Sudan’s tropical disease spike reflects poor health system
By MOHANED AWAD and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press EL OBEID, Sudan (AP) — A surge in mosquito-borne diseases in recent months has shown the…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Police officer wants badge back after spy charges dropped
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — On a September day in 2020, New York City Police Officer Baimadajie Angwang kissed…
Continue ReadingJapan, Philippines agree to sharply boost defense ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to sharply boost their defense ties, allowing…
Continue ReadingIndian government asks people to hug cows on Valentine’s Day
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s…
Continue ReadingAsia shares mostly fall, eyeing inflation, earnings, growth
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen after Wall Street retreated for a second day as market watchers…
Continue ReadingSen. John Fetterman remains in hospital, undergoing tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who had a stroke during his campaign last year, remained hospitalized and undergoing tests…
Continue ReadingRescuers push to find survivors of ‘disaster of the century’
By JUSTIN SPIKE, GHAITH ALSAYED and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to…
Continue ReadingFiery Ohio derailment raises railroad safety questions
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…
Continue ReadingIn GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JOSH BOAK and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press TAMPA, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking direct aim at Republicans who…
Continue ReadingBiden’s oil comments spark debate over energy production
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sparked a firestorm in energy circles when he said in Tuesday’s State…
Continue ReadingDriver plows bus into Canadian day care, killing 2 children
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press Police have charged a bus driver with first-degree murder after he drove his vehicle at a high speed into a day care…
Continue ReadingPassport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly…
Continue ReadingReporter arrested during news event on Ohio train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A reporter was pushed to the ground, handcuffed and arrested for trespassing while covering a news conference about the…
Continue ReadingUN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows
By FARAI MUTSAKA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press RUSHINGA, Zimbabwe (AP) — While others in her Zimbabwean village agonize over a maize crop…
Continue ReadingAP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard…
Continue ReadingAustralian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at N. Korean parade
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter have taken center stage at a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia health program successfully cut hospital visits
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California’s most at-risk…
Continue ReadingTiny California mouse wins Guinness award for longevity
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A tiny California mouse now has a big title after winning a Guinness World record for longevity. A Pacific pocket mouse named Pat…
Continue Reading