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Amazon’s Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Amazon’s Zoox on Wednesday launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, offering free rides through parts of the entertainment mecca for anyone willing to gamble on the safety of a driverless vehicle. The Las Vegas debut of Zoox’s long-planned ride-hailing service reflects the Amazon-owned robotaxi maker’s confidence in the safety...
U.S. supply chain prices unexpectedly fell 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which captures inflation in the supply chain before it hits consumers — showed that wholesale inflation decelerated in August after advancing 0.7% in July. Wholesale services...
Hong Kong lawmakers reject a bill recognizing same-sex partnerships
HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have granted recognition to same-sex partnerships in the Chinese city, despite the rights offered being limited, in a major setback to the LGBTQ+ movement. The Registration of Same-Sex Partnerships Bill, unveiled in July, stemmed from one...
Explosions heard in Lithuania’s capital after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania’s capital Wednesday morning after several railcars loaded with liquefied gas caught fire, authorities said. One person was injured, according to the fire and rescue department. Columns of smoke were visible across Vilnius and residents in the area were...
NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
WARSAW, Poland — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace. The incursion, which...
Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was ‘recklessness,’ but defends his abilities
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was “recklessness” for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, but she defends his ability to do the job, according an excerpt of her new book. Harris, in an excerpt...
Nepalese army moves to restore order after protest violence intensifies
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese soldiers guarded the streets of the country’s capital on Wednesday and ordered people to stay at home as they moved to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians. Armed troops guarding the main areas of...
Trump is upsetting the U.S. allies needed to counter China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining relationships that have been cornerstones of American foreign policy to counter China’s growing influence, eroding years of diplomatic investments spanning administrations. The latest fracture came Friday, when hundreds of South Korean workers were detained at a Hyundai manufacturing...
Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
CHICAGO — The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are...
U.S. high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the covid-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant...
Trump dines at a restaurant near the White House to promote his federal law enforcement surge in D.C.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. His motorcade made the short distance to Joe’s Seafood,...
Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her
WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over...
New York City police hunt for man suspected of killing elderly couple and burning their home
NEW YORK — A New York City couple in their 70s was killed Monday in what the police commissioner said was a “horrific double homicide, robbery and arson” — the man tied to a pole and stabbed, the woman’s body severely burned as their home went up in flames. Frank...
NFL’s kickoff rule change leads to highest return rate since 2010Video
A small tweak to the kickoff rule led to a big increase in kickoff returns in the first week of the 2025 season. Teams returned 75.6% of kickoffs in Week 1 for the highest rate in any week since the 2010 season, the last time the kickoff spot was at...
No. 2 Penn State hopes early reps for new receivers pay dividends laterVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Devonte Ross knew he’d have just one man to beat. He knew where the football would be and exactly when it would get there. For the new Penn State wide receiver, those are the perks of paying attention in practice. The ensuing twisting, one-armed, 42-yard touchdown catch...
Bills add kicker Matt Prater to active roster, sign former Steelers punter Cameron JohnstonVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kicker Matt Prater was signed to the Bills active roster off the practice squad Tuesday, days after the 19-year veteran capped Buffalo’s season-opening comeback win over Baltimore. The Bills, however, are changing punters in preparing to play at the New York Jets on Sunday. They signed...
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins U.S. House special election in Virginia
Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state’s most populous county. Walkinshaw’s victory in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District helps Democrats winnow Republicans’ narrow majority in the House...
Ryder Cup preparations for US team begins in wine country
NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas is in northern California’s wine country for a final tune-up before the Ryder Cup, just like he was two years ago. Only now he has plenty of company. The U.S. team, determined not to repeat the mistakes of two years ago, has 10 of its...
Big 12 officiating crew removed from next assignment for not enforcing kickoff rule in Missouri win
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 officiating crew that worked the Kansas-Missouri game last week has been removed from its next assignment because it failed to enforce a rule in the kicking game, the conference announced Tuesday. NCAA rules require the kick following a touchdown to be kicked off a...
Aaron Judge hits 359th career homer, passing Hall of Famer Yogi Berra for 5th in Yankees history
NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list. Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center...
Rays’ Wander Franco detained, admitted into clinic for mental health issuesVideo
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic in the Dominican Republic for mental health issues, according to authorities. The request to have...
More than 350 Greenlandic women, girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s, according to an independent investigation’s findings released Tuesday. The Inuit victims, many of them...
Alex Jones asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host is arguing that the judge...
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. President Donald Trump said...
U.S. Steel to end steel production at Illinois plant but no layoffs
HARRISBURG — U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker by giving the government a say over decisions that affect domestic steel production. U.S. Steel...
