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Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights led to his ...
L.A. Metro driver shot in face on bus by ex-boyfriend who remains at large
A veteran Los Angeles Metro bus operator who was brutally targeted by an ex-boyfriend inside her bus and barely escaped with her life is now, understandably, in fear for it as her 45-year-old ...
Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
Donald Trump’s first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia. Now with Trump set to ...
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to ...
Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into Osprey safety issues
After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — ...
In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests
Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of ...
The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it
Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, banking hard over ...
G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine
Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to ...
L.A. Deputy accused in fatal shooting of father, 34, may receive probation; family outraged
The family of David Ordaz Jr., who was shot and killed by L.A. County Deputies nearly four years ago, held a news conference Monday to protest a possible plea deal for one of the involved deputies ...
Family learns new info on Maui woman who vanished in Los Angeles
After the first week of search efforts, Hannah Kobayashi’s family has only received one new detail to help them look for the missing Maui woman in Los Angeles. Family members said that over the ...
35,000 crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, ...
Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China
Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday morning, reports said. Students were arriving for ...