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After climate summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces key decisions to reduce emissions back home

Sep. 24, 2023 00:16 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom made big waves in the climate world recently by announcing a lawsuit alleging major oil and gas companies deceived the public about the risks fossil fuels posed for global warming and saying he would sign the nation's most sweeping emissions...

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Sep. 23, 2023 23:16 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid — including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. They say Egyptian authorities were likely behind the attempted...

California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

Sep. 23, 2023 22:00 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state. The legislation vetoed Friday night would have...

Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.

Sep. 23, 2023 20:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers...

Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks

Sep. 23, 2023 20:30 PM EDT

Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits. Only about 12% of the union’s membership is so far taking...

Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

Sep. 23, 2023 19:37 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed...

MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Naomi Campbell stuns at Dolce&Gabbana in collection highlighting lingerie

Sep. 23, 2023 19:13 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — The Milan fashion world has become a designer carousel. Powerhouse Gucci and Swiss luxury brand Bally both introduced designers this season, while Tod's bade their creative director farewell and Moschino is in an interim phase. The question on everyone's minds: Where...

Taiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured

Sep. 23, 2023 18:05 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan killed at least five people and injured more than 100 others, and five people are still missing. The fire began on Friday night at the factory in Pingtung county and raged overnight. Three...

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Sep. 23, 2023 17:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building...

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Sep. 23, 2023 15:34 PM EDT

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project. Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau in northern New Mexico was transformed into a makeshift home for scientists, engineers and young soldiers...