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In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit

Cruise, GM's robo-taxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

U.S. regulators have been investigating Cruise’s operations after receiving incident reports that suggested risks to pedestrian and passenger safety.

Twelve-year-old Mahito journeys into an otherworldly realm in <em>The Boy and the Heron.</em>

In 'The Boy and the Heron,' Miyazaki asks: How do we go on in the midst of grief?

Hayao Miyazaki's beguiling new fantasy combines the excitement of a boy's grand adventure and the weight of an older man's reflection. The hypnotic story is a partial self-portrait by an anime master.

In this June 25, 2020, file photo, Sen. Nancy Skinner speaks during debate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills

The bill by Democratic state Sen. Nancy Skinner would not let California extradite doctors who are facing charges in another state for providing abortion medication.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, on Sunday.

Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders in push to keep Gaza war from spreading

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Arab partners as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading.

Generations of mothers are at the center of 'A Grandmother Begins The Story'

Métis writer Michelle Porter has created beauty from the ugliness of colonization, loss, addiction, abandonment, and grief in her debut novel that finds motherhood at its heart.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem

A birthday and a spate of bad polls highlight the one weakness Biden cannot really address. He was 78 when he took office. He'd be 86 leaving a second term.

An armed police officer guards the ambulance entrance to the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, early on Oct. 26, 2023. A massive manhunt was under way for 40-year-old Robert Card, who officials identified as a person of interest.

Manhunt continues for 'person of interest' in deadly Maine shootings

A Maine public safety commissioner said Robert Card, 40, should be considered armed and dangerous. The official declined to give casualty numbers in Lewiston, saying they're "are all over the map."

San Francisco has served as a testing ground for autonomous vehicles made by the companies Waymo (pictured above) and Cruise.

California allows robo-taxis to expand and emergency responders aren't happy

In a 3-1 vote, California's transportation regulator allows self-driving car companies to expand their programs in the state — despite opposition from police and fire departments.

Netanyahu says Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's war on Hamas. Netanyahu says once Hamas is defeated, Israel has to make sure there is no resurgence of terrorism.

In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. A California appeals court ruled March 13, 2023, that a voter-backed initiative exempting Uber and Lyft from a key provision of state employment law is constitutional, a reversal of a lower court decision that marks a win for the ride-hailing giants.

California court rules for Uber, Lyft in ride-hailing case

A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees.

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