Remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang to be cremated and flags to be lowered
BEIJING (AP) — State media report the remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang are to be cremated on Thursday, with flags around the country to…
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3 astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Three astronauts have returned to Earth after six months aboard China’s orbiting…
Continue ReadingSeager stars with 2-run HR, stellar defense to lead Rangers over D-backs 3-1 in World Series Game 3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager smashed a homer that rocketed off his bat at a speed few other mortals can match.…
Continue ReadingBodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone
By AUDREY McAVOY, REBECCA BOONE, GENE JOHNSON and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An officer sprinted from house to house in the…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel
By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats say they will subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man arrested after throwing pipe bombs at San Francisco police car during pursuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials say a man has been arrested after he allegedly knocked out a parishioner inside a San Francisco Catholic church and…
Continue ReadingThe UAW says its strike ‘won things no one thought possible’ from automakers. Here’s how it fared
By The Associated Press The United Auto Workers union is providing more details about tentative contract agreements with Detroit automakers that…
Continue ReadingClimate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for…
Continue ReadingEx-California mom charged with hosting parties with alcohol for teens and encouraging sexual assault
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A woman accused of hosting parties for her teenage son and his friends in Northern California where she encouraged them…
Continue ReadingPanama’s leader calls for referendum on mining concession, seeking to calm protests over the deal
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Protests in Panama have extended into a second week over a long-term copper mining concession…
Continue ReadingPolice investigating death of US ice hockey player from skate blade cut in English game
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a…
Continue ReadingActor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal…
Continue ReadingUN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N. emergency…
Continue ReadingTennessee officials to pay $125K to settle claim they arrested a man for meme about fallen officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys say they are settling a lawsuit brought by a man who accused Tennessee authorities of arresting him for posting a…
Continue ReadingUS regulators sue SolarWinds and its security chief for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer U.S. regulators have sued SolarWinds and its top security executive for fraud for allegedly concealing poor…
Continue ReadingRangers’ extra-inning victory over Diamondbacks was least viewed World Series opener recorded
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Texas’ extra-inning comeback victory over Arizona According to Nielsen, Fox averaged 9.17 million for the game telecast. It is…
Continue ReadingFamily sues Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found over alleged fake ashes
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Families have filed a lawsuit against the Colorado funeral home that was…
Continue ReadingTarantula crossing the road blamed for crash that sent a Canadian motorcyclist to the hospital
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley National Park caused a traffic crash that sent a Canadian motorcyclist to…
Continue ReadingColombian police comb through cloud forest searching for soccer star’s abducted father
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia have deployed air and land patrols to search for soccer player Luis…
Continue ReadingBiden and Jill Biden hand out books and candy while hosting thousands for rainy trick or treating
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Books were about as abundant as candy at a trick-or-treating event that President Joe…
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