Robot bartenders: improving quality of life or the road to dystopia?
A New York coffee shop chain has opened its first establishment with robot baristas, following in the footsteps of similar ones in Russia, Dubai and Tokyo
The bunker of hope: Revolutionizing cancer care amid the Ukraine war
The NGO Mission Kharkiv, born in the shadow of the Russian invasion, has delivered more than 180 tons of medicine and treated more than 60,000 patients
Migrants from shipwreck off Greece warned of danger: ‘The captain has fled. We need a solution’
The fishing boat, believed to have been carrying up to 750 people, sank after being escorted for hours by a Greek coast guard vessel
Republicans in Oregon Senate end six-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion and trans health care
The walkout happened despite voters passing a ballot measure in 2022 that disqualifies lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from reelection
Miami Heat and NBA investigating allegation that Conor McGregor assaulted a woman at Finals game
The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed
Things to know about the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act
What law says and does, and the reactions of tribal leaders and the law’s opponents are among the things to know after the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision Thursday upholding the law
Migrants bused from Texas to Los Angeles in move mayor calls ‘despicable stunt’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the migrants were sent to Los Angeles because California had declared itself a “sanctuary” for immigrants
Let it bee: The women on a mission to save Mexico City’s bees
They call themselves Abeja Negra SOS — a group of mostly women working hive by hive to relocate bees that would be exterminated if they remained in Mexico’s crowded capital city
How much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment for document hoarders
A former National Security Agency contractor who pleaded guilty to the charge in 2019 after investigators found classified documents strewn about his home, car and storage shed was sentenced to nine years in prison
War disrupts education of Ukrainian kids, even those who’ve found safety abroad
Students see their old buildings under attack as teachers take shelter. They’re physically safe but experience trauma. An advocate calls the situation “a disaster in slow motion”
Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows
39% of U.S. adults said they had “a great deal of confidence” in the scientific community, down from 48% in 2018 and 2021
FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
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The Food and Drug Administration’s scientific advisers said the next round of shots in the U.S. should only include protection against the newest variants that are now dominant worldwide
Jack Teixeira indicted on charges of disclosing classified national defense information
He was arrested in April on charges of sharing highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other top national security issues in a chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers