Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave has brought more triple-digit temperatures to a large swath of the U.S. West By ANITA SNOW Associated Press June 17, 2021, 1:27 AM • 5 min read Sha...

The Associated Press FILE - In this April 7, 2021 file photo, a Waymo minivan arrives to pick up passengers for an autonomous vehicle ride, in Mesa, Ariz. Waymo, the self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google, isn't allowing a recent wave of executiv...

The Associated Press FILE - In this image provided by NASA/JSC, astronauts Steven L. Smith and John M. Grunsfeld are photographed during an extravehicular activity (EVA) during the December 1999 Hubble servicing mission of STS-103, flown by Discovery. T...

China set to send first crew to new space station Thursday The three members of the first crew to be sent to China’s new space station say they’re eager to get to work By SAM McNEIL Associated Press June 16, 2021, 2:33 PM • 5 min read Share to Fac...

Want a job? Employers say: Talk to the computer Online services that interview job applicants remotely by webcam and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills mushroomed in popularity during the pandemic and into the subsequent economic recover...

AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes The Associated Press says it will no longer publish the names or photographs of people charged with minor crimes, in a recognition of how such stories can have a long, damaging afterlife on the Int...

Neiman Marcus to spend $500M on new investments amid rebound Neiman Marcus is hoping to capitalize on rebounding luxury sales by investing more than $500 million over the next three years in refreshing stores, speeding up deliveries and acquiring new te...

The Associated Press The Governor of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, front left, and Martin Jetter, front right, CEO of IBM Europe, attend the official inauguration of the first commercially used quantum computer in Europe in Ehningen, Germany...

Hong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported China's government says no abnormal radiation has been detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong following a news report of a leak, while Hong Kong's leader says her administration...

The Associated Press Leaders pose during a family picture at the NATO headquarters where the 30-nation alliance hopes to reaffirm its unity and discuss increasingly tense relations with China and Russia, as the organization pulls its troops out after 18...