North Korea fires missile as US, S. Korea prepare for drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off…
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China representative met with protests on visit to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a Chinese official at the invitation of the Taiwanese capital’s newly elected China-friendly mayor has drawn…
Continue ReadingNigerian cash crisis brings pain: ‘Everything is just tough’
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — No one in Godgift Inemesit’s family of eight is sure when they will eat each day —…
Continue ReadingKey developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers have amazingly pulled more survivors from buildings toppled in the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on…
Continue ReadingGrieving Ukrainian mom finds refuge in UK, but little solace
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Viktoria Kovalenko saw the death of her husband Petro and 12-year-old daughter Veronika last March…
Continue ReadingIn Baltics, Poland, grassroots groups strive to help Ukraine
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — In a dusty workshop in northern Lithuania, a dozen men are…
Continue ReadingUkraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the battlefield has narrowed and stiff resistance has…
Continue ReadingAlaska building collapse kills 1 victim, 2nd hospitalized
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A building collapse in Alaska Friday evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who…
Continue ReadingMarcos: China laser not enough to activate US defense pact
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Saturday the Chinese coast guard’s use of military-grade…
Continue ReadingElection conspiracist to lead Michigan GOP through 2024
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has elected Kristina Karamo to be its next chair during a…
Continue ReadingRussian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A week before the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin’s U.N.…
Continue ReadingWhy balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global…
Continue ReadingDominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A court filing in a lawsuit against Fox News lays bare a panic at the network that it had alienated…
Continue ReadingIndia welcomes 12 cheetahs from South Africa
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has welcomed 12 cheetahs from South Africa that will join eight others it received from Namibia last year as part of an…
Continue ReadingUS ends search for objects shot down over Alaska, Lake Huron
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it has ended its search for airborne…
Continue ReadingESPN gets 1st chance to air hockey Stadium Series game
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Since ESPN won back the NHL rights two years ago, it has carried the All-Star Game and Stanley Cup finals on ABC. The…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods goes viral for all the wrong reasons at Riviera
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods had some explaining to do Friday, about a putter so cold he nearly missed the cut at…
Continue ReadingNJ uses new law to bypass local OK for offshore wind project
BY WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey utility regulators have used a controversial law enabling them to bypass local…
Continue ReadingWith ‘Air,’ Affleck tells lesser-known Michael Jordan story
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben Affleck was 12 years old in 1984 and growing up in the Boston area. The Celtics were…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean leader brings daughter to soccer match
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter to a…
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