NANCHANG, China (AP) — Liu Zixing craned his neck forward for help with fastening the goggles for his first ever taste of virtual reality. He took a break from the mining ore business to travel to a VR theme park in this Chinese...
Read MoreCHICAGO (AP) — Negotiators for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and musicians have reached an agreement to end a nearly seven-week strike. A spokesman for the musicians says a ratification vote on the five-year deal will be held...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — Officials in rebel-held eastern Ukraine say the death toll from a coal mine explosion is up to 17. The methane blast took place Thursday at the mine in the village of Yurivka, in the part of the Luhansk region...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — She tried gums, patches and various electronic cigarettes to quit smoking. What finally worked for Chantel Williams was a small, reusable e-cigarette called Juul that packs a big nicotine punch. “I look...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Russia keeps reverberating even with special counsel Robert Mueller’s report now part of history. As much as President Donald Trump says he wants the United States to move on, he’s found it hard to...
Read MoreAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Soon after taking office, Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced renovation plans for the governor’s mansion. She wanted to add solar panels. The move was seen as a rebuke to her...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping has called for more countries to join China’s sprawling infrastructure-building initiative after he promised to improve standards in response to complaints about debt and other problems....
Read MoreHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Republicans are pitching their transportation funding proposal, which they say negates the need for electronic tolls. Senate Republican leader Len Fasano and House Republican leader Themis...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk and U.S. securities regulators have settled their dispute over the Tesla CEO’s tweets, with Musk agreeing to having his future communications regarding the electric-car maker pre-approval by a...
Read MoreBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. agreed to pay a $1.05 million penalty to settle alleged federal water pollution violations from an oil pipeline break into Montana’s Yellowstone River, according to court documents...
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