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FILE - A BYD electric car is on display at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Thursday Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Chinese EVs are making inroads in North America. That worries industry experts

Read full article: Chinese EVs are making inroads in North America. That worries industry experts

China’s rapid development of electric vehicles had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on EVs in exchange for concessions on Canadian farm products.

Kaden Rummler, who was injured after being hit with a projectile fired by a federal agent during a protest outside an immigration building in Santa Ana, Calif., poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Southern California. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents

Read full article: California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents

A Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive.

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FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore on March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content

Read full article: YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content

YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing what advertisers define as controversial content, like abortion and self-harm, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way.

Becky DeWitt is organizing her pantry off of 14th Street in Fernandina Beach.
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Fernandina Beach community rallies behind woman who runs food pantry in her front yard after city says she violates code

Read full article: Fernandina Beach community rallies behind woman who runs food pantry in her front yard after city says she violates code

The Fernandina Beach community is rallying behind a woman who runs a free food and clothing pantry in her front yard after the city said she’s violating code.

FILE - Containers of Roundup are displayed for sale on a store shelf in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits

Read full article: Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, second from left, poses for photos with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second from right, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, right, and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of giving joint statements after a meeting about the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing

Read full article: Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett walks to the White House after doing an interview Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection

Read full article: Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Nick Jonas, left, poses with Colman Domingo as they attend Ralph Laurent Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's fashion show presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth and Noah Schnapp pack Ralph Lauren's Milan Fashion Week show

Read full article: Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth and Noah Schnapp pack Ralph Lauren's Milan Fashion Week show

Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth, and Noah Schnapp packed the Ralph Lauren front row to launch a Milan-centric season.

FILE - Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump

Read full article: Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump

A federal judge has ruled that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume.

FILE - Monthanus Ratanapakdee holds a photo of her father, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, and stands in front of the San Francisco apartment building where he was attacked last year and later died of his injuries, on Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2001 death of San Francisco Thai grandfather

Read full article: Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2001 death of San Francisco Thai grandfather

A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man in San Francisco.

Attorney General James Uthmeier posted a photo of a woman, identified as Jennifer Cruz, being arrested on Jan. 13.

Dashcam videos show woman kicking troopers before being hit with stun gun during ICE-related arrest on Beach Blvd.

Read full article: Dashcam videos show woman kicking troopers before being hit with stun gun during ICE-related arrest on Beach Blvd.

A woman was arrested Tuesday after she punched a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper in the face during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) on Beach Boulevard, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks at the Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think tank, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump and members of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro.

FILE - Maccabi Tel Aviv's fan is escorted by police ahead of the Europa League soccer match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham, England, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Darren Staples, file)

UK police chief who recommended ban of soccer fans of Israeli team Maccabi retires

Read full article: UK police chief who recommended ban of soccer fans of Israeli team Maccabi retires

A British police force chief has retired following criticism over a decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year.

FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Mexican president highlights 'compelling results' in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats

Read full article: Mexican president highlights 'compelling results' in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention by the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

Read full article: Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland.

One factor fueling St. Johns County's budget for the 2026 fiscal year is the need to keep the county's fire rescue services out of the red. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Johns Fire Rescue dedicates fallen firefighter memorial

Read full article: St. Johns Fire Rescue dedicates fallen firefighter memorial

Last week, St. Johns County Fire Rescue dedicated a permanent Fallen Firefighter Memorial honoring firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty and recognizing the courage, sacrifice, and commitment that define the profession.

FILE - Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduces Brooke Rollins during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP?

Read full article: When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP?

Four-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the political fight of his career.

Putnam County Sheriff's Office cruisers

‘Heated exchange’ between adult, child during online game triggers school threat investigation in Putnam County

Read full article: ‘Heated exchange’ between adult, child during online game triggers school threat investigation in Putnam County

Putnam County schools will have additional law enforcement on Friday after a “heated exchange” between an adult and a child during an online gametriggered a school threat investigation, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

People carry a Cuban flag during a government-organized rally protesting the killing of Cuban officers in Venezuela while U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release

Read full article: Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release

Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela.

Children wade through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Maputo, Mozambique, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio)
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More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Read full article: More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Authorities say torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in recent weeks and are warning that more severe weather is expected across the southern African region.

In this undated handout photo provided by Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf in January 2026, a blacktip reef shark swims at Sealife Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. (Maximilian Baum/Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf via AP)

Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker

Read full article: Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of sharks could have weaker teeth because of changing ocean chemistry.

FILE - President Donald Trump gestures to a chart as he speaks at Mount Airy Casino Resort, Dec. 9, 2025, in Mount Pocono, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows

Read full article: Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows

A new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party.

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2017, file photo, smoke rises from a burned house in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, where the vast majority of the country's 1.1 million Rohingya lived, Myanmar. (AP Photo, File)

At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

Read full article: At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide.

FILE - This photo shows the logo of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) during the Taiwan Innotech Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwan hails its ‘best’ trade deal with US, as China protests

Read full article: Taiwan hails its ‘best’ trade deal with US, as China protests

Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord.

An election official holds up unmarked ballots during the vote count after polls closed for the presidential election, at a polling center in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference

Read full article: Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election.

A protester smokes a cigarette after lighting it off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters

Read full article: She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters

A woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime.

A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

Read full article: A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law.

FILE - Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
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Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors

Read full article: Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors

The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case.