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Disneyland begins testing electric Autopia ride vehicle prototypes
Disneyland is designing, engineering and testing a fully electric ride vehicle prototype.
Fullerton softball falls to Millikan in ‘needed’ tune-up for CIF-SS playoffs
Hayley Brock goes 2 for 4 with a two-run home run but Fullerton drops its regular-season finale.
Huntington Beach boys volleyball sweeps Corona del Mar, advances to semifinals
Huntington Beach plays a complete game as it sweeps its Sunset League rival and sets up a showdown with Mira Costa in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals.
El Dorado boys volleyball sweeps No. 1 seed Dos Pueblos in CIF-SS quarterfinals
El Dorado shows its depth and versatility as it advances in the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs.
Sunny Hills boys volleyball defeats Northwood to reach Division 4 semifinals
Christian Lee's game-high 22 kills lead the way as Sunny Hills reaches the semifinals for the first time since 2022.
Foothill boys volleyball beats Servite in quarterfinals with powerful effort
Foothill defeats Servite in four sets to advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals.
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally
Over a year after the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, a main rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, stunned the world, China has become a testing ground.
China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday.
Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine
Hungary returned a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth $82 million to the state Oschadbank, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community
Amputee football, a seven-a-side version of the game in which players roam the field on crutches and goalkeepers have one arm, has grown steadily in Rwanda over the past decade.