Musk says owning Twitter ‘painful’ but needed to be done
LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now…
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Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to National Recording Registry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mario, Madonna and Mariah have entered the national audio canon. Madonna’s star-making 1984 album “Like a Virgin,” Mariah…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party has nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in…
Continue ReadingStiff EPA emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales
By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits…
Continue ReadingVolcano spews ash cloud for 2nd day on Russia’s Kamchatka
MOSCOW (AP) — A volcano spewed out ash for a second day Wednesday on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, throwing clouds of dust high into…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Emerging Drug Threat story
In an April 12 story about the emerging drug threat designation for substances containing xylazine and fentanyl, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue ReadingPope evokes cold-war replay, says leaders should avoid arms
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has evoked memories of the 1960s Cold War and urged world leaders to…
Continue ReadingTaliban say there’s no obstacles for UN work in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s chief spokesman denies there are obstacles for the U.N. to do its work in Afghanistan, even after barring…
Continue ReadingGerman officials seize cooked bats near Belgian border
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say German officials seized cooked bats and nearly a ton of unrefrigerated fish after police stopped a van that had…
Continue ReadingChina warns as US, Philippines stage combat drills
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has warned that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the…
Continue ReadingIMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan’s growth outlook to 0.5%
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s…
Continue ReadingIn Kerala, an aging trend bucks India’s booming population
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press KOCHI, India (AP) — When 82-year-old Vasanthi Baby almost tripped while climbing down the stairs in her home in…
Continue ReadingUkraine seeks medical, war recovery assistance from India
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Ukraine has asked India to supply medicines and medical equipment and help it rebuild war-damaged…
Continue ReadingMusician Kauan Okamoto alleges talent manager assaulted him
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — When Johnny Kitagawa told one of the boys staying at his luxury house to go to bed early, everyone…
Continue ReadingAs Ukraine war drags on, civilians’ mental health needs rise
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens…
Continue ReadingFishing regulators need more transparency, ocean groups say
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — More transparency in regional fisheries management organizations that were set up by the…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks mixed after Wall St dips on US recession warning
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve said its economists expect a…
Continue ReadingCompanies skeptical about Egypt’s push to ease industry ties
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is embarking on a privatization push to help its cash-strapped government after pressure from the International Monetary Fund.…
Continue ReadingShooting in Indian army station kills 4 soldiers
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian army says a firing incident inside a military station has killed at least four soldiers in northern India. The army…
Continue ReadingResidents flee as cyclone approaches northwest Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Miners, cattle ranchers, tourists and Indigenous locals are evacuating from Australia’s remote northwest coast as an…
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