WhatsApp sues Indian government over new internet rules
NEW DELHI — The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users’ privacy and stop new rules that would...
8th noose found at Amazon site despite additional security
HARTFORD, Conn. — NAACP officials on Wednesday denounced what they called continued racism at an Amazon warehouse construction site in Connecticut where an eighth...
EXPLAINER: How vaccine passports for global travel will work
LONDON — Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and ... digital vaccination certificate?
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GM’s newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon....
Judge to weigh Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Penn State president who was forced out as the school's top administrator after Jerry Sandusky was arrested nearly a decade...
9 NYC jail workers charged in bribery-contraband scam
NEW YORK — Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes...
Edmunds: Five fuel-efficient used car picks under $25,000
The price of gasoline is up more than a dollar on average in the last 12 months, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration....
Sex abuse class-action suit tossed, individual claims stand
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth...
Ford: Electric vehicles to be 40% of global sales by 2030
DETROIT — Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it's spending to...
Bundles of cocaine washing ashore in coastal Texas county
MATAGORDA, Texas — Authorities in a coastal Texas county are asking beachgoers to not pick up any suspicious items in the water after several...