Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
HENNIKER, N.H. -- When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty...
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UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON -- With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to...
What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to...
Family of worker killed in Kentucky plant blast mourns and hires attorneys to investigate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The family of a worker killed last week in an explosion at a Louisville manufacturing plant said...
Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the...
Host Brazil focuses G20 on fighting hunger with wars and Trump’s return in the background
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil pushed for concerted action to alleviate hunger Monday as it hosted a summit of the...
6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped
YEMASSEE, S.C. -- Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a...
About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news...
A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown
HELSINKI -- A submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause...
Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea...
