Israeli military caught up in divide over Netanyahu’s plan
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Shraga Tichover is hanging up his fatigues. After more than three decades as a reservist…
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DeSantis argues US should be like Florida ahead of 2024 bid
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis positioned himself as the architect…
Continue ReadingPlunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack…
Continue ReadingUS sees China propaganda efforts becoming more like Russia’s
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has long been seen by the U.S. as a prolific source of anti-American…
Continue ReadingAustralia helicopter pilot didn’t hear any call before crash
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A helicopter pilot who was coming into land at an Australian theme park has told…
Continue ReadingClosing statements Tuesday in Householder corruption trial
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Closing statements are set before a jury Tuesday in the trial of ex-Ohio House Speaker…
Continue ReadingOklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, following a…
Continue ReadingSenate will grill Powell over Fed efforts to tame inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If measures of the U.S. economy keep coming in hot, as they did in January, the…
Continue Reading5th body found in Malaysia floods; over 40,000 displaced
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the…
Continue ReadingAustralia hikes key interest rate to 3.6% to fight inflation
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has increased its benchmark interest rate by another quarter-point to 3.6% as it continues…
Continue ReadingJapan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd-stage failure
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday…
Continue ReadingYoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan…
Continue ReadingRescuers search for dozens buried in Indonesian landslides
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in remote Indonesian islands are searching for 47 people who are believed to be buried in their houses by…
Continue ReadingUS citizen, Somali convicted in journalist’s hostage-taking
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been convicted of helping Somali pirates who kidnapped a U.S. journalist for ransom and held him for 2 1/2 years,…
Continue ReadingHawaii cites man for harassing humpback whale, dolphins
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials on Monday cited a Maui man seen on video snorkeling for allegedly harassing a humpback whale and pod of dolphins.…
Continue ReadingCalifornians still digging out from severe snowfall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Residents of Southern California mountain towns have continued to struggle to dig out and get necessities in the aftermath of a…
Continue ReadingDA stands by prosecutor in Alec Baldwin set-shooting case
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A district attorney in Santa Fe fought back Monday against efforts to disqualify the special…
Continue ReadingGeorgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia…
Continue ReadingTribes bury Southern California’s famed mountain lion, P-22
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tribal leaders, scientists and conservation advocates buried Southern California’s most…
Continue ReadingPeru: 6 soldiers drown in river while responding to protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Military officials in Peru say six soldiers drowned while trying to swim across a river in the Andes to reach a town where…
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