Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the…
A documentary ode to John Candy opens TIFF, from Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks
TORONTO (AP) — “I wish I had more bad things to say about him,” Bill Murray says in…
A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn
LAS VEGAS — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking…
Drones blasting AC/DC, Scarlett Johannson help biologists protect cattle from wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.…
A by-the-numbers look at E-Verify, the US system used to determine employment eligibility
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government…
Online age checks driving concerns they curtail internet freedoms
Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face…
Venice Film Festival: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone unveil ‘Bugonia’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Bugonia,” a disturbed, conspiracy obsessed man kidnaps the…
Robotic bunnies deployed to combat invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades…
Wall Street edges higher and notches another record for S&P 500
Modest gains on Wall Street lifted the stock market to an all-time high Wednesday ahead of a highly…
Stocks hold steady just below recent records on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding near breakeven in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes…
Another US military mini shuttle launches on a secret mission
Another U.S. military mini shuttle blasted off Thursday night to conduct classified experiments in space. Launched by SpaceX,…
‘Splitsville’: Dakota Johnson stars in the year’s funniest relationship comedy
There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several…