Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan’s Abe
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister…
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Survivors emerge from wreckage after US storms kill 9 people
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings, and rescue crews pulled…
Continue ReadingMLK weekend to feature tributes, commitments to race equity
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer The CEO of the King Center in Atlanta says she hopes to spur progress during this year’s observances of…
Continue ReadingEven as NY nurses return to work, more strikes could follow
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as 7,000 nurses return to work at two of New York’s busiest hospitals after a three-day…
Continue ReadingBiden and Kishida discuss Japan ‘stepping up’ security
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Japan sealed an agreement to bolster their cooperation on space. It’s the…
Continue ReadingSpeaker McCarthy’s tidy 1st week disguises trouble ahead
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Chaos? In the House of Representatives? Republican Kevin McCarthy wrapped his…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Delaware home is now a player in document drama
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s President Joe Biden’s refuge from Washington — a place that’s part home office,…
Continue ReadingBolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader’s release
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SAN CARLOS, Bolivia (AP) — Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt…
Continue ReadingS. Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter…
Continue ReadingBaz Luhrmann, Austin Butler mourn loss of Lisa Marie Presley
By The Associated Press The death of Lisa Marie Presley at age 54 is being met with shock, tribute and mourning. Baz Luhrmann, director of…
Continue ReadingUN extends Lebanon tribunal until Dec. 31 to wrap up work
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the mandate of the international tribunal that investigated the 2005…
Continue ReadingChina’s trade surplus swells to $877.6B as exports grow
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade surplus swelled to a record $877.6 billion last year as exports rose despite…
Continue ReadingToyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — To accelerate the global move toward sustainable vehicles, Toyota is suggesting simply…
Continue ReadingTeen’s death brings toll in month of unrest in Peru to 49
By DAVID PEREDA Z. Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A 16-year-old shot during a protest in the southern Peruvian region of Puno has died,…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Rule of law risks becoming `Rule of Lawlessness’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of…
Continue ReadingWriter wants Trump’s deposition in rape lawsuit made public
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a longtime advice columnist who says Donald Trump raped her a quarter century ago…
Continue ReadingLisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
By KRISTIN M. HALL and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated…
Continue Reading‘Wakanda Forever’ scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott…
Continue ReadingColorado police officer accused of attacking disabled woman
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A police officer in suburban Denver is facing a felony charge after allegedly attacking a disabled woman who was walking her…
Continue Reading‘Rick and Morty’ creator awaits trial for domestic violence
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Roiland, who created the animated series “Rick and Morty” and provides the voices of the two title characters,…
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