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Hegseth announces a new drone command and cuts to 20% of generals in 'State of the Force' speech
The Pentagon chief announced the intention to create a new four-star command to oversee the rollout of autonomous …
A capstone of bold gambles
Kodak takes on new role: startup landlord
GOP presidential hopefuls square off
Big Green Monster cukes?
Big Apple bonding
Mechanical thumb raised skyward
BOSTON - With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on its digital face, the robotic creation of two researchers in Canada embarked on a hitchhiking journey acro…
A lithium risk
WASHINGTON - Boeing, one of the world's two largest aircraft makers, warned its passenger airline customers on Friday that flying bulk shipments of lithium-ion…
Another crash results in spilled oil
BILLINGS, Mont. - Four tank cars leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling fuel from North Dakota derailed in rural northeastern Montana,…
Major cyberattack targets hospital system
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles, hospital system put at risk the personal information for as many as …
Lawmakers back company responsible for decade-old Gulf leak
WASHINGTON (AP) - Capitol Hill lawmakers from Louisiana have intervened on behalf of a New Orleans company that has failed to stop a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico but lobbied for a refund of money reser…
Kentucky flood victims tell anguished tales of loss, grief
FLAT GAP, Ky. - The last time Heather Blair saw her disabled son, Richard, both were fighting for their lives as floodwaters rose inside their home.
Mining proposal receives scrutiny
BILLINGS, Mont. - The U.S. Forest Service is considering a more stringent analysis of a mining proposal near Yellowstone National Park after receiving thousands of public comments on the 2,500-acre project, accordi…
California flexes muscles in water tussle with farmers
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - California water regulators flexed their muscles on Thursday by ordering a group of farmers to stop pumping from a branch of the San Joaquin River amid an escalating battle over how much power…
Amazon: 20 bets in 20 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Amazon turned 20 on Thursday. Here's a timeline of 20 investment bets Amazon made in the past 20 years:
Farewell FAO Schwarz: Last day of business at NYC toy store
NEW YORK - Tom Hanks danced on a large floor piano there in the movie "Big." Multitudes of children wandered through the aisles over the years, hopped up on su…