Putin adds martial law in Ukraine regions, limits in Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA, YURAS KARMANAU and SABRA AYRES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on…
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China party congress offers look at future leaders
BEIJING (AP) — While Xi Jinping is primed to receive a third term as head of China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday, it is unknown who will…
Continue ReadingUK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving…
Continue ReadingNorth fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea Wednesday in response…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Iranian drones complicate Israel’s balancing act
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated…
Continue ReadingAsian shares fall after weak earnings pull Wall St lower
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after Wall Street benchmarks fell, reversing…
Continue ReadingBerlusconi says Russia’s Putin gifted him vodka, sweet note
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The European Union executive is reminding Silvio Berlusconi that Russia “illegitimately”…
Continue ReadingEx-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Mike Pence aide is sidestepping previous support for tighter voting restrictions and…
Continue ReadingChildren starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting
By ANWAR SALEM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press HAYS, Yemen (AP) — An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to…
Continue ReadingNYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A complex of giant tents built on an island opened Wednesday as New York City’s latest…
Continue ReadingAbortion access looms over medical residency applications
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine — two of the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong offers new visa to woo talent amid brain drain
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the city…
Continue ReadingUN to vote on sanctions to curb violence, crime in Haiti
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution that…
Continue ReadingBribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy
By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won’t go away. It is sullying the…
Continue ReadingCo-CEO of SKorean chat app steps down over service outage
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top executive of South Korea’s largest mobile chat app, Kakao, has resigned over a…
Continue ReadingBiden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the…
Continue ReadingRegistration error affects up to 6,000 Arizona voters
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says a voter registration error has caused some voters…
Continue ReadingStephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring…
Continue ReadingMany remain critical of state of US democracy: AP-NORC poll
By GARY FIELDS and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and…
Continue ReadingRace gap seen in US infant deaths after fertility treatment
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Black-white disparities exist in fertility medicine, reflected in life-and-death outcomes for babies, according…
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