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Investigation into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
UN Security Council to Discuss Iran's Deadly Protests After US Request
Investigators Believe Candles Atop Wine Bottles Ignited Fatal Bar Fire
Trump Announces Outlines of Health Care Plan he Wants Congress to Consider
Schools told to keep children inside polluted Bosnian capital
President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an audacious military raid this month.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – An ally of separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik was leading the presidential election in the Serb-run half of Bosnia, according to near-complete preliminary results on Monday, as the opposition claimed a major vote fraud.
BEIJING (AP) – On the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the two countries are entering a new era of relations. Carney, who became prime minister 10 months ago, is attempting to repair ties with China following several years of acrimony over 100% Canadian tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.
NEW YORK (AP) – A surging stock market and a flurry of deal making padded the profits of Wall Street’s two big investment banks, which both saw a double-digit jump in profits in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs’s net earnings rose 12% from a year earlier, posting a profit of $4.62 billion, or $14.01 a share. Meanwhile Morgan Stanley said it earned $4.4 billion.
NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk’s Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world’s governments are trying to intervene. First launched in 2023, Grok is Musk’s attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini in building an AI assistant powered by a large language model, which is trained on vast pools of data.
HONG KONG (AP) – Taiwan-based TSMC, the world’s largest computer chipmaker, plans to increase its capital spending by as much as nearly 40% this year after it reported a 35% jump in its net profit for the latest quarter thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence, the company said Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful. You wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers. An AP-NORC poll from January found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance as president. That’s virtually unchanged from March 2025, shortly after he took office for the second time.
The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss Iran’s deadly protests at the request of the United States, even as President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic state. Tehran appeared to make conciliatory statements in an effort to defuse the situation after Trump threatened to take action.
President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicolás Maduro before the United States captured him in an audacious military raid this month.
LONDON (AP) – Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.
In a Frozen Chinese City, an Annual Ode to Ice Rises
Kenya pays tribute to beloved elephant Craig, who died at age 54
A Rare Whale is Having an Encouraging Season for Births
The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
Trump suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast
Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions
Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for endangered iguana
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
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US, Britain Impose New Sanctions Against Hamas Operatives
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At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment
Gmail adds new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant
Mattel adds an autistic Barbie devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion
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Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes
