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Weekend job: Trump hits campaign trail on days off from trial

AI's relentless rise gives journalists tough choices

India pushes Maoist rebel strongholds on road to democracy

'Early-stage' AI begins to make waves at China sex toy expo

Heat and Pelicans overcome key absences to take final playoff spots

Verstappen blasts past Hamilton to win Chinese GP sprint

Verstappen wins Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

In historic election, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to unionize

Russia quietly exits Karabakh, ceding its clout 'for good'

Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks

Hong Kong regulator to investigate PwC auditing of Evergrande

No Butler, no problem as Heat crush Bulls to set up Celtics clash

The Miami Heat shrugged off the absence of star forward Jimmy Butler to crush the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in their play-in eliminator on Friday and earn a clash with the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.

'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming

For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.

Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry agonizes under Milei

President Javier Milei's "chainsaw" approach to budget cuts have not only caused deep financial pain to many Argentines, but is also threatening the country's Oscar-winning culture scene, industry players say.

Glowering, threats and Al Capone: what faces the Trump jury

Terrorists, mafia bosses -- and Donald Trump. The common thread? When they go on trial, the jurors have such a tough task that they have to be kept anonymous for their own safety.

Korda one off the lead at Chevron as Thitikul and Im shine

Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul and South Korea's Im Jinhee share the second round lead at the LPGA's Chevron Championship, the first women's major of the season, but record-hunting American Nelly Korda sits just one shot behind.

'Halving' arrives for bitcoin miners

The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money.

'No to mining': activists demand closure of Guatemala gold mine

Waving banners and shouting "no to mining," environmental activists gathered in small boats on a lake between El Salvador and Guatemala on Friday calling for the closure of a Canadian-owned gold mine.

Morikawa grabs share of RBC Heritage lead but Scheffler lurks

Masters contender Collin Morikawa shot a bogey-free five-under second round of 66 to join a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage tournament on Friday.