SpaceX launches, lands Starship in 1st successful flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon...
200 years: Remote St. Helena island marks Napoleon’s death
<p>Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon died 200 years ago got even harder during the coronavirus pandemic. </p>
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Ford is betting that solid-state batteries will cut EV costs
DETROIT — Ford has raised its stake in a manufacturer of solid-state batteries — a move that its chief product and operations officer, Hau...
Brazilian comedian’s COVID-19 death unites nation in grief
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Paulo Gustavo, a popular comedian whose character Dona Herminia dealt with everyday family and LGTBQ issues in some of Brazil's...
Coroner: Gunshot killed baby at end of father’s police chase
BILOXI, Miss. — A single gunshot killed an infant who was with his father as the Louisiana man died in a barrage of gunfire...
India’s virus surge damages Modi’s image of competence
NEW DELHI — India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running...
Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench South
<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama...
In Ethiopia camp, displaced Tigrayans live with hunger, fear
MEKELE, Ethiopia — The memories are so painful that Birhanu Haile sometimes forgets to eat.
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Salvage crews removing fuel from capsized lift boat
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Salvage crews have begun removing fuel from a lift boat that capsized off the Louisiana coast in a storm last month,...
Astronomer’s trademark suit against American Doll resolved
MADISON, Wis. — A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name...