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China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

BEIJING - China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Tianwen-1 was launched on a...

Jul 22, 2020

Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant

Electric car maker Tesla Inc. has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers. The new factory will build Tesla's upcoming Cybertruc...

Jul 22, 2020

California surpasses New York state in confirmed virus cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, surpassing 409,000 after setting a record on Tuesday for the state's most confirmed new cases in a...

Jul 22, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening

BOSTON - Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of the coronavirus - and that's OK with the vast majority of Americans...

Jul 22, 2020

DC mayor to order mandatory masks as infections rise again

WASHINGTON - With coronavirus cases rising, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that she will issue an executive order making face masks mandatory outside the home - an unprecedented st...

Jul 22, 2020

United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine

United Airlines executives said Wednesday that travel will rise when the number of new coronavirus cases drops but airline revenue will stall around 50% of pre-pandemic levels until there is a vaccine...

Jul 22, 2020

Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A powerful earthquake off Alaska's southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There wer...

Jul 22, 2020

Kuwait emir, 91, to go to US for medical care after surgery

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruling emir will travel to the United States on Thursday morning to seek further medical care after recently undergoing surgery, its state-run news a...

Jul 22, 2020

UK to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January

LONDON - Britain's government announced Wednesday that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining U.K. citizenship for eligible Hong Kongers as of January, taking another step toward solidifying ...

Jul 22, 2020

US sales of existing homes jump 20% after a 3-month slump

BALTIMORE - Americans stepped up their home purchases in June by a robust 20.7% after the pandemic had caused sales to crater in the prior three months. But the housing market could struggle to reboun...

Jul 22, 2020