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Fire crews in Aspen, Colorado are training to pilot new drones like this one from manufacturer Seneca. They can carry and drop fire-suppressing foam.
Halle Zander
Testing the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones
Halle Zander
Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD.
The U.N. Human Rights Council meets at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on September 30, 2026. The United States has boycotted its human rights review for the second year running.
Lian Yi
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Xinhua via Getty Images
U.S. boycotts U.N. human rights review for second year running
Imogen Foulkes
President George Washington is displayed on a U.S. $1 bill.
LM Otero
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AP
Americans across the economic spectrum feel a 'panic' about finances, author says
Tonya Mosley
The average price of regular gasoline dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time in three months, according to AAA.
Ronaldo Schemidt
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Gas prices dip below $4 but inflation remains stubbornly high
Scott Horsley
Texas Standard
Medicaid expansion bills are the first filed ahead of upcoming legislative session
State Rep. John Bucy has filed Medicaid expansion bills before but says he’s more confident of passage with a Democratic majority in the House.
Texas Democrats set sights on 2027 legislative session as bill filing begins
Despite widespread concern, pregnant migrant youth are still being sent to South Texas
How Republicans lost control of Texas state government
How BlackRock became Texas’ comeback kid
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