, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and her 7-year-old son opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left the child in critical condition and another man injured,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A career in music isn’t in Ben Affleck’s future, but at least his go-to drink at his favorite coffee chain — Dunkin’ — is getting easier to order. Beginning Monday, Dunkin’ is launching the “DunKings Menu,” a limited-time selection of food and drinks named after Affleck’s failed
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Moldova say they will destroy explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its territory from the war in neighboring Ukraine. The Moldovan foreign minister has condemned Russia’s “constant barbaric attacks” across the border, saying the remnants of the drone found on Sunday are a
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For many people, attending the Super Bowl is likely a dream unrealized — Sunday’s game might be the most expensive one yet, with average ticket prices nearing $10,000. That doesn’t mean NFL fans will stop fantasizing about what goes on inside the stadium: What is it
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it’s vital that it receives new European Union funding within weeks. He says Israel appears to be readying a ground assault on Rafah, where many Gaza civilians have taken refuge. The aid agency, UNRWA, has been the
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People around the Coachella Valley reported feeling minor shaking after a swarm of earthquakes centered in Imperial County near El Centro overnight. The shaking was centered south of the Salton Sea near the Mexican border. The largest quake was a Magnitude of 4.8 at 12:36 a.m., centered 2 miles northnorthwest of El Centro, according to
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A group of British lawmakers says a plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the U.K.’s human rights obligations. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights criticized a bill designed to overcome the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Rwanda
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland is getting a new president after former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb narrowly won a runoff vote. He will take over for the next six years in March. The presidency is the key post in this Nordic country and Stubb will steer its foreign and security policy,
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired missiles at a ship bound for a port in Iran, causing minor damage but no injuries to its crew. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Star Iris shows just how widely the Houthis now
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s main Jewish organization has denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. The sign on Pischa Mountain railway above Davos, known for hosting the annual World Economic Forum, said the shop would no
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