Apr 23 Coming to store shelves: cameras that guess your age and gender By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you're craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you. Continue reading
Apr 23 Saudi Arabia beheads 37 prisoners for terrorism crimes By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Public displays of the bodies of executed men last for around three hours until late afternoon prayers, with the severed head and body hoisted to the top of a poll overlooking a main square… Continue reading
Apr 23 2020 Democrats clash over impeachment, felons’ right to vote By Steve Peoples, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump's impeachment as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency. Continue reading
Apr 23 Flores says Biden’s jokes about touching are ‘disrespectful’ By Associated Press A Nevada Democrat who accused Joe Biden of touching her without permission says the former vice president has been "so incredibly disrespectful" by joking about the matter. Continue reading
Apr 23 Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting of journalist By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The dramatic riot in Londonderry last week was starkly reminiscent of the violence that plagued Northern Ireland for decades before the 1998 peace agreement. The result was both tragic and familiar: the death of a young journalist, apparently hit by… Continue reading
Apr 23 AP fact check: Mueller interviewed many close to president By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that the people "closest" to him weren't called to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller. Here's a closer look at the president's claim. Continue reading
Apr 23 Sri Lanka minister says Easter bombings a response to New Zealand attacks By Emily Schmall, Krishan Francis, Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A top Sri Lanka official on Tuesday called the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites “retaliation” for the shooting massacre by a white supremacist at two New Zealand mosques last month, as the Islamic… Continue reading
Apr 23 Migrants anxious after Mexican authorities raid caravan By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press Central American migrants hoping to reach the U.S. are finding a much tougher trek than those in previous caravans, meeting unwelcoming townsfolk and a surprise raid by Mexican police and immigration agents who detained hundreds in Mexico's south. Continue reading
Apr 23 U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3 million vehicles By Tom Krisher, Associated Press U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Continue reading
Apr 22 North Korea leader Kim to meet with Putin in Russia By Associated Press The Kremlin said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April," but gave no further details. Continue reading