Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
By MAE ANDERSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Big name advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super…
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Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his…
Continue ReadingJapan’s government OKs new foreign trainee program to attract more workers as its population shrinks
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government has adopted plans to scrap its current foreign trainee program, which has…
Continue ReadingUS water polo star prepares for Paris Olympics as husband battles lung cancer
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Maddie Musselman wants to go to the Paris Games. So does her husband, Pat Woepse, who was…
Continue ReadingVolcanic eruption in Iceland subsides, though scientists warn more activity may follow.
LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience…
Continue ReadingChinese technology company lashes back at US claims it has ties to military
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A Nasdaq-listed Chinese technology company that makes parts for self-driving vehicles has…
Continue ReadingFinnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair is asking passengers to be weighed voluntarily and anonymously so that it can…
Continue ReadingSuperstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasons
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday’s Super Bowl due to…
Continue ReadingFinding meaning in George Floyd’s death through protest art left at his murder site
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — For months after George Floyd was killed by police in May 2020, people from around the…
Continue ReadingUS calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local…
Continue ReadingMan charged with stealing small airplane that crashed on a California beach
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach. The San…
Continue ReadingIsrael seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN, and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has…
Continue ReadingIranian man wielding an axe and knife is killed by police after seizing hostages on Swiss train
ESSERT-SOUS-CHAMPVERT, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police say an Iranian asylum-seeker was killed by police after he used an axe and a knife to seize…
Continue ReadingAnger over Messi’s absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An Argentina soccer friendly in China next month has been canceled in more fallout from Lionel…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for U.S. stocks on Friday sent Wall Street to its latest record, milestone and winning…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s top court invalidates state’s Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run…
Continue ReadingTennessee authorities search for suspect in shooting of 2 sheriff’s deputies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee are searching for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one…
Continue ReadingThe president jailed 1% of El Salvador’s population. Their children are paying the consequences
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he…
Continue ReadingMigrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a memorial
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border…
Continue ReadingThe race for George Santos’ congressional seat could offer clues to how suburbs will vote this year
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press How will America’s suburbs vote this year? A special election in New York next week may offer clues. The race…
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