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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Retired Army Col. Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn’t surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. Sitting in a conference room …

BANGKOK (AP) — El ex primer ministro tailandés Thaksin Shinawatra salió en libertad condicional a primera hora del domingo de un hospital de Bangkok donde pasó seis meses cumpliendo condena por delitos relacionados con la corrupción. Thaksin fue visto con un collarín, un cabestrillo en el brazo derecho y una mascarilla dentro de uno de los vehículos de un convoy …

WAYCROSS, Georgia, EE.UU. (AP) — Dos jóvenes integrantes de una fuerza militar ciudadana que se hicieron amigas cercanas después de alistarse en la Reserva del Ejército fueron recordadas en sus funerales en el sureste de Georgia el sábado, casi tres semanas después que murieran en un ataque con drones cuando estaban desplegadas en el Oriente Medio. Una ceremonia para la …

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from inside a suburban Minneapolis home that was filled with children on Sunday, killing two officers and a firefighter who was providing medical aid to one of the wounded, authorities said. A third officer was wounded in the shooting in a …

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Croatia’s capital on Saturday, accusing the ruling center-right party of corruption and demanding that this year’s parliamentary election be held as soon as possible. The gathering in Zagreb was organized by 11 center and left-leaning opposition parties, with political tensions in the European Union member nation rising. Croatia is set to …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The driver of a stolen tow truck led police on a chase through Maryland on Friday, using the vehicle to break through a barricade of law enforcement vehicles and ram private cars that got in its way. Troopers from the College Park barrack responded to a report of a stolen State Highway Administration truck shortly …

LONDON (AP) — It’s not just you. A lot people think Google searches are getting worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. While Google has been the one-stop shop for decades — after all, we commonly call searches “googling” — its longtime dominance has attracted a flood of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo el viernes que no hay indicios de que Rusia haya decidido seguir adelante y desplegar una nueva arma antisatélite cuya revelación remeció Washington esta semana. La Casa Blanca confirmó que los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses disponen de información que indica que Rusia había adquirido esa capacidad, aunque el arma …

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suffered a big blow Friday as a New York judge ordered the former president and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties for what the judge described as a scheme to deceive banks and insurers by exaggerating Trump’s wealth on his annual financial statements. The stunning ruling adds to Trump’s legal woes as …

The U.S. Census Bureau this year plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for its most comprehensive survey of American life. The test questions will be sent to 480,000 households, with the statistical agency expecting just over half to respond. If the questions are approved, it will be the first time sexual orientation and gender identity questions …