Croatia’s ruling conservatives win parliamentary vote, but cannot rule alone
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s governing conservatives have won a highly contested parliamentary…
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Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street’s tech-led retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares advanced on Thursday even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower in the S&P…
Continue ReadingApple CEO says company will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN and ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing…
Continue ReadingEnvoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America and its allies are discussing…
Continue ReadingThe G7 eyes targeted sanctions on Iran and a message of restraint as ministers meet in Italy
By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the resort island of…
Continue ReadingCommunications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A new report shows that the…
Continue ReadingAnti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest
By STEVE PEOPLES and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a…
Continue ReadingSenate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security…
Continue ReadingColumbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Columbia University’s president took a firm stance against antisemitism…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are questioning how much power legislative committees should…
Continue ReadingConvicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A woman accused by scam victims of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress will now learn next month…
Continue ReadingUN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed…
Continue ReadingAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US more likely to believe in climate change: AP-NORC poll
By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than…
Continue ReadingBoeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker’s safety culture
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible,…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat, military says
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a…
Continue ReadingJapan records a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year despite recovering exports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other…
Continue ReadingNo injuries when small plane lands in sprawling park in middle of Hawaii’s Waikiki tourist mecca
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — No one was injured when a small plane carrying two people landed in a sprawling park in…
Continue ReadingBob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate…
Continue ReadingFormer UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party during…
Continue ReadingFour people shot — one fatally — in the Bronx by shooters who were riding on scooters
NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were shot — one fatally — on a street corner in the Bronx by shooters who were riding on scooters. Police say about…
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