Humanoid robots run a half-marathon in Beijing alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

04/21/2025

BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and…

Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies across the US

04/20/2025

NEW YORK — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the US on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals. The disparate events…

Xi Jinping ends Southeast Asia tour touting Beijing’s reliability vs. US tariff threats

04/19/2025

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping capped a three-nation Southeast Asia tour in Cambodia on Friday, promoting Beijing’s reliability as the region faces economic uncertainty due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. China…

Filipino penitents mark Holy Week with flagellations, processions and passion play

04/19/2025

KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate…

Chinese e-commerce sites Temu, Shein raising U.S. prices due to tariffs

04/18/2025

TENNESSEE, United States — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump’s attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the…

Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here’s what to know

04/17/2025

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on Sunday with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of the six-month event that Japan hopes will unite the world divided…

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US

04/13/2025

SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the United States for the first time. But that’s an unlikely scenario even…

La Niña ends after 3 weak months, leaving Earth in neutral climate state

04/11/2025

WASHINGTON — See you later La Niña, we hardly knew you. La Niña, the natural cooling flip side of the better known and warmer El Niño climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three months. The La…

Trump pauses most of his tariffs, except for China

04/10/2025

NEW YORK — US stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors…

Trump’s latest round of tariffs are poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know

04/09/2025

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other countries are already…

Medical helicopter crashes into sea off Japan, killing 3 while 3 are rescued

04/07/2025

TOKYO (AP) — A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people, the Japan coast guard said. The pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; Kazuto Yoshitake, a helicopter mechanic and…

Infidelity for the social media age: What is microcheating, and is it a big deal?

04/06/2025

Liking a co-worker’s photo on social media. Sending them direct messages. Checking in on Slack more often than before. Progressively interacting in this way with someone outside your relationship may be no big deal to you. To…

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