By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer As their rivalry intensifies, U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy. The planners envision a scenario in which hundreds,
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Divers in northern Italy have recovered the last two bodies of workers killed by the explosion that collapsed and flooded several levels of an underground hydroelectric plant, bringing the death toll to seven. Officials said Friday that four other workers who were wounded in the massive blast are still hospitalized and two
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers. Under President Joe Biden, the Department of Education has made it easier for some specific groups of borrowers, like public sector
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Justin Gibbs had finally gotten his high blood pressure under control with a combination of three medications. But after he had his Medicaid coverage terminated in December amid a nationwide eligibility review, he had to go without one medication for a week and a second for several days, sparking
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan. More
Continue ReadingBy DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer A new survey shows that almost a quarter of people who have been dropped from Medicaid during post-pandemic eligibility reviews are still uninsured. High costs also are preventing many from getting on another plan. That’s according to a survey of 1,227 adults by KFF. The health policy nonprofit also
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN Years before becoming House speaker, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana played a leading role aiding Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That history will be on display Friday, with Johnson set to deliver remarks alongside the former president about “election integrity” – a phrase Trump often uses to describe the
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer OXFORD, England (AP) — Former Ireland President Mary Robinson says having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week’s European court decision, something warming-hit residents of the Global South long knew. In an AP interview, Robinson, who was the United Nations High Commissioner
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say four teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack have been arrested in Germany. Three of the suspects — two girls who are 15 and 16, and a 15-year-old boy — come from various parts of the western North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany’s most populous. Prosecutors said on Friday that they
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Official customs data show China’s exports contracted in March after growing in the first two months of the year. The decline underscores the uneven nature of China’s recovery from the pandemic. Exports in March declined 7.5% from a year earlier, while imports slipped 1.9%. Both
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — British and Spanish foreign ministers met in Brussels for a new round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union. In a statement later, they said the talks Friday were productive and significant progress
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TODAY: Friday wraps up the work week on a mild note. We’ll be bright and sunny, with a northwest breeze sustained at 10-15 mph gusting to 20-25 mph. This rounds out to a high temperature back in the mid-to-upper 60s. TONIGHT: Overnight, temperatures fall into the 40s as high pressure inching through the region drives
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los humanos prehistóricos de Brasil tallaron dibujos en la roca junto a las huellas de dinosaurios, lo que sugiere que podían haberlas encontrado significativas o interesantes, según un nuevo estudio. Los grabados rupestres, que los arqueólogos denominan petroglifos, se encuentran en un yacimiento llamado Serrote do Letreiro, en Paraíba, un
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By Leah Collins, CNN London (CNN) — I’m personally a massive fan of any meal that involves chicken, from deep-fried wings to a gourmet-style Cordon Bleu – however it’s served, I love the taste. But when I discovered a London-based project turning discarded chicken feathers into edible proteins, I admit I was skeptical. The company
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A former chairman of the China Everbright Group and ex-central bank executive has been indicted on bribery charges, part of a wider wave of prosecutions of senior officials accused of financial crimes. A statement from the top prosecutors office said Tang Shuangning, who also had held senior posts at the People’s Bank
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The June 12, 1994, killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman brought the “Trial of the Century” that saw O.J. Simpson acquitted of the murders. The announcement Thursday that Simpson is dead brings renewed attention to the trial and the fascinating cast of characters who played a
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after a mixed start to earnings reporting season. Worries about tensions in the Middle East also rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places for their money. The S&P 500 was 1.6% lower in afternoon trading and
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jesús Corona Damián, candidato a la alcaldía de Cuautla, México, se encontraba una noche del mes pasado en un automóvil cerca de su casa cuando dos hombres en motocicleta pasaron a toda velocidad y abrieron fuego. El día anterior, una banda local le había enviado una amenaza, así que esa
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — The US aviation industry has asked the Biden administration to pause approval of additional flights to and from China, saying Beijing’s “existing harmful anti-competitive policies” hurt American airlines and workers. “The competitive disadvantage is harmful to the approximately 315,000 workers employed by US passenger airlines that serve China,” according
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El compromiso de Estados Unidos con la defensa de Japón y Filipinas sigue estando “blindado”, declaró el jueves el presidente Joe Biden al recibir a los líderes de esos países en medio de sus disputas territoriales con China. Biden fue el anfitrión de la primera cumbre trilateral entre los países
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