Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department announced Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn…
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Norway drops spying claims against foreign student, says he’s being held now for a ‘financial crime’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities have dropped spying allegations against an unidentified 25-year-old foreign student and are now…
Continue ReadingIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband has lung cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In an announcement Thursday, the governor…
Continue ReadingA Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on…
Continue ReadingUnited States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic…
Continue ReadingAuto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of 38…
Continue ReadingNorway can extradite man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian court has ruled that a man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other…
Continue ReadingEU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case
LONDON (AP) — European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia’s navy in Crimea
By SAMYA KULLAB and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a…
Continue ReadingGases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano has sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 nearby towns and…
Continue ReadingSpat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts…
Continue ReadingBTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another member of K-pop supergroup BTS has begun his mandatory military service in…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?
By TODD WALLACK AND CHRISTINE WILLMSEN, WBUR Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts,…
Continue ReadingUS breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics
By AARON MORRISON AP Race and Ethnicity News Editor U.S. breaking pros who hope to compete in the Paris Olympics next year have a challenge. As…
Continue ReadingWith the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime…
Continue ReadingThousands of teachers protest in Nepal against education bill, shutting schools across the country
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Schools for millions of students in Nepal are closed as tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingTaliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of…
Continue ReadingLeaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and Syria have announced the formation of a strategic partnership as Chinese leader Xi…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan sends food, other aid to Nagorno-Karabakh after ending an offensive against Armenians
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan says it’s delivering food and other humanitarian aid to…
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