Biden’s mixed record forces some Dems into odd balancing act
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Some Democrats facing tough midterm races are praising many of the Biden administration’s…
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Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others are standing trial in Hong Kong for allegedly failing…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after Dow falls into bear market
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after closing broadly lower on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand marks queen’s death with holiday, church service
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has commemorated Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday, a moment of…
Continue ReadingUS carrier, S. Korea ships launch drills amid North’s threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group launched drills with South Korean warships…
Continue ReadingTyphoon heroes: 5 Filipino rescuers drown in flooded village
By AARON FAVILA and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press SAN MIGUEL, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Noru has left a trail of destruction in northern Philippine…
Continue ReadingJapanese leader’s trip to China in ’72 was diplomatic gamble
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he…
Continue ReadingMusk, Twitter CEO delay questioning ahead of October trial
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk won a reprieve from questioning by Twitter lawyers Monday,…
Continue ReadingTexts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man arrested in California plotted mass shooting
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in Northern California on suspicion of threatening to kill police officers and…
Continue ReadingRihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna will take center stage at February’s Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined…
Continue ReadingOfficial: 2 killed amid crashes during pop-up NJ car rally
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in southern New Jersey say at least two people were killed amid multiple crashes at a pop-up car rally over the…
Continue ReadingLittle evidence of political argument before teen’s death
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — There is little indication that an 18-year-old who died after being struck by an SUV in North Dakota was a political…
Continue ReadingUnrest erupts near Iranian embassy in London over death
LONDON (AP) — Violent street protests have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in London, with rocks thrown and five people arrested. Large crowds…
Continue ReadingCuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
By CRISTIANA MESQUITA Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is holding a rare referendum on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed code…
Continue ReadingJewish pilgrims gather in Ukraine despite the perils of war
HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flocked to central Ukraine to mark the Jewish new year…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Mexican army’s role in students’ disappearance
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army’s role in the disappearance of 43 college students, its participation in…
Continue ReadingProsecutor might seek sharecropper’s posthumous exoneration
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia district attorney says he may revisit a decades-old case in which the state Supreme Court overturned three murder…
Continue ReadingPuerto Ricans await aid, fret about post-hurricane recovery
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by…
Continue ReadingMatty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week has come to a close after five days of mostly womenswear previews that…
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