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With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.

A sweeping new data privacy law has gone into effect in Europe, and California may soon follow with its own protections. Backers say the state's move could prompt such standards across the U.S.

California is asking to keep an Imperial Beach climate change lawsuit against the oil industry in state court.

The world's longest-reigning monarch has died. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was 88 and had long been in ill health. He's the only king most Thais have ever known, and the nation erupted in outpourings of grief on Thursday.

A publishers collective sued the tech giant for copyright payments — but a Berlin court kicked the case to the European Union, to weigh whether the 2013 German law cited by the suit is even valid.

The reason: It's probably not legit. A vast phishing scam has been emailing malicious files masquerading as Google Docs. Does a recent edit invitation smell fishy to you? Just delete it.

In what it called an "unlikely" string of events, Amazon says Alexa heard background conversation and misconstrued it as very specific directives.

Doctors estimate they can do 10 tests an hour — double the number in an indoor clinic.

Also: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is re-elected to a fourth term; the latest nor'easter leaves heavy snow in New England; and it's "Pi Day".

The federal government has been sharply criticized for its slow response to the viral disease COVID-19, particularly when it comes to testing.