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President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement amid ongoing threats from China and North Korea. (Aug….

A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to impose a life sentence on the teenager who killed four students at his Michigan school, arguing that his methodical planning and “appetite for violence” should keep him locked up forever. (August 18)
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San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns. San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities worldwide testing out driverless buses. (August 18) (AP Vid…

0819 Today in History

Here’s the latest for Friday August 18: Biden meets with leaders of South Korea, Japan at Camp David; Spanish Civil Guard helps combat wildfire danger on Tenerife; Tornado topples trees in Rhode Island; Autonomous shuttle service launches on island in …

Jonas Bare and Cynthia Hovsepian were on vacation in Fairbanks but didn’t make their return flight home and haven’t contacted family members.

Fire officials says a Rhode Island tornado damaged at least three homes, snapped power lines and took down trees that blocked roads in North Providence on Friday. (Aug. 18)

Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags at the airport to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the Northwest Territories. (Aug. 18)

Humanoid robots are becoming ever more lifelike thanks to artificial intelligence and other tech developments. (Aug. 18) (AP Video: Wayne Zhang)

Current and former officers from Antioch and Pittsburg, California, police departments “acted as though they were above the law’ prosecutors said.