By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Organizers of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have agreed to relax their ban on police marching in their annual parade with a compromise condition that officers do not wear uniforms. The decision comes a day after Australian police found the bodies of a couple shot
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Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the city’s international business and media
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong has announced a slew of measures to boost its real estate sector, including the removal of decade-old restrictions that were introduced to prevent a property bubble, as part of its effort to revive an economy that has been hurt by a record exodus of talent
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Telecoms operator Swisscom has confirmed it’s in talks with Vodafone Group toward a possible purchase of its Italian subsidiary for 8 billion euros ($8.65 billion). The Swiss company said in a statement Wednesday it’s in “advanced exclusive negotiations” to buy all of Vodafone Italia and merge it with Swisscom’s Italian subsidiary, Fastweb.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Las fábricas de municiones de Corea del Norte están “operando a plena capacidad” para producir armas y proyectiles para Rusia, según el ministro de Defensa de Corea del Sur, mientras la devastadora guerra de Moscú en Ucrania llega a su tercer año. La última estimación de
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread strikes in Greece have halted trains and ferries in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago. Greece’s deadliest rail disaster killed 57 people when a passenger train slammed into an oncoming cargo train. The tragedy shocked the country, with many of the
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices fell. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.7% to 38,953.49 after data showed factory output falling in January
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government is lifting some curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low. Finance minister Paul Chan announced the move in a speech Wednesday presenting the territory’s budget, which also raised spending on tourism promotion. Chan said all curbs imposed
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Joe Biden y Donald Trump ganaron sus respectivas primarias en Michigan este martes, pero una mirada bajo el capó de los resultados revela serias preocupaciones para ambas campañas a medida que se acercan a una probable revancha en noviembre que parece más volátil cada día. La victoria de Biden en las
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection. Creech, 73, has been in prison half a century, convicted of
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Rather than trying to keep their seats in Congress, two of North Carolina’s U.S. representatives are vying for a role closer to home: state attorney general. It’s one of the most closely watched attorney general races across the U.S. this year. While the role has long been a springboard to
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside are being remembered as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their memorial service Wednesday drew thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities are waiting for state-covered services designed to foster independence and job skills for adulthood. While parents struggle to find services for toddlers, they also must think years ahead while their families are
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence was executed Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu received a lethal injection and was pronounced
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year. The latest estimate from South Korea offers fresh clues on the crucial
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This month’s $1,000 “One Class at a Time” recipient from Mid Oregon Credit Union is the Cascades Edge program at OSU-Cascades, which aims to make career development goals part of every class, not just in students’ senior year as graduation nears.
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN and ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has awarded an honorary four-star general rank to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former high-ranking army officer who is linked to human rights abuses and who emerged as the apparent winner of the Feb. 14 presidential election. The alleged
Continue ReadingBy ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 22 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier scored 19 points and the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 106-96 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Rozier was one of three players returning to the Miami lineup, playing in his
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer says a recommended sentence of 100 years in prison for the FTX founder is “grotesque” and “barbaric” for cryptocurrency crimes. Bankman-Fried lawyer Marc Mukasey filed presentence arguments late Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, seeking leniency. He wrote that the long sentence recommended by
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