Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press London (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party…
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Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses 500K
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a…
Continue ReadingFrance seizes Iran assault rifles, missiles heading to Yemen
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns…
Continue Reading‘Dances With Wolves’ actor appears in court in abuse probe
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and…
Continue ReadingInside the hunt for a serial kidnapper, and a bloody finale
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in rural southwest Oregon were on high alert: A man with a history of kidnapping and…
Continue ReadingPhil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s Tsai welcomes retired US admiral for China talks
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has welcomed the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command…
Continue ReadingPakistan arrests prominent political ally of ex-PM Khan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested a prominent political ally of a former prime…
Continue Reading‘A big deal’: US, Philippines tighten military ties
By JIM GOMEZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their…
Continue ReadingSony CFO to lead entertainment-electronic giant as president
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has appointed a company veteran as its president to lead the Japanese electronics and…
Continue ReadingBiden approval steady after document discovery: AP-NORC Poll
By COLLEEN LONG and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has…
Continue ReadingBiden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have left a…
Continue ReadingAfter bitter RNC meeting, Democrats look to project unity
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bitter divisions dominated a recent national Republican Party gathering. And come this weekend,…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the Fed interest rate hike means for you
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its key rate by a quarter point Wednesday, bringing it to the highest…
Continue ReadingPG&E to face manslaughter trial over deadly California fire
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A judge says Pacific Gas & Electric must face trial for involuntary manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Honda outlines hydrogen power plans to go green
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to trucks and construction equipment, electricity for…
Continue ReadingMourners call Australian Cardinal Pell victim of injustice
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Mourners at the Sydney funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell have remembered…
Continue ReadingBack at Dallas Zoo, found monkeys get fed, snuggle up
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The two small monkeys who were found in a vacant house a day after being taken from the Dallas Zoo…
Continue ReadingAustralia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The…
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