Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks mostly fell Thursday after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced…
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US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Over the objections of wild horse advocates, a judge cleared the way Wednesday night for the…
Continue ReadingEritrea’s repressive government criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as ‘asylum scum’
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive countries, is marking 30 years of independence as…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33, with 18 still missing
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from recent flooding in China’s capital has risen to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are…
Continue ReadingScientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s…
Continue ReadingNew York governor recalibrates on crime, with control of the House at stake
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is highlighting her public safety platform in a bid to help…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world’s rainforests, but no measurable goals
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Amazon Summit has come to a close with a roadmap to protect…
Continue ReadingBiden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden says his policies of financial and tax incentives have…
Continue ReadingKhanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, YONG JUN CHANG and AHN YOUNG-JOON Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Rains and winds were growing in southern South…
Continue ReadingOhio’s Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would’ve made it more difficult for voters to…
Continue ReadingBigger bonuses could change lives for tiny teams that advance in Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Players who reached the knockout round at the Women’s World Cup got larger…
Continue ReadingHawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forced…
Continue ReadingWild mushrooms suspected of killing 3 who ate a family lunch together in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday were trying to figure out how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after apparently…
Continue ReadingFrom upsets to record attendance, these are the trends that have emerged at the Women’s World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — The traditional elite have been cut down to size at the Women’s World Cup. That has been the…
Continue ReadingPostal Service reduces air cargo by 90% over 2 years as part of cost-cutting effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has reduced its volume of shipments by aircraft by 90% over two years, putting the service on course to…
Continue ReadingCollege professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six university professors and two teachers’ unions are suing Idaho over a law that they say…
Continue ReadingMan who made threats at a rural Kansas home shot and killed by deputy, authorities say
RANSOM, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man who made threats at a rural Kansas home was shot and killed by a deputy Tuesday. The Kansas Bureau…
Continue ReadingESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing…
Continue ReadingUS Navy sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal prosecutor has told a judge that the mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with…
Continue ReadingLawsuits filed by Airbnb and 3 hosts over NYC’s short-term rental rules dismissed by judge
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by Airbnb and three hosts over New York City’s rules for short-term rentals, saying…
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