Nov 19 Amazon tells senator it’s considered face-scanning doorbells By Associated Press Amazon is telling Congress that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. Continue reading
Oct 07 Pope seeks ‘courageous’ debate over Amazon priest shortage By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged South American bishops on Monday to speak “courageously” at a high-profile meeting on the Amazon, where the shortage of priests is so acute that the Vatican is considering ordaining married men and… Continue reading
Sep 25 McDonald’s uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press McDonald's Corp. is letting job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: North Korea says it’s open to new nuclear talks with U.S. In our news wrap Monday, North Korea says it is willing to restart nuclear talks with the U.S. Previous discussions stalled after President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a failed summit in Hanoi in February, but Trump… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 9:24 In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome… Continue watching
Aug 30 Brazil says it is successfully controlling fires in Amazon By Luis Alonso Lugo, Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said earlier in the day that his son and Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo were heading to Washington to discuss possible U.S. aid in fighting the fires. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Brazil delegation says Trump meeting about Amazon fires was a ‘special moment’ By Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and the country's foreign minister are in the United States to discuss aid amid devastating fires in the Amazon region. Continue reading
Aug 29 Brazil puts temporary ban on most burning to curb Amazon fires By Associated Press The official decree prohibiting fires for 60 days was published Thursday following international criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the environmental crisis. Continue reading
Aug 29 Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage By Leo Correa, Mario Lobao, Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press Over 98 percent of Brazil's indigenous lands lie within the Amazon. Continue reading
Aug 28 Bolsonaro says Amazon nations should decide region’s future By Luis Andres Henao, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press The Brazilian leader also escalated a deeply personal dispute with French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of portraying himself as "the one and only person" concerned about the environment. Continue reading