Hong Kongers who clapped in court found guilty of sedition
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two Hong Kongers have been found guilty on a sedition charge after they clapped and criticized the…
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Europe’s energy crisis raises firewood prices, theft fears
By VANESSA GERA, DAVID McHUGH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse unveils ‘radical’ strategy as 3Q loss hits $4B
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank Credit Suisse has unveiled a “radical strategy” meant to overcome recent troubles…
Continue ReadingPeltola faces Palin, Begich, Bye in Alaska House debate
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska in a televised debate called partisanship a…
Continue ReadingWhat are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Israeli election could yield familiar outcome
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is holding its fifth national election in under four years, and once again the race is…
Continue ReadingNo one hit Powerball jackpot, new drawing an estimated $800M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for…
Continue ReadingReport: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Spiraling energy costs caused by various economic factors and the Ukraine war could be a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s up with the Bank of Japan’s unique track?
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to…
Continue ReadingElection Day is Nov. 8, but legal challenges already begin
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over…
Continue ReadingSamsung officially names third-generation heir Lee chairman
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as…
Continue ReadingMan whose fireworks led to botched LAPD detonation sentenced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A South Los Angeles man whose cache of illegal fireworks blew up a neighborhood in a bungled police bomb squad detonation,…
Continue ReadingUS economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two…
Continue ReadingSame-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas have voted to legalize same-sex marriages, becoming the last of Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingMississippi ex-Gov. Haley Barbour hospitalized after wreck
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was hospitalized…
Continue ReadingCruz lambasts Democrats as he stumps for Ogles in Tennessee
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday lambasted Democrats’ leadership on inflation, crime…
Continue ReadingRussia may again block Antarctic marine protections
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to…
Continue ReadingYe kicked out of Skechers’ headquarters in California
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California-based headquarters of athletic shoemaker…
Continue ReadingForest Service boss decries arrest of worker in planned burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest…
Continue ReadingJury discharged in Australian Parliament House rape trial
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A judge on Thursday discharged a jury in the high-profile trial of a former government…
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