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Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump visited with sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington on Thursday as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of t...

U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market delivered another upside surprise last month, churning out a surprisingly strong 147,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down unexpectedly, too. Bu...

Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean

Formed three years ago, Gigablue says it has designed particles that when released in the ocean will trap carbon at the bottom of the sea. Gigablue says its work will do nothing less than sa...

Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Two elderly female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said. Eastern Province Police Commissione...

An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts

The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fig...

Nissan recalls over 480,000 vehicles in the US and Canada due to engine failure risk

NEW YORK (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure. The recall covers cer...

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in northern Iraq will begin handing over their weapons, marking...

One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts

LONDON (AP) — If you’re using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, don’t blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts. Generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google'...

Indonesia rescuers searching for 29 missing people after ferry sinks near Bali

GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort i...

Denmark launches its EU presidency facing war in Ukraine and Trump tariff chaos

AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald T...

Rockies host the Astros on home losing streak

Houston Astros (52-34, first in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (19-67, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Thursday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Brandon Walter (1-1, 3.34 ERA, 1.0...

Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says

The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants’ children and low-income students to help fund “a radical leftwing agenda.”...