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Amazon looks to self-driving future by acquiring Zoox

NEW YORK - Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Se...

Jun 26, 2020

Texas orders bars shut amid surge in confirmed virus cases

AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge. Abbott also...

Jun 26, 2020

Police officer stabbed, suspect shot in Glasgow

LONDON - A police officer in the Scottish city of Glasgow has been stabbed while a male suspect has been shot by an armed officer in the heart of the city Friday. The Scottish Police Federation, which...

Jun 26, 2020

US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge

WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by i...

Jun 26, 2020

Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

NASHVILLE - When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman," a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On he...

Jun 26, 2020

Kop joy: Liverpool fans flood Anfield, 1st title in 30 years

LIVERPOOL, England - The sun had just set over Anfield - and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again - when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A signal went out across Mers...

Jun 25, 2020

Colorado reopens inquiry into Elijah McClain's 2019 death

DENVER - The Colorado governor on Thursday ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police who stopped him on t...

Jun 25, 2020

Judge shuts down energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes

DETROIT - A judge shut down an energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes on Thursday, granting a request from the state after the owner reported problems with a support piece far below the surface. En...

Jun 25, 2020

Virus whistleblower alleges ongoing retaliation

WASHINGTON - A government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged Thursday that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcom...

Jun 25, 2020

NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all book

WASHINGTON - A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump's brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece. In a ruling handed down on Thursday,...

Jun 25, 2020