Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella…
Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the…
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and HBO Max, in a $72 billion deal that would bring…
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of…
US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead
By The Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war…
Wall Street inches up before the opening bell as tech and crypto stabilize
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets leaned toward modest gains before the opening bell Tuesday as technology and cryptocurrency companies recouped some of the previous day’s losses. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while…
Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child’s birthday party
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California appealed to the public for tips, cellphone video, witness accounts and even rumors as they searched Sunday for a suspect in the killing of three…
Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike
By NICOLE WINFIELD, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and…
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President…
The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers’ minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy…