World

Is this an 'Asterisk Oscars' or a sign of things to come?

In 93 years of existence, the Oscars have been postponed by shootings - the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the attempted killing of Ronald Reagan - and by a flood, when 1938 rainstorms ov...

Apr 22, 2021

Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel. Its test came just days after a Tesla crashed...

Apr 22, 2021

Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...

Apr 22, 2021

Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike

JERUSALEM - A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, ...

Apr 22, 2021

US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strengt...

Apr 22, 2021

Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic sc...

Apr 22, 2021

Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes wi...

Apr 22, 2021

Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

MOSCOW - Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is ...

Apr 22, 2021

Japan raises emissions cut target to 46% by 2030

TOKYO - Japan says it will raise its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 46% on 2013 levels from 26%, NHK television reported. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a goal to achieve carbon n...

Apr 22, 2021

Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

NEW DELHI - India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a f...

Apr 21, 2021