Japan’s Nikkei stock index breaks its 1989 record and surges to an all-time high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has surged past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble…
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Man who abducted girl from New York camping trip pleads guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault
By Nic F. Anderson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl who…
Continue ReadingAudrii Cunningham remembered as radiant fifth grader after family friend is charged with her murder
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead after…
Continue ReadingLA ethics panel rejects proposed fine for ex-CBS exec Les Moonves over police probe interference
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has rejected a proposed settlement between the city and former CBS executive Les Moonves.…
Continue ReadingUS Congress members praise Taiwan’s democracy in a visit that’s certain to draw China’s scrutiny
By KEVIN FREKING and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of United States Congress members are praising Taiwan’s…
Continue ReadingTwo charged in connection with break-in of Secret Service vehicle used by detail assigned to Biden’s granddaughter
By Adrienne Winston, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old Washington, DC, man and a minor have been charged in connection with a break-in last…
Continue ReadingSuspected Houthi rebel missile sets cargo ship ablaze. Israel intercepts separate attack near Eilat
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in…
Continue ReadingYulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she’s Russia’s newest opposition leader
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Yulia Navalnaya used to avoid the cameras, staying in the background while her husband rose to…
Continue ReadingChina is one of world’s most expensive places to raise children, report finds
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is one of the most expensive places in the world to raise a child in relative terms, a new report…
Continue ReadingBridge snaps in half in deadly cargo ship crash
By Chris Lau and Martha Zhou, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least five people were killed and a crew member was injured on Thursday when a cargo…
Continue Reading“Estamos completamente asediados”: uno de los últimos médicos que quedan en el hospital Nasser de Gaza dice que el destino de los pacientes ya no está bajo su control
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Uno de los pocos médicos que permanecen en el hospital Nasser en el sur de Gaza describió la situación de…
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Pet Pics Sweepstakes: Lovely to look at, delightful to get to know
It’s a favorite thing about Wednesday nights for many of our friends — it’s all your great pet photos in our Pet Pics Sweepstakes! See many more and…
Continue ReadingAlbanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum…
Continue ReadingAsí fue cómo Alexander Smirnov, una fuente confiable del FBI, se convirtió en el centro de un escándalo político en Washington
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Alexander Smirnov fue inicialmente apreciado por el FBI como una fuente sólida que tenía relaciones con…
Continue ReadingDesperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
By SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s digital nomad visa is about much more than travel
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — British YouTuber Ashley Humphries has made several videos about traveling in South Korea, including a tour of the…
Continue ReadingDesperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
By SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingNegligence or scapegoating? Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer begins in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associate Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors sought to pin blame on a movie weapons supervisor for bringing live ammunition on…
Continue ReadingTexas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for…
Continue ReadingSlayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin’s tourism boom
By ASTRID SÚAREZ Associated Press MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the…
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