Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it…
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany’s murder of millions of people and its…
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a…
Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 13 deaths reported
By KATE BRUMBACK and JULIE WALKER Associated Press The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice and power outages, impassable roads, canceled flights and…
Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won’t use force
By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but he said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using…
US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America…
Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two…
Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of…
US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed…
Danish foreign minister says Vance will host meeting on Greenland in Washington
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Tuesday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington this week as tensions spiral over the Trump administration’s desire for control of…