People — and robots — are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China

BEIJING (AP) — It’s not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 ...

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

The demand for electricity can have a ripple effect that raises prices for everyone else. For example, if utilities build ...

Wendy’s closes US restaurants and focuses on value to turn around falling sales

Wendy’s expressed confidence that its U.S. turnaround plans and international growth will help arrest its sales slide this year. The company said it expects global systemwide sales — which includes ...

Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces members who ousted Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to North Carolina on Friday to celebrate members of the special forces who stormed into Venezuela on the third day of the New Year and whisked away ...

Disneyland lets attic brides get married at the Haunted Mansion — Husbands beware!

Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings and Honeymoons will begin offering the ceremonies in July starting at $25,000 to $40,000.

World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some workers in Mexico City

Instead, the busy Mexico City throughway where some 2,500 sex workers make their living is lined with construction, part of larger preparations in the Mexican capital leading up to the 2026 FIFA World ...

Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions

In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Massachusetts, the Justice Department said Harvard has “thwarted” efforts to investigate potential discrimination. It accused Harvard of refusing to ...

Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents

CAIRO (AP) — Dubai has announced a new chairman for DP World, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, replacing the ...

Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Here’s who is most at risk and symptoms to watch for

And last month, cancer society researchers reported that colorectal cancer mortality in Americans under 50 had increased by 1 ...

Journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon and four other people are set to be arraigned on federal civil rights charges Friday, accused in a protest at a Minnesota ...

Experts say vetting tips in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance is a huge but vital task

Nancy Guthrie was last seen Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. Hours before her family knew she was gone, a ...

Time for action: Let’s work together to make gas more affordable for all Californians

California’s 4th State Senate district is massive. Comprised of 13 counties, it spans the rugged Sierra Nevada and juts out into the Central Valley. As the state senator representing the district, I ...