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Suspect in Maine mass shooting is dead, senior law enforcement sources say A 40-year-old firearms instructor who had been named a suspect in Wednesday’s mass shooting at two businesses in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead Friday, four senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. No additional details were immediately available. A news conference was scheduled […]

Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small earthquakes over the last three days, with at least 5,800 recorded since it began and around 1,000 since midnight Thursday. In a series of reports on its website, the meteorological office — known as the […]

NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten shots. The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans conducted two weeks ago. The data […]

Latest developments: Israel’s military conducts ground incursion into Gaza for the second day in a row, followed by a barrage of fresh airstrikes targeting Hamas militants. U.S. military launches airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Pentagon. The Gaza-based Ministry of Health — an […]

Hundreds of police and law enforcement agents are continuing an intense manhunt Friday in the northeastern U.S. state of Maine in search of a 40-year-old man whom authorities linked to the shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in the small city of Lewiston. Maine State Police Chief […]

Ford said customers in North America are unwilling to pay a premium for an EV. The company, in turn, is postponing about $12 billion in EV manufacturing investment. Ford’s Model e EV unit lost about $3.1 billion through three quarters this year. Ford Motor said Thursday that many customers in North America are no longer willing […]

The United Nations has begun an effort to help the world manage the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday launched a 39-member advisory body of tech company executives, government officials and academics from countries spanning six continents. The panel aims to issue preliminary recommendations on AI governance by the […]

Shares of the United Parcel Service closed 6% lower Thursday after the company reported a bigger-than-expected revenue decline and cut its revenue guidance for the year. The stock hit a new 52-week low. Here’s how the company performed compared to Wall Street estimates: Adjusted earnings: $1.57 vs. $1.52 per share expected, according to LSEG, formerly known […]

SAO PAULO — The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday. More than 140 countries – representing the vast majority of the world’s woodlands – pledged at the 2021 United Nations […]

PENTAGON — U.S. troops shot down two drones targeting American forces in southern Syria on Monday, the latest in a string of drone attacks targeting American bases and facilities in the Middle East as officials warn of a “significant threat” of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat […]