By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief has apologized to a former soldier for suffering caused by a group of servicemembers. Yoshihide Yoshida, head of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, says an internal investigation found evidence that several servicemen had been involved
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has failed to elect a president, just weeks before incumbent President Michel Aoun’s six-year term comes to an end. Over half of the crisis-hit country’s legislators cast blank ballots and some lawmakers shuffled out of the assembly hall, breaking the quorum. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading. The maker of the 911 sports car made its market debut Thursday on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Parent company Volkswagen carried out an initial public offering that is one of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading. The maker of the 911 sports car made its market debut Thursday on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Parent company Volkswagen carried out an initial public offering that is one of the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating how a convicted bombmaker was able to easily escape from a Nevada prison without anyone noticing for four days, before a tip led to his capture at a transit center in Las Vegas Wednesday night as he prepared to board a bus out of town. State
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the seven-month war that was expected to isolate the Kremlin further, draw more international punishment and bring Ukraine extra military, political and economic support. The annexation — and planned celebratory
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the seven-month war that was expected to isolate the Kremlin further, draw more international punishment and bring Ukraine extra military, political and economic support. The annexation — and planned celebratory
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s progress to the group stage of the Women’s Champions League didn’t come without a couple of bizarre hitches. The English team advanced by beating Ajax 1-0 on Wednesday for a 3-2 aggregate victory. There were pre-match shenanigans that saw the goalposts needing to be adjusted because they were too short. Then
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Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to highlight how coronavirus pandemic relief dollars have helped support Black- and minority-owned businesses. The Treasury Department says the importance of making sure the community finance system supports minority businesses will be “front and
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to highlight how coronavirus pandemic relief dollars have helped support Black- and minority-owned businesses. The Treasury Department says the importance of making sure the community finance system supports minority businesses will be “front and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Issy Ronald, CNN Yes, you read the headline correctly. NBA superstar LeBron James is once again expanding his sports portfolio — this time into the US’ new favorite pastime. James is part of a consortium which is buying an expansion franchise in Major League Pickleball (MLP) as the competition grows from
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former President Donald Trump got another boost in his bid to challenge the FBI search of his Florida home, with US District Judge Aileen Cannon reshaping the plan put forward by the special master she appointed to review the materials seized at Mar-a-Lago last month. Cannon nixed several
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former Everton and Russian national team soccer player Diniyar Bilyaletdinov received a summons from Russia’s military registration and enlistment office, his father, Rinat Bilyaletdinov, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. “Diniyar really received a summons. It’s hard to talk about emotions, because he didn’t serve, although he did
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Qatar World Cup organizers disputed Denmark kit manufacturer Hummel’s claims of human rights violations in the host country following the unveiling of the Danish kits the country will wear at this year’s tournament. On Wednesday, Hummel revealed “toned down” kits that Denmark will wear during the men’s World Cup. Hummel says
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses will attend the ceremonial investiture for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The newest member of the high court is also its first Black female justice. The appearance of Biden and Harris at the invitation-only ceremony on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Eric Cheung, CNN China’s famous ‘Panda diplomacy’ faces a test — after a bear in Taiwan came down with a life-threatening brain lesion. Taipei Zoo told CNN on Thursday they had requested help from experts in China to treat their Giant Panda, Tuan Tuan, after an MRI scan revealed the damage.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court, a place bound by tradition and formality, will hold one of its most scripted rituals on Friday for a justice whose appointment broke the mold of history. The investiture ceremony for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the bench, will be marked
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head the U.N.’s telecommunications agency. She won a U.S.-Russia face-off for the leadership of a global agency that sets guideposts for radio, internet, satellite and television communications. The result on Thursday ended a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head the U.N.’s telecommunications agency. She won a U.S.-Russia face-off for the leadership of a global agency that sets guideposts for radio, internet, satellite and television communications. The result on Thursday ended a
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