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Nico Collins looks to lead Texans in playoffs after breakout regular season 01/10/2024 05:24pm • HOUSTON (AP) — C.J. Stroud was blown away the first time he worked out with Nico Collins. Houston’s rookie quarterback knew immediately that the receiver was special. “I said: 'You’re a superstar,’” Stroud recalled. Collins doesn’t remember the interaction but said that’s probably be Hydrogen energy back in the vehicle conversation at CES 2024 01/10/2024 01:47pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — While electric vehicles are gaining the lion's share of the attention for carbon-neutral technology at CES 2024, hydrogen energy has snuck its way back into the conversation thanks to two automotive giants. Hyundai spotlighted its plans for utilizing hydrogen energy at the sprawli France’s youngest prime minister is a rising political star who follows in Macron’s footsteps 01/10/2024 12:06pm • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint a 34-year-old prime minister surprised many because of his age and relatively short career. But Gabriel Attal has become one of the most prominent and ambitious figures on the French political scene in recent years, saying there Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation 01/10/2024 09:18am • BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An Asso Stock market today: Asian shares retreat after a lackluster day on Wall St, but Tokyo jumps 2% 01/09/2024 11:35pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, though Tokyo broke ranks, gaining more than 2% after the government said it would double its disaster reserves by nearly $7 billion. U.S. futures declined while oil prices gained. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 is Lawyers may face discipline for criticizing a judge's ruling in discrimination case 01/09/2024 09:10pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A father-daughter pair of lawyers in Florida may face disciplinary action for speaking out against a judge's ruling that overturned a jury decision awarding $2.7 million to a Black doctor who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination. Civil rights attorney Jerry Girle Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts 01/09/2024 08:19pm • The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the subcontractor that made the fuselage and installed a panel that blew out leaving a gaping hole in an Alaska Airlines plane last week. Investigators know the sequence of events that led to the blowout Frid New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say their drivers won't be affected 01/09/2024 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce. Major app-based platforms includin Celebrate MLK Day with free 10th anniversary screening of 'Selma' at AFI Silver Theatre 01/09/2024 02:34pm • Are you looking for a powerful way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with your neighbors next Monday, Jan. 15? The AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland is hosting a free 10th anniversary screening of "Selma" (2014). "This is a long tradition of having a free screening on MLK Day Stock market today: Asian shares advance following Wall Street rally led by technology stocks 01/08/2024 11:06pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Tuesday after Wall Street rallied to claw back almost all the losses from its slow start to the year. U.S. futures fell while oil prices saw modest gains. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.4%, to 33,858.63, as the market reopened from a holiday on Monday. Ho Defense's resurgence plays major role in getting Packers into postseason 01/08/2024 08:40pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay's beleaguered defense stepped up just in the nick of time to help the Packers make a surprising push into the postseason. Now comes the biggest test of all. A defense that allowed Tommy DeVito, Baker Mayfield and Bryce Young to move the ball at will in December has Surprising Rams roll into playoffs with momentum from 7 wins in 8 games since their bye week 01/08/2024 08:03pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not many teams are heading into the postseason playing better football than the Los Angeles Rams, who have won seven of eight since their bye week to earn a history-rich playoff showdown in Detroit. And while momentum doesn't always mean much in the playoff cauldron, the Rams (1 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 01/08/2024 07:00pm • The race in artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to heat up in the opening days of 2024. Major players in the tech industry are consistently unveiling new initiatives, signaling a robust and evolving market. A prime example of this trend is Microsoft Corp. (ticker: MSFT), which in early January When Saving Money Can Cost You Money 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Reducing financial waste is a top goal for many people, especially as the cost of living escalates. According to a PwC report, consumers drastically adjusted their spending behaviors in 2023, with 53% saying they were holding back on nonessential spending and 15% indicating that they stopped nonesse Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water 01/08/2024 04:11pm • The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia