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Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town

A Google affiliate started using drones Friday to deliver customers' Walgreens and FedEx purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town.

Oct 18, 2019 6:34 PM Read more >

Brother of Honduran president convicted of drug conspiracy

NEW YORK — The brother of the Honduran president was convicted Friday in a massive drug conspiracy case in New York City after prosecutors said he relied on "state sponsored drug trafficking" enabled by the Central American leader.

Oct 18, 2019 5:23 PM Read more >

Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town

A Google affiliate started using drones Friday to deliver customers' Walgreens and FedEx purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town.

Oct 18, 2019 5:17 PM Read more >

Dennis Rodman denies slapping guest at Florida party

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Dennis Rodman is pleading not guilty to a misdemeanour charge of slapping a man who was celebrating the former NBA star's birthday at a Florida bar last May.

Oct 18, 2019 4:27 PM Read more >

Trump taps Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate Energy Secretary Rick Perry's deputy to lead the agency when Perry leaves later this year.

Oct 18, 2019 4:21 PM Read more >

Climate has Fonda picking up where she left off in the 1970s

WASHINGTON — Stepping briskly into a U.S.

Oct 18, 2019 3:55 PM Read more >

Faced with protests, Lebanon PM blames own gov't for crisis

BEIRUT — Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with "convincing" solutions for a rapidly worsening economic crisis, as nationwide protests against the country's entire ruling political class escalated

Oct 18, 2019 3:52 PM Read more >

False alarm: Retail tag prompts suspicious package response

ATLANTA — A discarded security tag has caused a scare in downtown Atlanta. An employee reported a beeping sound coming from a trash bin outside a state government building in the heart of downtown Friday.

Oct 18, 2019 3:44 PM Read more >

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who led two Silicon Valley giants, has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death Friday, but gave no cause. Hurd was on medical leave, which Oracle announced in September .

Oct 18, 2019 3:09 PM Read more >

IMF, World Bank leaders appeal for an end to trade wars

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to their 189 member countries on Friday to resolve widening disagreements on trade and other issues, warning that the divisions threaten to worsen the impact of a

Oct 18, 2019 3:06 PM Read more >