The Associated Press FILE - This Oct. 16, 2019, file photo shows a sign at a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa. General Motors says, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, it wants to fill more than 8,000 technical job openings this year. The Detroit automake...

Los Angeles City Council approves phaseout of oil drilling The Los Angeles City Council has approved a measure to ban new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer January 26, 2022, 8:36 PM • 3 min read Share to F...

The Associated Press FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks to reporters, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, during a news conference in Seattle. In a 5-4 decision Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court upheld an $18 million campaign f...

US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body U.S. researchers are reporting the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer...

Cut off by volcano, Tongans relieved as contact restored As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of the billowing clouds of ash, gas a...

First aid flights arrive in Tonga after big volcano eruption The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption By NICK PERRY...

Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast A team of scientists has explored a rare, pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer January 20, 2022, 12:41 PM • 3 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email...

Airlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in US Some flights to and from the U.S. have been canceled even after ATT and Verizon scaled back the rollout of high-speed wireless service that could interfere with aircraft technology that measure...

The Associated Press FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington. Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook t...

Celeb-heavy Los Angeles suburb gets tough on water wasters The local water district for wealthy Southern California communities in an enclave nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains is taking a more aggressive approach to conservation as the drought drags...