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Google enters the already crowded field of instant messaging, with a new service, Google Talk. Integrated into Google's e-mail program, the tool allows users to type messages and speak to each other over their Internet connection. But it currently does not work with AOL, Yahoo or MSN instant message services.

Hurricane Dennis has left Cuba and is now on track to blow into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana. NPR's Tom Gjelten is in Cuba and describes the damage the hurricane did to the island nation.

Ford Motor Company introduced a concept car this year with bulletproof windows, a vault-like back door, and a 45-inch TV screen. It’s an extreme example of what is becoming a fact of life: cars filled with soothing amenities for harried commuters. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.

Hospital administrators say they are losing money on their obstetrics programs. But many are keeping these wings open anyway to answer a dire community need.

A passenger on board the Amtrak train that crashed into a truck and derailed in Missouri on Monday, killing four people, has described the harrowing moment when his carriage rolled.

The Chinese leader is expected to speak about Hong Kong's future at a ceremony Friday marking the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.

Attacks on foreigners and foreign-owned businesses are once again increasing in South Africa. Dozens were killed in similar waves of xenophobia in 2008 and 2015.

Japan is sweltering amid a blistering heat wave not seen in decades. As the country deals with an energy crunch, Japanese businesses try to save energy by turning lights down and thermostats up.

Idaho River Sports program brings water safety information to Boise children.

Despite some major roads still being washed out, three of the massive park's five entrances opened this morning, to lines hundreds of cars long.