By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. The changes approved Monday include higher penalties and longer periods for victims to come forward and report an incident to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 1.8% in morning trading to 32,871.85. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8% to 7,390.30. South Korea’s Kospi slid
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said. The fire, dubbed the York Fire, which is California’s largest fire of the year, has consumed 80,000 acres as of Tuesday morning. The blaze
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker. Sales grew as the parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased. Toyota’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners. But Suu
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un hombre de 68 años se entregó este lunes después de que seis trabajadores migrantes fueran atropellados y heridos por una camioneta frente a un Walmart de Carolina del Norte el domingo por la tarde, dijo la policía. El conductor le dijo a los investigadores y a su familia que “accidentalmente
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — HSBC’s profits have soared as it continues to cut costs and cash in on high interest rates around the world. Europe’s biggest bank said Tuesday that pre-tax profit grew by $4.1 billion to $8.8 billion in the second quarter compared to the same time a year before.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Berry Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China. Two days of rainfall have overwhelmed riverbeds around the western
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91 children in Australia and elsewhere over 15 years, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement on Tuesday. The 45-year-old man from the Gold Coast has been in police custody since
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot – which would be one of the largest prizes in the lottery’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 with a gold Mega Ball of 12. If won, the jackpot could be
Continue ReadingWHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspected gunman wounded in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier. The shooting took place at about 9 p.m. Monday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says both the officer and the suspect were hospitalized but there’s no immediate word on their
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations from Niger for
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close. Slow-moving Typhoon Khanun is heading northwest with surface winds of up to 111 miles per hour. Hundreds of flights
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive lottery prize. The winning numbers drawn were: 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and the yellow ball: 12. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, allowing
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University celebrated a diverse new chapter in its history with its June hiring of Kathleen McElroy. McElroy, a Black journalist whose background included decades at the New York Times and a reputation for promoting diversity in
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary manslaughter against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin, rejecting Tuesday a request from defense counsel to dismiss charges. The ruling from Judge Mary
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It has hosted history-shaking meetings of world leaders and boasts a strategic naval base. And it has been the site of ethnic persecutions, forced deportations and political repression. Now, as Russia’s war
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford school shooter gets life in prison. Colin King says Ethan Crumbley was like a “feral child,” raised by parents who neglected him and didn’t give him the care he needed.
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Wayne Chang, Mengchen Zhang and CNN (CNN) — A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human – went viral, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories on
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. que trabajaba en un centro de procesamiento en El Paso, Texas, fue acusado formalmente la semana pasada de múltiples cargos federales que incluyen “soborno de un funcionario público” y “tráfico de extranjeros” después de que un migrante denunciara al agente por supuestamente ofrecerle
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