Month: July 2023

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a decision by Australia’s central bank on a possible interest rate hike. Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney retreated. Hong Kong gained. Oil prices rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost

By LAURIE KELLMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled post-pandemic summer plans for would-be travelers around the world. Somewhere around March, people who thought they were renewing or applying for new passports in plenty of time for their summer trips flooded what

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part of a rare international grouping in which his country still enjoys support. Leaders will convene virtually on Tuesday for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after 11-year-old Mayah Zamora was airlifted out of Uvalde, Texas, after being critically injured in the Robb Elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, the family is still reeling. Knocks on the door startle Mayah into a panic.

By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor is preparing to resume negotiations that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials vital for the green energy transition. Negotiations within the International Seabed Authority are approaching a critical point since it will

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press ROXBURY, Conn. (AP) — The shingled one-room structure where Arthur Miller worked at his home in Connecticut, from 1958 until his death in 2005, has been sitting behind the Roxbury town hall. His daughter Rebecca Miller and a group of residents are trying to raise $1 million to renovate the

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province, but there are no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.4 quake Monday was centered 135 kilometers southwest of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It occurred at a depth of 13

By JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities. North Dakota State University President David Cook has recently warned of “catastrophic

GREEN POND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say six people have been found dead after a house fire. The sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Ryan Lenard Manigo has been charged so far with two murder counts and attempted murder of the lone survivor. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office says authorities found the deceased victims

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham! and survivalist Bear Grylls has found more celebrities to take out of their comfort zone and be tested by the great outdoors. Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan of “The Real Housewives of New

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan’s compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats controlling both chambers and the governor’s mansion. Then there’s Iowa,