Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Key decision-makers in non-aligned Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO…
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Xi promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congress
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the role of the ruling Communist Party’s youth wing ahead of a key party congress…
Continue ReadingXi promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congress
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the role of the ruling Communist Party’s youth wing ahead of a key party congress…
Continue ReadingAutopsies are being conducted on the guests found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas. Here’s what we know
By Kristina Sgueglia, Polo Sandoval and Travis Caldwell, CNN Officials are conducting autopsies to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Verlander pitches as Astros face Twins, Correa
By The Associated Press Justin Verlander and the Astros try for their eighth straight win when they visit Joe Ryan and the first-place Twins in a…
Continue ReadingAustralian police find cocaine worth $14 million near body of diver
Story by Reuters Australian police launched a probe on Tuesday after 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of suspected cocaine, estimated to be worth about 20…
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Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed, China gains ahead of US price data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday with Chinese benchmarks pressing higher after a rally in technology…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed, China gains ahead of US price data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday with Chinese benchmarks pressing higher after a rally in technology…
Continue ReadingWatery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of…
Continue ReadingWatery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of…
Continue ReadingTaiwan activist released from China says global help worked
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese human rights activist who served five years in jail in China spoke out Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With rising crime fears, a homelessness crisis and soaring prices, Republicans hope…
Continue ReadingOhtani hits 2 homers, 1st grand slam; Angels beat Rays 11-3
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his first grand slam in professional baseball on a two-homer night, and the…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico fire costs top $65M; blaze moves closer to Taos
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The biggest wildfire in the U.S. burning in New Mexico east of Santa Fe is spreading north toward mountain…
Continue ReadingRodón strikes out 12 in 6 innings, Giants beat Rockies 8-5
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Rodón matched his season high with 12 strikeouts in six innings and the San…
Continue ReadingRappers Young Thug, Gunna charged with racketeering
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders,…
Continue ReadingNon-unanimous verdicts at issue at Louisiana high court
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Louisiana have told the state Supreme Court a ban on non-unanimous…
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Newly named orangutan baby ‘Jolene’ makes Oregon Zoo debut
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a few weeks of consideration, Oregon Zoo care staff have selected a name for orangutan Kitra’s new baby. Inspired…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s new President Yoon Suk Yeol urges North Korean denuclearization in inauguration address
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk Yeol promised an “audacious plan” to strengthen North…
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