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China will ban hidden door handles on cars starting in 2027 02/04/2026 11:42am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla���s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China���s Ministry Sedation dentistry: Is it right for you? 02/04/2026 08:18am • This is NOVA Dental Anesthesia. If the thought of going to the dentist makes you nervous, you are not alone. About 75% of adults have some type of anxiety about sitting down in the dentist���s treatment chair. But you don���t have to fear the drill ��� or the pain and discomfort associated wi The US authorizes a short extension to a longstanding African trade agreement. Here's what to know 02/04/2026 07:22am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a 26-year-old free-trade agreement with African countries that was left in doubt last year when his administration allowed it to expire while enforcing his policy of reciprocal tariffs. Trump on Tuesday signed into law an exte Edmunds puts sedans Nissan Sentra and Toyota Corolla to the test 02/04/2026 06:55am • There is a lot of talk about affordability in 2026, and it can certainly apply to new vehicles. Many of the latest SUVs and electric vehicles are simply too expensive for people. Buying used is an option, but that means you���ll lose out on getting a full warranty and, of course, that new-car smell. DC Public Works crews struggle to pick up trash in icy conditions 02/04/2026 04:13am • In an alley off I Street NE, between 7th and 8th streets, a D.C. Department of Public Works trash compactor truck carefully backs down a narrow path that is virtually a sheet of ice. About a dozen crew members busily gather mounds of trash that have accumulated in and around the multiple trash ca Kenya unveils tax breaks for EV parts and charging stations to speed up shift to electrics 02/04/2026 12:56am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya plans to roll out new tax incentives to speed up adoption of electric vehicles, betting that lower costs for vehicle parts and charging stations will attract investors and accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said the mea Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother 02/03/2026 08:27pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ��� Investigators found signs of forced entry at the Arizona home of ���Today��� show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, a person familiar with the investigation said Tuesday, as the host asked for prayers to help bring back the 84-year-old, who is believed to have been taken against Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis 02/03/2026 07:55pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, while education leaders described anxiety and fear in Minnesota schools from the ongoing federal sweeps. Both are signs that tension remains in the Minneapolis are Survey: 43% of Americans Don't Have Savings to Pay for a $1,000 Emergency 02/03/2026 07:00pm • An unexpected financial setback can detonate a monetary grenade on your carefully crafted monthly budget. Car repairs or medical bills can crop up at any time. A job loss can leave you without income you were counting on to pay your bills. An emergency fund can soften these blows, and experts genera Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead 02/03/2026 06:25pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said late Tuesday, while a search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers Super Bowl Ind. Leaders 02/03/2026 04:31pm • 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Att./Yds./Avg./TD: Tim Smith, WAS vs. DEN, 1988 (XXII) 22 204 9.3 2; Marcus Allen, LAR vs. WAS, 1984 (XVIII) 20 191 9.6 2; John Riggins, WAS vs. MIA, 1983 (XVII) 38 166 4.4 1; Franco Harris, PIT vs. MIN, 1975 (IX) 34 158 4.6 1; Terrell Davis, DEN vs. GB, 1998 (XXXII) 30 157 5 Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer's death 02/03/2026 03:35pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Charles ���Sonny��� Burton didn���t kill anyone. The state of Alabama could execute him anyway. Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an auto parts store where customer Doug Battle was killed. No one disputes that another man, De Why this US cold snap feels bone-shattering when it's not record-shattering 02/03/2026 02:53pm • The brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America for the past 11 days is not unprecedented. It just feels that way. The first quarter of the 21st century was unusually warm by historical standards ��� mostly due to human-induced climate change ��� and so a prolonged cold spell this winte Colombian and Ecuadorian merchants and truckers protest escalating trade war between both nations 02/03/2026 02:13pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants gathered at a border crossing Tuesday to protest an escalating trade war between both South American countries. Protesters called for their governments to eliminate 30% tariffs on dozens of goods, warning the levies will hurt th Denny Hamlin's rollercoaster offseason: Lawsuit win, father's death, and a return to racing 02/03/2026 10:23am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� There's no telling what version of Denny Hamlin will race this upcoming NASCAR season, which unofficially begins Wednesday night with The Clash, an exhibition race held at grassroots Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina. Like most of the NASCAR community, Hamlin has had