New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters
By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in…
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Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares slip, echoing Wall Street’s weak start to 2024
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks slipped on Thursday, tracking a weak start to 2024 on Wall Street as Japan’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean police raid house of suspect who stabbed opposition leader Lee in the neck
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police have raided the residence and office of a man who…
Continue ReadingIn 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge…
Continue ReadingPlagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal…
Continue ReadingRescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 78 dead
By HIRO KOMAE, RICHARD COLOMBO and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — Rescuers in Japan are braving the cold in a race against time…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. files as presidential candidate in Utah, the first state to grant him access
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has filed to run as a presidential candidate in Utah…
Continue ReadingTrump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press In summer 1954, the Eisenhower administration launched a military-style effort to remove Mexican immigrants…
Continue ReadingJewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative session
By ADAM BEAM and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war have…
Continue ReadingThings to know about Minnesota’s new state flag and seal
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag next spring that…
Continue ReadingState tax cutting trend faces headwinds from declining revenues and tighter budgets
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Almost every U.S. state has cut taxes in some way in the past three years. But that…
Continue ReadingSeveral Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it’s 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in…
Continue ReadingUS intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel: AP source
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is confident Palestinian militant groups used Gaza’s largest…
Continue ReadingSheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingSheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
By KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s opposition leader in…
Continue Reading10-year-old California boy held on suspicion of shooting another child with his father’s gun
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 10-year-old Northern California boy on suspicion of shooting to death another child with his…
Continue ReadingAustralia launches inquiry into why Cabinet documents relating to Iraq war remain secret
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered an inquiry into why 20-year-old Cabinet…
Continue ReadingEx-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found competent to stand trial for alleged $15 million client thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than…
Continue ReadingA congressman and a senator’s son have jumped into the Senate race to succeed Mitt Romney in Utah
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A congressman and a senator’s son have jumped into the race for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt…
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