LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of the CES and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health longevity tech, wearables and more. Siemens President and CEO Roland Busch kicked off the day with a keynote detailing how its customers are harnessing artificial intelligence to […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents’ car and the cabin instantly comes alive. The vehicle recognizes her, knows it’s her birthday and cues up her favorite song without a word spoken. “Think of the car as having […]
No one can say Tony Dokoupil is slipping into his new job as “CBS Evening News” anchor unnoticed. In a week, he’s issued a veritable manifesto for how he intends to fulfill the role, cast subtle shade on saintly predecessor Walter Cronkite, had an unexpected debut dominated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and posted a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing 31 […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, calming somewhat from the buzz set off by recent record rallies on Wall Street, while investors’ attention turned to global interest rates and uncertainty caused by developments in Venezuela. Despite a broad rally on Wall Street, Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.1% to finish at 51,961.98, and South […]
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada needs to “pivot” from talk of a potential new pipeline carrying oil bound for Asia and instead think about building a new refinery. Eby said Tuesday that if tax dollars are being considered to build a pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast, the money would be better […]
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. — The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says residents are dealing with cracked floors and overflowing sewage after a power outage caused pipes to freeze in many homes in the community. Chief David Monias says it’s unclear how many of the more than 1,300 homes in Pimicikamak Cree […]
KAMLOOPS — Mounties in B.C. say they are investigating an alleged fraud perpetrated against a Denny’s restaurant by three former employees who are being sued by the restaurant’s operator for allegedly misappropriating more than $500,000 from an account for employee tips. Cpl. Dana Napier, media relations officer for the Kamloops RCMP, said in a statement […]
CALGARY — The Alberta government has launched a website for the bitumen pipeline it wants to see built to the northwest B.C. coast. It says the page will act as a central hub for project information and updates to ensure transparency and open dialogue. It includes a section dedicated to debunking myths, such as that […]
MIAMI (AP) — In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening. Then Venezuela’s foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo — a subsidiary of the state oil company — to make a $500,000 donation to the president’s inauguration. With the socialist administration of Nicolas Maduro struggling to feed Venezuela, Rodríguez […]
