China’s 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
BEIJING (AP) — China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as China looks to compete with industry…
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Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s major opposition parties on Sunday boycotted the inauguration of a new Parliament…
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
By CHINEDU ASADU RUNJI, Nigeria Associated Press (AP) — Christian Jonathan’s mother was holding the 9-month-old boy in her arms when she was…
Continue ReadingAsylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new US rules
By JULIE WATSON and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The day that President Joe Biden’s administration ended a public…
Continue ReadingUS, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech
By SAM METZ Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her…
Continue ReadingIndian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie
NEW DELHI (AP) — A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could…
Continue ReadingBiden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress
By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential…
Continue ReadingDebt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy was never Washington’s bet to become House speaker. But the…
Continue Reading‘Succession’ finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM, ANDREW DALTON and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of the critically acclaimed drama’s…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To pass their debt ceiling deal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and…
Continue ReadingWhy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet
By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of…
Continue ReadingFight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken…
Continue ReadingDebt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default
By KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and…
Continue ReadingEd Ames, ’50s pop singer with Ames Brothers and ’60s TV star in ‘Daniel Boone,’ dies at 95
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Writer Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of key events that led to Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton being impeached by the state’s…
Continue Reading2 horses die from injuries at Churchill Downs, bringing total to 12 at home of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past…
Continue ReadingIraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe
By SALAR SALIM IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate…
Continue ReadingMass protests against Israeli government’s plans to change legal system enter 21st week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathered for the relentless weekly protests against their government’s plans to…
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