US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
DETROIT — In a reversal from Trump administration policies, U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic...
Dutch princess won’t accept payment when she turns 18
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, has decided for the next few years not to accept the allowance...
Russia spars with EU and US at meeting on EU-UN cooperation
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the European Union and the United States at a U.N. meeting Thursday that highlighted the strained relations between...
‘The Night Watchman,’ Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers
NEW YORK — One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.”
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South Africa finalizes treaty to extradite fugitives in UAE
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Friday it has finalized an extradition treaty with United Arab Emirates that would allow it to bring back members...
Governor: Texas building new border barrier; no details yet
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has offered no details on his plans to construct new barrier along the border with Mexico...
‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks
WASHINGTON — Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks, starting a 24/7 tip...
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least...
Richard Branson marks opening of Virgin hotel in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Billionaire businessman and investor Richard Branson marked the opening Thursday of the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, promoting weekend events that...
Latino group sues to block Democrat-drawn maps in Illinois
CHICAGO — Illinois Democrats used inadequate data and an opaque process to draw new legislative districts, a Latino civil rights organization argued in the...