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• CAIRO (AP) -- Where tents once sprouted and protesters chanted, municipal workers are now laying grass and flowers in the roundabout of Egypt's famous Tahrir Square.
• There in the center, workmen rushed to put the finishing touches on the base of what the government says will be a memorial dedicated to the protesters killed in Egypt's political turmoil, which has seen two presidents ousted from power in 2011 and 2013.
• But the turmoil is not over. Even now, soldiers routinely block off the often-deserted square with armored personnel carriers and barbed wire on days authorities fear protests and clashes could reach the central Cairo plaza. Tuesday marks the anniversary of some of the fiercest confrontations between protesters and security forces near the square -- and some say the memorial doesn't honor the dead as much as it tries to paper over the turmoil still gripping the Arab world's most populous country.
• "No transitional justice starts by building a memorial in Tahrir," said political activist Rasha Azab, who took part in the 2011 and 2012 clashes. "I have no doubt that this memorial will be destroyed soon. It doesn't represent anything."
• The memorial construction is part of a government plan to show that the country has regained stability since its 2011 Arab Spring uprising that saw longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak step down and the July 3 popularly-backed military coup that ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. A short walk away, authorities plan major renovations at the famed Egyptian Museum as well.
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• CARMICHAEL, Calif. (AP) -- The doctor isn't in, but he can still see you now.
• Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to "beam" themselves into hospitals to diagnose patients and offer medical advice during emergencies.
• A growing number of hospitals in California and other states are using telepresence robots to expand access to medical specialists, especially in rural areas where there's a shortage of doctors.

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