Tesla’s autopilot lets cars drive, change lanes themselves

DETROIT (AP) — Electric car maker Tesla Motors is leapfrogging competitors with a new autopilot system that lets cars change lanes by themselves.Like other semi-autonomous… Continue reading

Wal-Mart stock plunges after profit warning

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart stock had its biggest one-day drop in nearly three decades after the world’s largest retailer said it’s bracing for its… Continue reading

Study: Calcium, vitamin D pills don’t prevent colon growths

A major study finds that taking calcium or Vitamin D pills does not help prevent growths that can lead to colon cancer in people who… Continue reading

Attorneys: Law forced woman to sue nephew over medical bills

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday… Continue reading

Bruce Leornard, left, and Deborah Leonard, center, enter the courtroom of before their arraignment, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 in New Hartford, N.Y. The central New York couple have been charged with fatally beating their 19-year-old son inside a church, and four fellow church members have been charged with assault in an attack that also left the young man's brother severely injured, police said Tuesday.  (Mark DiOrio/Observer-Dispatch via AP)  ROME OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Police: Brothers were beaten in church to make them confess

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church — one fatally — in an effort by their parents, sister and other… Continue reading

Bruce Leornard, left, and Deborah Leonard, center, enter the courtroom of before their arraignment, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 in New Hartford, N.Y. The central New York couple have been charged with fatally beating their 19-year-old son inside a church, and four fellow church members have been charged with assault in an attack that also left the young man's brother severely injured, police said Tuesday.  (Mark DiOrio/Observer-Dispatch via AP)  ROME OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Astronomer resigns over sexual harassment

SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent astronomer resigned Wednesday from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation found he sexually harassed female students over many… Continue reading

Big 3 airlines flexing their political muscle in Washington

WASHINGTON — U.S. airlines have ramped up an aggressive lobbying campaign that seeks nothing less than converting the government from industry regulator to business ally.The… Continue reading

Prospective speakers multiply in House as all wait on Ryan

WASHINGTON — Every day another Republican lawmaker seems to wake up and decide that he — and in at least one case, she — might… Continue reading

More VW woes: New diesels have suspect software

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company’s recent disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By MICHAEL BIESECKER and TOM KRISHER
  • Nation-World
A man waits with his dog to have a picture taken with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Clinton made a stop for ice cream with her staff and posed for pictures with people. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Clinton’s strong debate is warning for GOP

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s polished performance in the first Democratic debate did more than send a message to her primary rivals. It was a… Continue reading

A man waits with his dog to have a picture taken with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Clinton made a stop for ice cream with her staff and posed for pictures with people. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Indian playwright and theater artiste Maya Krishna Rao rests at her residence in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. As of Wednesday, 41 novelists, essayists, playwrights and poets writing in English as well as regional languages, have returned the awards they received from India's prestigious literary academy in protest, saying they cannot remain silent any longer about numerous incidents of communal violence or attacks on intellectuals across the country over the past year. "It's become a question of an individual's right to speak, to think, to write, to eat, to dress, to debate," said Rao, who returned her award to the academy this week.

41 writers return Indian award, cite climate of intolerance

NEW DELHI — Many in India’s literary community are disgusted. Dozens of writers say every day brings more evidence of intolerance and bigotry going mainstream… Continue reading

Indian playwright and theater artiste Maya Krishna Rao rests at her residence in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. As of Wednesday, 41 novelists, essayists, playwrights and poets writing in English as well as regional languages, have returned the awards they received from India's prestigious literary academy in protest, saying they cannot remain silent any longer about numerous incidents of communal violence or attacks on intellectuals across the country over the past year. "It's become a question of an individual's right to speak, to think, to write, to eat, to dress, to debate," said Rao, who returned her award to the academy this week.

Russian cities ponder 1-day-a-week booze ban

MOSCOW — Some Russian officials are daring to think the seemingly unthinkable in the land of vodka — banning the sale of alcohol once a… Continue reading

Israeli police stand around a Palestinian shot after he allegedly tried to stab a person at Damascus Gate of the Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday.

As attacks continue, Israeli army begins deploying troops

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of soldiers fanned out in cities across Israel on Wednesday and authorities erected concrete barriers outside some Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem… Continue reading

Israeli police stand around a Palestinian shot after he allegedly tried to stab a person at Damascus Gate of the Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday.
On Oct. 5, U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., gathered representatives from southern California ports, water districts and Terry Trapp, CEO of Alaska Bulk Water, to judge the feasibility of shipping water from Sitka to southern California.

Sitka water exports get attention in California

Sitka-based water wholesaler Alaska Bulk Water is getting attention from drought-stricken California.On Oct. 5, U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., gathered representatives from southern California ports,… Continue reading

On Oct. 5, U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., gathered representatives from southern California ports, water districts and Terry Trapp, CEO of Alaska Bulk Water, to judge the feasibility of shipping water from Sitka to southern California.

Governor to get more input from tribes

Gov. Bill Walker used the fourth annual Alaska Federation of Natives-National Congress of American Indians Tribal Conference to announce the creation of a new advisory… Continue reading

Songwriters wanted for anniversary

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, the Peace-Liard Regional Arts Council is seeking submissions for an anniversary theme song.The anniversary takes place… Continue reading

Walker’s D.C. staffers get the ax

The state’s top lobbyist in Washington, D.C. and two of his aides are being fired.The Alaska Dispatch News reported Tuesday that Kip Knudson, director of… Continue reading

U.S. House to probe Pebble denial

The science committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will probe the EPA’s denial of a permit for the Pebble Mine in Southwest.In a letter… Continue reading

Klukwan center gets big loan

The Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center in Klukwan, north of Haines, has been awarded a $350,000 loan by the federal government.The loan, from the U.S.… Continue reading

Ambler tosses out election results

Almost two weeks after municipalities across the state voted on city offices, officials in the Northwest town of Ambler are at the center of a… Continue reading