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  • 'Roma,' 'Burning' among foreign language Oscar contenders

    Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" and Lee Chang-dong's "Burning" are among the nine films that are being considered for a foreign language Oscar nomination

  • North Carolina bus crash injures 13 middle school students

    A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital

  • The Latest: Portions of FBI interview with Flynn released

    Portions of the FBI interview notes at the center of the false statements case against Michael Flynn have been released

  • Missouri woman who drove car into Kansas River pleads guilty

    A 26-year-old Missouri woman who intentionally drove her vehicle into the Kansas River in Lawrence has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder

  • Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska's Beaufort Sea

    Conservation groups sued Monday to block an oil-drilling project in federal Arctic waters

  • Agriculture Dept. launches 2nd round of payments to farmers

    President Donald Trump has authorized a second and final round of $11 billion in trade mitigation payments to farmers hard hit by tariffs

  • Why robots need to be able to say 'No'

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthias Scheutz, Tufts University(THE CONVERSATION) Should you always do what other people tell you to do? Clearly not. Everyone knows that. So should future robots always obey our commands? At first glance, you might think they should, simply because they are machines and that’s what they are designed to do. But then think of all the times you would not mindlessly carry out

  • How one 'Rosie the Riveter' poster won out over all the others and became a symbol of female empowerment

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Myers, Saint Francis University and G. Kurt Piehler, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) Seventy-five years ago, Norman Rockwell’s painting of Rosie the Riveter appeared on the cover of a May 1943 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Many might have been already aware of the fictional Rosie from the radio. A year earlier, she made her first appearance in a nationally

  • Meet the ocean creatures that use a mesh of mucus to catch their food

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelly Sutherland, University of Oregon(THE CONVERSATION) All animals must eat to survive. If you’ve heard the term “grazer” before, it may bring to mind familiar farm animals, such as cows or sheep munching on pastureland. But the ocean has its own suite of grazers, with very different — even bizarre — body forms and feeding techniques. Instead of teeth, one group of these

  • From slag to swag: The story of Earl Tupper's fantastic plastics

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marsha Bryant, University of Florida(THE CONVERSATION) When “American Horror Story,” the Museum of Modern Art and “Napoleon Dynamite” pay homage to an invention, you know it’s made a cultural impact in a big way.Tupperware has a staying power that most plastic products don’t. So far, it has evaded the anti-plastics movement, and it seems to survive most kitchen clean-outs. Its

  • Novelty in science – real necessity or distracting obsession?

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois at Chicago(THE CONVERSATION) In a survey of over 1,500 scientists, more than 70 percent of them reported having been unable to reproduce other scientists’ findings at least once. Roughly half of the surveyed scientists ran into problems trying to reproduce their own results. No wonder people are talking about a “reproducibility crisis” in

  • DOJ files to halt Trump suit demanding financial documents

    The Justice Department is challenging a Maryland federal judge's decision allowing a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to go forward

  • Barrier isn't trapping trash in Pacific Ocean after months

    A floating device deployed three months ago to corral a swirling island of trash between California and Hawaii hasn't swept up any plastic waste

  • NHL in-season coaching changes in salary-cap era

    In-season NHL coaching changes since salary cap era began in 2005

  • CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance

    CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance citing failure to cooperate with misconduct investigation.

  • Revenues dip at Massachusetts and Connecticut casinos

    Gambling revenues have tumbled at Massachusetts' casinos for another month.

  • The Latest: Haslam giving Senate bid 'serious consideration'

    Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he's giving 'serious consideration' to possible Senate bid after Sen. Lamar Alexander announces he won't seek re-election

  • BC-Sports Showcase Digest

    A look ahead to top enterprise and feature stories planned globally by AP Sports. New digests will go out each Thursday and Monday and will be repeated on other weekdays. Please note that story plans may change depending on news and other issues.For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. For reruns, call the Service Desk 800-838-4616 or your local AP bureau.As with all our operations, we welcome and want your

  • Good dog! Griffin the golden retriever earns honorary degree

    A service dog trained by West Virginia prison inmates has received an honorary diploma for accompanying his owner through class and field work as she earned a master's degree in occupational therapy

  • Country band Alabama mark 50 years with new tour

    Country band Alabama to mark 50 years together with a new tour in 2019, more than a year after founding member Jeff Cook announced that he has Parkinson's disease

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