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In this Tuesday photo, David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing for LG Electronics USA, knocks on the door of a new LG Signature refrigerator during a news conference preview for CES International in Las Vegas.

Gadget show: Connected from the crib to old age

LAS VEGAS — Umbilical cord? These days, it’s more like a USB cord.Whether in the womb or in one’s twilight years, our lives are becoming… Continue reading

In this Tuesday photo, David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing for LG Electronics USA, knocks on the door of a new LG Signature refrigerator during a news conference preview for CES International in Las Vegas.
Waves churned by a winter storm break underneath the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday in San Francisco Bay

Another El Nino storm lashes California coast, streets flood

LOS ANGELES — Another powerful El Nino-driven storm lashed coastal areas of California on Thursday, stirring waves that flooded some low-lying streets and crept toward… Continue reading

Waves churned by a winter storm break underneath the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday in San Francisco Bay

Analysis: Calculated risk behind N. Korean H-bomb test claim

TOKYO — When North Korea hinted it had a hydrogen bomb last month — twice — it was largely brushed off as bluster. Now that… Continue reading

North Koreans watch a news broadcast outside Pyongyang Railway Station on Wednesday.

North Korea says it tested H-bomb to widespread skepticism

SEOUL, South Korea — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a self-proclaimed… Continue reading

North Koreans watch a news broadcast outside Pyongyang Railway Station on Wednesday.
Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum carries his rifle after standing guard all night at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, near Burns, Ore. With the takeover entering its fourth day Wednesday, authorities had not removed the group of roughly 20 people from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon's high desert country. But members of the group, some from as far away as Arizona and Michigan, were growing increasingly tense, saying they feared a federal raid. (AP photo/Rick Bowmer)

Oregon tribe: Armed group ‘desecrating’ their land

BURNS, Ore. — A leader of the Oregon Indian tribe whose ancestral property is being occupied by an armed group opposed to federal land policy… Continue reading

Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum carries his rifle after standing guard all night at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, near Burns, Ore. With the takeover entering its fourth day Wednesday, authorities had not removed the group of roughly 20 people from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon's high desert country. But members of the group, some from as far away as Arizona and Michigan, were growing increasingly tense, saying they feared a federal raid. (AP photo/Rick Bowmer)

Trying to right itself, a criminal investigation at Chipotle

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle reported a sales plunge of 30 percent for December after a series of food scares at its restaurants and disclosed… Continue reading

Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack pleads not guilty

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino attack pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in a federal… Continue reading

President Barack Obama wipes away tears from his eyes as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. Also on stage are stakeholders, and individuals whose lives have been impacted by the gun violence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘We need to feel the fierce urgency of now’

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in… Continue reading

President Barack Obama wipes away tears from his eyes as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. Also on stage are stakeholders, and individuals whose lives have been impacted by the gun violence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

US service member killed, 2 injured in Afghanistan attack

WASHINGTON — One U.S. service member was killed and two were wounded in fighting Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military command in Kabul said.The… Continue reading

Saudi Arabia-Iran dispute: Where the countries stand

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began with the kingdom’s execution of a Shiite cleric and escalated with attacks… Continue reading

Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moved Monday to expand background checks to cover more firearms sold at gun shows, online and anywhere else, aiming to… Continue reading

Stocks sink on first day of 2016 on China, Mideast worries

NEW YORK (AP) — The new year got off to an inauspicious start on Wall Street as stocks tumbled Monday in a global sell-off triggered… Continue reading

Workers return to San Bernardino offices following massacre

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Behind a chain-link fence and under heavy security, workers on Monday returned to their offices at the San Bernardino campus… Continue reading

UK’s Cameron dismisses latest Islamic State extremist video

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday dismissed a new video in which five purported British spies are shot dead by masked Islamic… Continue reading

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia last week, during a demonstration in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Demonstrations against the al-Nimr execution and Saudi Arabia are also being called for in the predominantly Shiite southern cities on Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Allies follow Saudis in cutting ties with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransacking of… Continue reading

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia last week, during a demonstration in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Demonstrations against the al-Nimr execution and Saudi Arabia are also being called for in the predominantly Shiite southern cities on Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Former President Bill Clinton waves to a cheering crowd as he arrives during a campaign stop for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Two Clintons, plenty of Republicans in motion

BOONE, Iowa — The sprint to the Iowa caucuses opened Monday with nearly a dozen presidential candidates in motion, a rather restrained Bill Clinton stepping… Continue reading

Former President Bill Clinton waves to a cheering crowd as he arrives during a campaign stop for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Hundreds of military kids sexually abused annually, says Pentagon

WASHINGTON — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa befriended a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa sexually abused his… Continue reading

This Nov. 12, 2015 photo shows the Oresund Bridge spanning the Oresund strait pictured from Lernacken, Sweden.

After 1M migrants, borders are back

STOCKHOLM — Since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel… Continue reading

This Nov. 12, 2015 photo shows the Oresund Bridge spanning the Oresund strait pictured from Lernacken, Sweden.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks to supporters at the Hilton Head Island High School gym during a campaign stop Saturday in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

A year of political pregame gives way to a sprint into Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been a year of town halls and weekend forums and lunchtime meet-and-greets for those who would be president, with nights… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks to supporters at the Hilton Head Island High School gym during a campaign stop Saturday in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Shiite cleric’s execution in Saudi Arabia exposes divisions

TEHRAN, Iran — The execution of a Shiite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia laid bare the divisions now gripping the Middle East, as protesters set… Continue reading