Asian stocks mixed as anxiety over banks starts to fade
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as anxiety about the global financial system began to fade…
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Feel the Force: Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas. “Proceed…
Continue ReadingHarris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has visited a site in Ghana where…
Continue ReadingTornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says warming will fuel more supercells in the United States and that those storms will move eastward…
Continue ReadingHandmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — One hand-crocheted blanket came with a note saying “Welcome to the USA” and advising…
Continue ReadingDaughter: Mississippi tornado victim was ‘beautiful soul’
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Queen’terica Jones found her mother’s lifeless body…
Continue ReadingPolice: Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in…
Continue ReadingGeorgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move…
Continue ReadingWho was uphill? Gwyneth Paltrow trial spotlights skier code
By SAM METZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Skiers have likely noticed signs at mountain resorts across the country…
Continue ReadingAustralian soldier charged over Afghan killing freed on bail
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian magistrate has released on bail a former elite soldier charged with murder for allegedly killing an unarmed man in…
Continue ReadingFed official: Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as…
Continue ReadingRussia says it test-fired anti-ship missiles in Sea of Japan
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, with two boats launching a…
Continue ReadingUnbeaten Gamecocks, Iowa’s Clark star in women’s Final Four
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — An undefeated South Carolina team led by star Aliyah Boston and guided by vaunted Dawn Staley,…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s stance on Israel overshadows world soccer event
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia could lose its chance to host a global youth soccer tournament, and its…
Continue ReadingDo Adani’s woes matter for India’s clean energy transition?
By SIBI ARASU and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Gautam Adani and his companies lost tens of billions of dollars and…
Continue ReadingKim wants N. Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase…
Continue ReadingHighland Park survivor heads to scene of Nashville shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — The survivor of a mass shooting last July 4th outside Chicago rushed to the scene of the latest such tragedy in Nashville,…
Continue ReadingIdaho Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the…
Continue ReadingDoctor decries gun violence after school shooting near miss
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press A pediatric surgeon who left The Covenant School in Nashville moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six…
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