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With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server wareho…

Iran's state television has reported that seven oil tankers caught fire and were damaged overnight after either being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Women are protesting around Poland for access to free and legal abortion services.

A city in South Korea is again trying to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal.

A man has been charged with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff with nunchucks days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly hit her with a car.

Asian shares and U.S. futures are broadly lower after U.S. stocks climbed, lifted by strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies.

Construction projects are putting at risk a mangrove forest that stands between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and rising seas.

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence.

Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is in the final stretch of his presidency as France faces intense protests.

Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago.

Storytelling economy can be in short supply at the movies.

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Trump is barnstorming across conservative America this week to shore up support for Republican candidates in unexpectedly competitive races.

If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state.

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A southern cassowary at the Adelaide Zoo has laid eggs there for the first time in 34 years, after a carefully managed breeding process.

The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor who supported President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss in the battleground state says he did it because of concerns with election funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

The agency replied two months later, saying it had “competing priorities,” officials from a coalition of Western states said.

Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades.

The National Weather Service issued multiple warnings across parts of Arizona on Wednesday, including severe thunderstorm warnings that brought large hail the size of golf balls.

Fire crews are responding to a blaze at a senior living facility in Mississippi that has forced residents to evacuate.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded sharp attacks in their final Michigan Senate debate.

The University of Arizona has suspended a fraternity's activities after a female student alleged two men sexually assaulted her at fraternity's house in August.

The Mariners have kept the list of potential managers they're talking to quiet, but a third name has emerged: Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler.

It was the second time fake polls have become news this year, underscoring the risks in an era of little-known data firms, hard-to-reach voters and suddenly ubiquitous prediction markets.

A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti.

The Washington State defense faces a tough test Saturday against a Boise State offense that averages 234 yards rushing per game, ninth in the country.

The Seahawks know they have to deal with Kenneth Walker III this weekend, but that's the least of their concerns considering the early hole they've dug themselves.

Seattle Public Schools is reinforcing expectations for how much time is devoted to each subject, prompting some schools to trim recess time.

An Amazon employee is suing her employer, claiming the company did not protect her after she accused a senior manager of sexual assault.

The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer known as Clavicular is set to be arraigned in Massachusetts on charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Cape Cod home.

The Trump administration is moving to end its legal fight to overhaul a popular student loan forgiveness program.

Police say one person may have been trying to help a disabled person cross the tracks when they were hit by the freight train.

Trump’s belligerence leaves many world leaders reluctant to cross him for fear of blowback or even, depending on his mood, a fresh round of tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S.

We're halfway through the college football season, which seems like the perfect time to hand out midseason awards for the best and worst from the Big Ten.

Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply.

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American who was freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, says he was in disbelief about his release.

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An outreach model that housed nearly 90% of people living outside in Pioneer Square earlier this year will be used across Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson said Wednesday.

The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend region.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella says he is leading a cultural shift by removing exhibits from the National Museum.

The film adaptation never quite finds the delicacy of Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel, writes Moira Macdonald.

Tesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX.

Maine Republican Sen.