The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $86 million extension with All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Some popular weather apps had reported a dangerously hazardous Air Quality Index.

The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musks pledge of cutting $1 trillion.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09029-4Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotion

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08880-9Inflammatory monocytes in the brain meninges promote stress-induced fear behaviour, and the pathways involved can be modulated using psychedelic compounds.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he's glad his program isn't part of the "chaos" of the transfer portal era, saying that "the more chaos out there, the better it is for us because we're built for it."

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will play in his first NHL game in nearly three years Wednesday night against the Stars.

The $160 million Davis Center, with upgrades to six bucolic acres and a lake, writes a new chapter for the Harlem end of the park.

President Trumps approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08895-2Characterizing the superconducting gap structure in the high-temperature superconductor H3S by means of tunnelling spectroscopy reveals that it, as well as D3S, has a fully gapped structure, confirming the phonon-mediated mechanism of superconducting pairing.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08751-3A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, which could inform climate liability claims.

Flau'jae Johnson put to rest any doubts about her future Wednesday, telling Front Office Sports that she will be returning to LSU for her senior season.

A judge ruled that Grizzlies star Ja Morant acted in self-defense and was immune from civil liability in the suit filed by Joshua Holloway.

The comedian and podcaster is one of the defining conversationalists of medias new MAGA-friendly mainstream. But he can be harder to pin down, politically and culturally, than his bro-cast peers.

The company cited the threat that online gambling posed to its profits in its decision to bow out of the competition for one of three casino licenses around New York City.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08919-xUsing high-throughput functional profiling, how disordered regions control mRNA stability and translation is explored.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08875-6Functional imaging and multiplexed in situ hybridization were combined to investigate how trigeminal neurons encode heat and mechanical stimuli, revealing distinct cellular mechanisms for continuing pain, heat hypersensitivity and tactile allodynia during inflammation.

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The judge overseeing the multibillion-dollar settlement has delayed final approval until the deal is modified to address concerns about roster limits.

The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the presidents tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on upon his arrival at the Quai d'Orsay, France's Minister of Foreign Affairs before a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Julien de Rosa, Pool via AP)2025-04-23T17:47:06Z WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview released Wednesday that Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks with the Trump administration and head off the threat of armed conflict.Iran insists its nuclear program is for civilian energy use and says it does not seek to make weapons-grade uranium to build atomic bombs. If Iran wants a civil nuclear program, they can have one just like many other countries can have one, and that is they import enriched material, Rubio said in a podcast interview with journalist Bari Weiss.But Iran has long refused to give up its ability to enrich uranium. President Donald Trump in his first term pulled the U.S. out of a Obama-era nuclear deal focused on monitoring to ensure Iran did not move toward weapons-grade enrichment. In the first months of his second term, Trump opened talks that he says will get a tougher agreement on Irans nuclear program, with a second round of negotiations held Saturday and technical-level talks expected this weekend. Iran wants the easing of sanctions that have damaged its economy and is facing threatened Israeli or U.S. strikes aimed at disabling its nuclear program by force. I would tell anyone were a long ways from any sort of agreement with Iran, Rubio noted. It may not be possible, we dont know ... but we would want to achieve a peaceful resolution to this and not resort to anything else. With the region already embroiled in war, he said that any military action at this point in the Middle East, whether its against Iran by us or anybody else, could in fact trigger a much broader conflict. Although Trump reserves every right to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, hed prefer peace, Rubio added.Trumps lead representative in the recently revived talks, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, initially suggested the U.S. was open to allowing Iran to continue low-level uranium enrichment. Many American conservatives and Israel, which wants Irans nuclear facilities destroyed, objected. Witkoff issued what the Trump administration described as a clarification, saying, Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded that his country must be able to enrich. The core issue of enrichment itself is not negotiable, he said. Standard international agreements for civilian nuclear programs have the U.S. and international community help governments develop nuclear power for energy and other peaceful uses in exchange for them swearing off making their own nuclear fuel, because of the threat that capacity could be used for weapons.Also Wednesday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has agreed to allow in a technical team from the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency in coming days to discuss restoring camera surveillance at nuclear sites and other issues.Rafael Mariano Grossi, speaking to reporters in Washington after meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran last week, said that while the move was not directly linked to the U.S. talks, it was an encouraging sign of Irans willingness to reach terms in a potential deal. Iranian leaders were engaged with a sense of trying to get to an agreement, Grossi said. That is my impression.After Trump exited the nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, Iran responded by curtailing monitoring by the IAEA at nuclear sites. It has pressed ahead on enriching and stockpiling uranium that is closer to weapons-grade levels, the agency says.The IAEA is not playing a direct role in the new talks, and Trumps Republican administration has not asked it to, Grossi told reporters. But when it comes to ensuring Iranian compliance with any deal, he said, this will have to be verified by the IAEA.I cannot imagine how you could put ... a corps of invented international or national inspectors to inspect Iran without having the agencys decades of expertise, he said. I think it would be problematic and strange. ELLEN KNICKMEYER Knickmeyer covers foreign policy and national security for The Associated Press. She is based in Washington, D.C. twitter

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)2025-04-23T21:56:11Z NEW YORK (AP) Elon Musk has been called a Moonshot Master, the Edison of Our Age and the Architect of the Future, but hes got a big problem at his car company and its not clear he can fix it: damage to its brand.Sales have plunged for Tesla amid protests and boycotts over Musks embrace of far right-wing views. Profits have been sliced by two-thirds so far this year, and rivals from China, Europe and the U.S. are pouncing. On Tuesday came some relief as Musk announced in an earnings call with investors that he would be scaling back his government cost-cutting job in Washington to a day or two per week to focus more on his old job as Teslas boss. Investors pushed up Teslas stock 5% Wednesday, though there are plenty of challenges ahead. Who wants a Tesla?Musk seemed to downplay the role that brand damage played in the drop in first-quarter sales on the investor call. Instead, he emphasized something more fleeting an upgrade to Teslas best-selling Model Y that forced a shutdown of factories and pinched both supply and demand. While financial analysts following the company have noted that potential buyers probably held back while waiting for the upgrade, hurting results, even the most bullish among them say the brand damage is real, and more worrisome.This is a full blown crisis, said Wedbush Securities normally upbeat Dan Ives earlier this month. In a note to its clients, JP Morgan warned of unprecedented brand damage. Musks take on the protestsMusk dismissed the protests against Tesla on the call as the work of people angry at his leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency because those who are receiving the waste and fraud wish it to continue.But the protests in Europe, thousands of miles from Washington, came after Musk supported far-right politicians there. Angry Europeans hung Musk in effigy in Milan, projected an image of him doing a straight-arm salute on a Tesla factory in Berlin and put up posters in London urging people not to buy Swasticars from him. Sales in Europe have gone into a free fall in the first three months of this year down 39%. In Germany, sales plunged 62%. Another worrying sign: On Tuesday, Tesla backed off its earlier promise that sales would recover this year after dropping in 2024 for the first time a dozen years. Tesla said the global trade situation was too uncertain and declined to repeat the forecast.Here come the rivalsMeanwhile, Teslas competition is stealing its customers.Among its fiercest rivals now is Chinese giant BYD. Earlier this year, the EV maker announced it had developed an electric battery that can charge within minutes. And Teslas European rivals have begun offering new models with advanced technology that is making them real Tesla alternatives just as popular opinion has turned against Musk.Teslas share of the EV market in the U.S. has dropped from two-thirds to less than half, according to Cox Automotive. Pinning hopes on cybercabsAnother rival, Google parent Alphabet, is already ahead of Tesla in an area that Musk has promised will help remake his company: Cybercabs.One of the highlights of Teslas call Tuesday was Musk sticking with his previous prediction that it will l aunch driverless cabs without steering wheels and pedals in Austin, Texas, in June, and in other cities soon after. But Googles service, called Waymo, already has logged millions of driverless cybercab trips in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin as part of a partnership with ride-hailing leader Uber. A driverless future for Tesla owners?Musk also told analysts that this driverless capability will be available on the Tesla vehicles already on the road through software updates over the air, and put a timeline on it: There will be millions of Teslas operating autonomously in the second half of the year.But he has made similar promises before, only to miss his deadlines, such as in April 2019 when he vowed full automation by the end of the next year. He repeated the prediction, moving up the date, several more times, in following years.A big problem is federal investigators have not given the all-clear that Tesla vehicles can drive completely on their own safely. Among other probes, safety regulators are looking into Teslas so-called Full Self-Driving, which is only partial self-driving, for its tie to accidents in low-visibility conditions like when there is sun glare. On the positive sideIn competition with rivals in the U.S., Tesla currently has one clear advantage: It will get hurt by less by tariffs because most of its vehicles are built in the countries where they are sold, including those in its biggest market, the U.S. Tariffs are still tough on a company where margins are still low, but we do have localized supply chains, Musk said Tuesday. That puts us in a strong position.The company also reconfirmed that a cheaper version of its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y sport utility vehicle, will be ready for customers in the first half of this year. That could help boost sales. Another plus: The company had a blow out first quarter in its energy storage business. And Musk has promised to be producing 5,000 Optimus robots, another Tesla business, by the end of the year. Pricey stockEven after falling nearly 50% from its December highs, Teslas stock is still very richly valued based on the one yardstick that really matters in the long run: its earnings. At 110 times its expected per share earnings this year, the stock is valued more than 25 times higher than General Motors. The average stock on in the S&P 500 index trades at less than 20 times earnings. That leaves Tesla little margin for error if something goes wrong. BERNARD CONDON Condon is an Associated Press investigative reporter covering breaking news. He has written about the Maui fire, the Afghanistan withdrawal, gun laws, Chinese loans in Africa and Trumps business. twitter facebook mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08902-6Cold-sensitive engrams contribute to learned thermoregulation in mice that are returned to an environment in which they previously experienced a cold challenge, through a network formed between the hippocampus and hypothalamus that enables the recall of cold-related memories.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08874-7Atomic precision lift-off of ultrathin membranes without artificial release layers can be achieved to facilitate the high-throughput production of scalable, ultrathin, single-crystalline, freestanding perovskite systems.

Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2021, died Wednesday at age 67, the NFL announced.

The Titans are signing veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett to a one-year, $4 million deal that could be worth up to $6 million, a source told ESPN.

The Pakistani government said it did not want an escalation, but in the wake of a deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir by unidentified militants, analysts warned of an unpredictable situation.

In his first, 22-year stretch as prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad transformed Malaysias economy. But he was also accused of being a strongman and antisemite. In an interview, he offers a self-assessment.

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order relating to Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)2025-04-23T23:39:45Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of Americas colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness and diversity efforts in education.In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nations K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination. Foreign money is at issue in clash with HarvardColleges financial ties with foreign sources have long been a concern among Republicans, especially ties with China and other countries with adversarial relationships with the U.S. It became a priority during Trumps first term and reemerged last week as the White House grasped for leverage in its escalating battle with Harvard University. President Donald Trump is handed an executive order to sign by White House staff secretary Will Scharf in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump is handed an executive order to sign by White House staff secretary Will Scharf in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The White House said it needed to take action because Harvard and other colleges have routinely violated a federal disclosure law, which has been unevenly enforced since it was passed in the 1980s. Known as Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, the law requires colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more. Last week, the Education Department demanded records from Harvard over foreign financial ties spanning the past decade, accusing the school of filing incomplete and inaccurate disclosures. Trumps administration is sparring with Harvard over the universitys refusal to accept a list of demands over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests as well as its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. In the executive order, Trump calls on the Education Department and the attorney general to step up enforcement of the law and take action against colleges that violate it, including a cutoff of federal money.The Trump administration intends to end the secrecy surrounding foreign funds in American educational institutions and protect against foreign exploitation, the order said.It was applauded by Republicans, including Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan, chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. He accused China of exploiting academic ties to steal research and indoctrinate students.Accreditors ordered to drop DEIAnother order aims at accrediting bodies that set standards colleges must meet to accept federal financial aid from students. Trump campaigned on a promise to overhaul the industry, saying it was dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Often overlooked as an obscure branch of college oversight, accreditors play an important role in shaping colleges in many aspects, with standards that apply all the way from colleges governing boards to classroom curriculum.Trumps executive order is the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy battle to overhaul the accrediting industry. Chief among his priorities is to strip accreditors of DEI requirements imposed on colleges. Some accreditors have already dropped or stopped enforcing such standards amid Trumps DEI crackdown.Trumps order calls on the government to suspend or terminate accreditors that discriminate in the name of DEI. Instead, it calls on accreditors to focus more squarely on the student outcomes of colleges and programs they oversee.The president wants to make it easier for new accreditors to compete with the 19 that are now authorized to work on behalf of the federal government. As it stands, new accreditors looking to be recognized by the government must undergo an arduous process that traditionally takes years. Trumps order said it should be transparent, efficient, and not unduly burdensome.Instead of pushing schools to adopt a divisive DEI ideology, accreditors should be focused on helping schools improve graduation rates and graduates performance in the labor market, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. De-emphasizing equity in school disciplineTrump also invoked opposition to equity efforts in his order on school discipline. The edict signed Wednesday seeks a return to common sense school discipline, allowing decisions to be based solely on students behavior and actions, McMahon said. Another executive order instructs government agencies and departments to no longer rely on disparate impact theories. Under the disparate impact standard, policies and practices that disproportionately impact minorities and other protected groups could be challenged regardless of their intent. President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More In many schools around the country, Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, including suspensions, expulsions and being transferred to alternative schools. A decade ago, those differences became the target of a reform movement spurred by the same reckoning that gave rise to Black Lives Matter. The movement elevated the concept of the school-to-prison pipeline the notion that being kicked out of school, or dropping out, increases the chance of arrest and imprisonment years later. Federal guidelines to address racial disparities in school discipline first came from President Barack Obamas administration in 2014. Federal officials urged schools not to suspend, expel or refer students to law enforcement except as a last resort, and encouraged restorative justice practices that did not push students out of the classroom. Those rules were rolled back by Trumps first administration, but civil rights regulations at federal and state levels still mandate the collection of data on discipline.On Wednesday, Trump directed McMahon to issue new school discipline guidance within 60 days. The order also calls for a review of nonprofit organizations that have promoted discipline policies rooted in equity and ensure they dont receive federal money.Another order creates a federal task force focused on giving Americas students training on artificial intelligence as early as kindergarten. It would work to develop new online learning resources.Trump is also establishing a White House initiative to empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Among other efforts, it would seek to promote private-sector partnerships with HBCUs and schools workforce preparation in industries like technology and finance.___The Associated Press education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find APs standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org. COLLIN BINKLEY Binkley covers the U.S. Education Department and federal education policy for The Associated Press, along with a wide range of issues from K-12 through higher education. twitter mailto JOCELYN GECKER Gecker is an Associated Press reporter covering education with a focus on social media and youth mental health. twitter mailto

M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)2025-04-23T20:51:12Z DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Congos government and a coalition of insurgents in the countrys east including the M23 rebels have agreed to work toward a truce following peace talks in Qatar, a joint statement said Wednesday.The statement was posted online by spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka of the M23 rebels, and confirmed by government spokesman Patrick Muyaya in comments to local media outlets.The statement said the parties had agreed to work towards concluding a truce and that they were reaffirming their commitment to an immediate end to hostilities. Previous commitments to a ceasefire, announced unilaterally, have not held, and Wednesdays statement was the first such commitment to be announced jointly.Delegations from Congos government and the M23 rebel group met earlier this month in Doha, Qatars capital, according to officials from both sides. The Associated Press was not immediately able to verify if the latest announcement had changed conditions on the ground in Congos mineral-rich eastern region.The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a conflict that has created one of the worlds most significant humanitarian crises. More than 7 million people have been displaced. The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congos capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the east.The U.N. Human Rights Council last month launched a commission to investigate atrocities, including allegations of rape and killing akin to summary executions by both sides.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08918-yThe LPD-3 complex structure reveals proteinlipid interactions that suggest a model for how the native LPD-3 complex mediates bulk lipid transport and provides a foundation for mechanistic studies of bridge-like lipid-transport proteins.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08846-xRealistic-lithosphere numerical models suggest glacial forcing in the last glacial cycle notably affected plate motions and mid-ocean-ridge spreading rates near major ice sheets, with implications for modern polar deglaciation enhancing magmatism and markedly impacting climate.

Kristaps Porzingis laughed off a bloody gash on his forehead late in the third quarter of Boston's Game 2 win, saying he knew his reaction would fire up the Celtics crowd.

Warriors star Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvis contusion that forced him out of Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday.

The operation in Yemen has sent the Trump administration into an exorbitant, potentially escalatory spiral.

The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.

A worker takes a break from acting as a mascot outside the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)2025-04-24T00:59:56Z SHANGHAI (AP) The worlds auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors.Companies like BYD, Great Wall, Geely and Chery Automobile are reaching outward as they build the scale they need to survive cut-throat competition in their home market. These generally are not state-run giants like SAIC, BAIC and Guangzhou Automotive. The founder of Geely started out making refrigerators. BYD first built up its expertise in battery technology, now its biggest advantage as the worlds largest-selling EV maker. Some others are technology companies allied with automakers to offer autonomous driving.Here are some of the key players: Great Wall MotorsGreat Wall Motors, with the Haval, Wey, Ora, Poer and Tank brands, is banking on overseas sales to keep growing after seeing its sales inside China fall by nearly 15% last year, even as the companys net profit jumped more than 80%. The company has factories in Russia, Thailand and Brazil, where it is challenging Toyotas popular Hilux pickup truck with its GWM Poer, a hybrid pickup of its own. Another mainstay is the Haval H6, a hybrid sports SUV.Great Wall has smoothed its transition to overseas production by buying factories of other automakers. In Thailand, it took over a factory formerly operated by General Motors Corp. In Brazil, it purchased a former Mercedes-Benz plant. It is essential for volume to be big, otherwise the cost of production is too high, Great Walls chairman, Wei Jianjun, said in a media huddle at the show. Wei, who also goes by the name Jack Wey, was born in Beijing but moved to nearby Hebei, home of the Great Wall. He led the companys transition from vehicle modification to automaking, becoming Chinas biggest maker of pickup trucks and a leading SUV maker. The company has a joint venture for EVs with BMW. CheryState-owned Chery Automobile says it was the first Chinese automaker to export overseas. It has sold more than 15 million of its Chery, Exeed, Omoda and Jetour models overseas, mostly in the developing world and emerging markets, including Turkey and Ukraine. Chery reported selling 2.6 million vehicles overseas last year and is aiming for 3 million in 2025. Its quickly expanding overseas production, setting up factories in Russia and Spain. It is expanding rapidly in Latin America.Cherys tie-up with EV-maker Visionary Vehicles aimed to sell in North America but has not yet achieved that goal. The company has a 50-50 joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover, which is a subsidiary of Tata Motors of India that makes Jaguars and Land Rovers in China. It also collaborates with Huawei Technologies and e-commerce giant Alibaba. Chery still sells far more fuel-engine cars than EVs. Its battery electric vehicle company, Chery New Energy, makes minivehicles like the eQ1, or Small Ant, and the QQ Ice Cream. Its mainstays are the Tiggo lineup of SUVs and its Arrizo sedans. BYDBYD made more electric vehicles last year than Tesla, selling 3.52 million EVs in China, up 28% from a year earlier. Its strength in plug-in hybrids has helped as Chinese increasingly opt for the fallback of a fuel engine.The company, based in southern Chinas Shenzhen, recently announced an ultra-fast EV charging system it says can provide a full charge for its latest EVs within five to eight minutes, about as long as a fill-up. It plans to build more than 4,000 of the new charging stations across China.The Chinese company started out making batteries and has been refining its battery and energy storage technology while building an auto empire that is expanding outside China. While BYDs fanciest, latest premium models are expected to sell for up to about $40,000, it also makes much less expensive EVs including the Seagull, which sells for around $12,000 in China.BYD barely nudged ahead of Tesla in production of battery-powered EVs in 2024, making 1,777,965 compared with Teslas 1,773,443. GeelyGeely Auto is perhaps the most famous Chinese automaker that many people have never heard of. The privately held company was founded as a refrigerator-maker by businessman Li Shufu in 1997 in eastern Chinas Taizhou, which early on became a hub of private industry. Li began making strategic overseas acquisitions early on, buying Swedens Volvo Car Co. from Ford Motor in 2010. Geelys purchase of a 49.9% stake in Malaysias Proton gave it a 51% stake in luxury sports car brand Lotus. It formed a 50-50 joint venture to make Smart city cars with Germanys Daimler AG. It also works with Renault SA of France on powertrains and owns a stake in Aston Martin Lagonda.In March, it launched sales of its Geely EX5 SUVs in Australia and New Zealand, adding to its global reach.Geely also owns New York Stock Exchange-listed Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding, which makes a premium EV brand. Geely and Volvo own Swedish automaker Polestar, which has struggled in the U.S. market. WulingChinas second-best selling EV brand is Wuling, a joint venture of Shanghais SAIC Motor, General Motors and Guangxi Auto. It sold more than 673,000 EVs in China and has a market share of only 6% compared with BYDs nearly one-third share. Tesla came in third at 659,000 cars sold.Apart from its Baojun sedans and vans, Wuling mainly makes engines, commercial vehicles and special purpose vehicles like mini-EVs and golf carts.OthersOther major Chinese brands of EVs include Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto and Leap Motor. State-run giants like Dongfeng Motor Group, which has an alliance with Nissan Motor Corp., and Changan Automobile, a partner with Japans Mazda Motor Corp. and with Ford Motor Co., are also quickly expanding EV sales.But the industry is fast-changing and competition in the home market is tough. Thats a key reason why the biggest automakers have focused attention on expanding into global markets. ELAINE KURTENBACH Based in Bangkok, Kurtenbach is the APs business editor for Asia, helping to improve and expand our coverage of regional economies, climate change and the transition toward carbon-free energy. She has been covering economic, social, environmental and political trends in China, Japan and Southeast Asia throughout her career. twitter mailto

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08801-wA twin-field quantum key distribution protocol based on optical coherence is deployed over a 254-kilometre commercial telecom network, demonstrating that coherence-based quantum communication can be aligned with existing telecommunication infrastructure.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08898-zThe core circadian transcription factor BMAL1 regulates circadian-dependent myocardial injury.

Carlo Ancelotti admitted that it will be "difficult" for David Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga to be fit for Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final clash with Barcelona on Saturday, after both picked up injuries in Wednesday's 1-0 win at Getafe.

Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodrguez's wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, police reported, when men broke into their home in search of the Emelec defender, who told investigators he hid under a bed.

A bribery charge against Moon Jae-in makes him the latest in a line of former leaders to face criminal action, deepening the countrys political polarization.

Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Partys propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.

People queue to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)2025-04-24T04:06:43Z VATICAN CITY (AP) So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peters Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing the basilica for just an hour Thursday morning for cleaning.The basilica is bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe make a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle to pay their last respects to Francis, who died Monday after a stroke. The hours spent on line up the stately via della Conciliazione through St. Peters Square and through the Holy Door into the basilica has allowed mourners to find community around the Argentine pontiffs legacy of inclusion and humble persona.Emiliano Fernandez, a Catholic from Mexico, was waiting in line around midnight, and after two hours still had not reached the basilica. I dont even care how much time I wait here. Its just the opportunity to (show) how I admired Francisco in his life,' said Fernandez, whose admiration for the pope grew during his 2016 visit to Mexico. I think because if the respect that I have for him and the great person he was, its worth the wait. The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 20,000 people had paid their respects during the first 8 hours of the public viewing on Wednesday. The basilica closed for just one hour Thursday morning, from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m., the planned opening time. Among the first-day mourners was a church group of 14-year-olds from near Milan who arrived for the now-suspended canonization of the first millennial saint, as well as a woman who prayed to the pope for a successful operation and an Italian family who brought their small children to see the popes body.We came because we didnt bring them when he was alive, so we thought we would bring them for a final farewell, said Rosa Scorpati, who was exiting the basilica Wednesday with her three children in strollers. They were good, but I dont think they really understood because they havent yet had to deal with death. Like many others, the Scorpati family from Calabria was in Rome on an Easter vacation, only to be met with the news of Francis death on Easter Monday.Out of devotion to the pope and his message of inclusion, the grieving faithful joined the procession of mourners that wended from St. Peters Square through the basilicas Holy Door, with the repentant among them winning an indulgence, a form of atonement granted during the Jubilee Holy Year. From there, the line extended down the basilicas central aisle to the popes simple wooden casket.By late Wednesday, the wait appeared to be three or four hours and growing. A person doing crowd management estimated that the wait was closer to five hours. The mourners stretched down the center of Via della Conciliazione, in a lane set aside for Jubilee pilgrims.After three days of public viewing, a funeral Mass including heads of state will be held Saturday in St. Peters Square. The pope will then be buried in a niche within the St. Mary Major Basilica, near his favorite Madonna icon. The death of Francis, who was 88, capped a 12-year pontificate characterized by his concern for the poor and his message of inclusion, but he was also criticized by some conservatives who felt alienated by his progressive outlook.A procession of priests, bishops and cardinals accompanied Francis body Wednesday on its journey from a private viewing inside the Vatican to St. Peters Square. The pageantry contrasted with the human interactions of rank-and-file mourners at the public viewing.Francis lay in state in an open casket, perched on a ramp facing mourners, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention. As the crowd reached the casket, many lifted their smartphones to snap a photo.One nun accompanying an elderly woman with a cane walked away sobbing, My pope is gone.Such despair was rare. The mood was more one of gratitude for a pope who had, by example, taught many people to open their minds. I am very devoted to the pope,' said Ivenes Bianco, who was in Rome from Brindisi, Italy, for an operation. He was important to me because he brought many people together by encouraging coexistence.' She cited Francis acceptance of the gay community and his insistence on helping the poor.Humbeline Coroy came to Rome from Perpignan, France, for the planned canonization Sunday of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, which was suspended after the popes death. She stayed to pay respects to Francis, enjoying exchanges with Japanese mourners they met as they waited under the sun in St. Peters Square.For me, it is a lot of things. In my job, I work with disabled children, and I traveled to Madagascar to work with poor people. Being here, and close to the pope, is a way of integrating these experiences, and make them concrete, she said. Coroy also brought prayers for her father, who is sick with cancer. For Alessandra Nardi, the popes death brought back memories of the death three years ago of her beloved uncle Luigi, who used to call her from St. Peters Square when he came to see Pope Francis say Mass. He let me hear the bells toll. It was a beautiful thing.Riccardo Ojedea from Colombia said his experience waiting in line for two hours to pay respects to the pope had shown him how much humanity loves the pope.He left a very important legacy for everyone,' he said, to make this world happier.AP video journalist Isaia Montelione contributed. COLLEEN BARRY Barry covers all things Italy for The Associated Press. Her focus includes fashion and design, overtourism and the environment, politics and sometimes the Vatican. twitter instagram mailto

Pope Francis waves to members of the media as he leaves a synod on family issues at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)2025-04-24T04:07:57Z The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as intrinsically disordered.Yet unlike his predecessors, Francis incrementally conveyed through his actions, formal statements and occasional casual remarks that he wanted the church to be a more welcoming place for them.Frustrated activists, wary conservativesAmong activists, there was frustration over the lack of a doctrinal breakthrough, but still there was gratitude this week for his unabashed warmth toward them.Francis, who died Monday, was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways, said Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of the U.S.-based advocacy group GLAAD, who met twice with the pope. His principles of empathetic listening, inclusion, and compassion are exactly what this divided world needs right now. Many conservative Catholic leaders were wary of his LGBTQ+ outreach and sometimes were angry and defiant, such as when he decided in 2023 to let priests bless same-sex couples.Africas bishops united in refusing to implement the Vatican declaration, saying same-sex relationships were contrary to the will of God. Individual bishops in Eastern Europe, Latin America and elsewhere also voiced opposition. The declaration restated traditional church teaching that marriage is a lifelong union between a man and woman. But it allowed priests to offer spontaneous blessings to same-sex couples seeking Gods grace, provided such blessings arent confused with the rites of a wedding. Frances later acknowledged the declaration had encountered resistance; he faulted opposing bishops for refusing to open a dialogue about it.Sometimes decisions are not accepted, he said in a TV interview. But in most cases, when you dont accept a decision, its because you dont understand. This has happened with these last decisions about blessing everyone, Francis added. The Lord blesses everyone.The beneficiaries of Francis welcoming attitude included a community of transgender women many of them Latin American migrants who worked in Rome as prostitutes who visited his weekly general audiences and were given VIP seats.Before, the church was closed to us. They didnt see us as normal people. They saw us as the devil, said Colombia-born Andrea Paola Torres Lopez. Then Pope Francis arrived, and the doors of the church opened for us.A 2023 synod reflects Francis mixed legacyThe popes mixed legacy was epitomized by the Vaticans 2023 synod bringing together hundreds of bishops and lay people to discuss the churchs future. The advance agenda mentioned LGBTQ+ issues; one of Francis hand-picked delegates was the Rev. James Martin, a U.S.-based Jesuit and prominent advocate of greater LGBTQ+ inclusion.Yet in the final summary of the three-week synod, there was no mention of LGBTQ+ people reflecting the influence of conservatives who opposed Francis overtures to that community.During the synod, the pope met with a small delegation from the Maryland-based New Ways Ministry, which advocates on behalf of LGBTQ+ Catholics in the U.S. According to the groups executive director, Francis DeBernardo, the pope urged them never to lose hope a message DeBernardo repeated after being disappointed by the synods outcome.The Catholic LGBTQ+ community must take Pope Francis message to heart, he said. The reports shortcomings are an invitation to speak anew about their joys, their sorrows, and their faith. Now is not a time to despair.Another disappointment came in May 2024, when Francis apologized after Italian media quoted unnamed bishops saying he jokingly used the vulgar term faggotness while speaking in Italian during a meeting. He had used the term in reaffirming the Vaticans ban on allowing gay men to enter seminaries and be ordained priests.This week, DeBernardo looked back at Francis legacy mostly with appreciation, even while acknowledging disappointments.Francis was not only the first pope to use the word gay when speaking about LGBTQ+ people, he was the first pope to speak lovingly and tenderly to them, DeBernardo wrote. His kind words of welcome to this community, traditionally marginalized in the church, rang loudly around the globe. An early message Who am I to judge?It became clear early in Francis papacy that he was going to articulate a gentler, more tolerant approach to LGBTQ+ people than any previous pope. The initial high-profile moment came in 2013 - during the first airborne news conference of his pontificate with his memorable Who am I to judge comment when he was asked about a purportedly gay priest.Signals had come earlier. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he had favored granting legal protections to same-sex couples. After becoming pope, he went on to minister repeatedly and publicly to the gay and transgender communities, steadily evolving his position. His abiding message: Everyone, everyone, everyone todos, todos, todos is loved by God and should be welcomed in the church. On some specific LGBTQ+ issues, Francis initially disappointed activists with his decisions, yet later softened or reversed them as part of highlighting his welcoming approach.Francis was criticized by the Catholic gay community for a 2021 decree from the Vaticans doctrine office saying the church cannot bless same-sex unions because God cannot bless sin. But that stance was effectively repudiated by the 2023 declaration on blessings.Another reversal came that year in a Vatican statement saying its permissible, under certain circumstances, for transgender people to be baptized and serve as godparentsIf it did not cause scandal or disorientation among other Catholics, a transgender person may receive baptism under the same conditions as other faithful, it said.Similarly, the document said trans adults, even if they had gender-transition surgery, could serve as godparents under certain conditions. That reversed an earlier outright ban.U.S. transgender-rights advocates welcomed Francis inclusive tone, noting that some political and religious leaders were targeting trans people with discriminatory laws and policies.Being homosexual isnt a crimeAnother issue tackled by Francis pertained to laws in dozens of countries criminalizing homosexual activity.In 2008, the Vatican declined to sign a U.N. declaration calling for an end to such laws. But in a 2023 interview with The Associated Press, Francis assailed these laws as unjust and called for their elimination.Being homosexual isnt a crime, Francis said.Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some regions support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops need to recognize the dignity of everyone.These bishops have to have a process of conversion, he said, suggesting they should apply tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us. Advocates of greater LGBTQ+ inclusion hailed Francis comments.His historic statement should send a message to world leaders and millions of Catholics around the world: LGBTQ people deserve to live in a world without violence and condemnation, and more kindness and understanding, said Ellis, the head of GLAAD.Praise also came from Martin, who was selected by Francis as a synod delegate.Few bishops or bishops conferences have condemned the criminalizing laws that the pope rejected today, he wrote of the AP interview.But Jamie Manson, a lesbian who headed the U.S.-based abortion-rights group Catholics for Choice, insisted declarations were not enough.LGBTQ people need more than nice-sounding words in a newspaper interview in order to be safe in the Catholic Church, she wrote. We need doctrinal change.___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the APs collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. DAVID CRARY Crary has headed APs 11-person Religion team since 2020. Among previous AP jobs, he was a foreign correspondent for 14 years, and has used that experience to bolster APs worldwide religion coverage. twitter mailto

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