Russia's Far East 'land of fire and ice' avoids major damage from earthquake and tsunami

MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s Far East coast, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked re...

Fans toast Grateful Dead’s 60th with concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the scruffy jam band that came to emb...

Epstein and Maxwell grand juries did not hear directly from victims, prosecutors tell judges

The federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges did not hear directly from any of the alleged victims in the cas...

Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth's land and ice

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission...

German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident at remote site that rescuers struggled to reach becau...

Braves place 5-time All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. on the injured list with Achilles tendon inflammation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves put five-time All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list with right Achilles tendon inflammation Wednesday, though the exact severity of ...

A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food ...

Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here's what to know

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century's most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Ala...

Gates Industrial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Gates Industrial Corp. (GTES) on Wednesday reported profit of $56.5 million in its second quarter. The Denver-based company said it had profit of 22 cents per sha...

Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump's big bill is chiseling it back

WASHINGTON (AP) — On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health care safety net for millions of low-income Ameri...

Trump's latest tariff deadline is approaching. Here are the trade deals the US has announced so far

NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reac...

What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and Cambodia

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia have reaffirmed their ceasefire intended to end five days of armed combat along their border after the accord got off to a shaky start. The agreement to...