Asian shares extend losses after Wall Street decline
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks fell more than 1% on Wall Street in the…
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Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press/Report for America GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Delaware trucker described as an architect…
Continue ReadingChina to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls…
Continue ReadingOn the ballot in 2023: Southern governors, big-city mayors
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be asking voters for a second term leading one of the…
Continue ReadingRain, floods in Philippines leave 32 dead, others missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend have left at least 32 dead…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic back in Australia a year after deportation
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia almost a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim lays out key goals to boost military power
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presented new plans to further bolster his military…
Continue Reading80-year-old California store owner who shot robber dies
NORCO, Calif. (AP) — An 80-year-old Southern California liquor store owner who opened fire with a shotgun and wounded a would-be armed robber this…
Continue ReadingTesla, Southwest, Peloton fall; Las Vegas Sands, Hess rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Southwest Airlines Co., down $2.15 to $33.94. The airline had…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill to study salt lakes in drought-hit US West
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Scientists will get $25 million to study salt lake ecosystems in the drought-stricken U.S. West,…
Continue ReadingHouse committee expected to release Trump’s taxes Friday
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns are expected to be released by the…
Continue ReadingDivided appeals court rejects 4 insider trading convictions
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A divided appeals court has tossed out the insider trading convictions of four men, prompting…
Continue ReadingIn El Salvador, a tough anti-gang crackdown proves popular
By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Nine months into a state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele to…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president asks residents to reject drug gang gifts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president appealed to the country’s citizens Tuesday not to accept holiday handouts and gifts from drug gangs,…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Car crashes into street party in Nigeria; 7 killed
By CHINEDU ASADU By Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say a car crashed out of control into a crowded street party in southern…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel…
Continue ReadingHomeless man died in cold weather trying to get to family
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 57-year-old homeless man, who died from cold weather exposure Christmas day, was trying to travel from…
Continue ReadingLake on hook for $33K in witness fees in failed challenge
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ordered Kari Lake, the Republican who lost the Arizona governor’s race, to pay…
Continue ReadingUS Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for…
Continue ReadingBiden arrives in US Virgin Islands to relax between holidays
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday traveled to a place very familiar to…
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