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Singer Aretha Franklin, the iconic "Queen of Soul" who voiced classics such as "Respect," "Think" and "Chain of Fools," has died at 76.

Twitter first gave conspiratorialist Alex Jones a brief time out; then its CEO floated the ideas of deeper changes that might limit the spread of misinformation

U.S. health officials revised rules for gene therapy experiments

The Wall Street Journal is reporting the government regulators have subpoenaed Tesla as they dig deeper into CEO Elon Musk's recent disclosure about a potential buyout of the electric car maker

Report: Twitter CEO Dorsey is rethinking 'core parts' of the service to fight disinformation

Global stock indexes fell sharply as investors worried about economic growth, especially in China. Technology stocks and oil and metals prices skidded.

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is pushing more into the health field, acquiring a company that provides emergency response devices for the aging

Deepening worries about global economic growth, particularly in China, set off a rout in riskier assets including technology stocks, copper and crude oil

Twitter lasted less than two weeks before joining other prominent tech companies in muzzling Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who's used their platforms to spread false information and hoaxes for years with few, if any, repercussions

Uber narrows its losses but still struggles to make money while the ride-hailing service's CEO deals with the headaches left behind by his predecessor

Stocks are ending broadly lower on Wall Street led by declines in technology companies. Energy and mining companies also fell in tandem with commodities prices.

Global stock indexes are falling sharply after Chinese gaming and messaging company Tencent reports a rare drop in profit. That's touched off worries about economic growth in China and worldwide.

Italian prosecutors say their focus in probe of the Genoa highway bridge collapse that killed 39 is possible design flaws or inadequate maintenance

Scientists say they have discovered part of a ship that was blown off a U.S. Navy destroyer during World War II in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will send a manned flight into space by 2022 and highlights achievements of his government during independence anniversary speech

China files WTO challenge to US tariffs on solar panels

Twitter says it is suspending the account of the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for one week after he violated the company's rules against inciting violence

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson isn't backing down from previous comments that Russian operatives have penetrated some of his state's election systems ahead of this year's crucial election

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson isn't backing down from previous comments that Russian operatives have penetrated some of his state's election systems ahead of this year's crucial election

The Los Angeles subway system will become the first in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives