Former Chinese justice minister jailed for corruption
BEIJING (AP) — A former justice minister has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of taking bribes and helping criminals…
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Thieves key on hack that leaves Hyundai, Kia cars vulnerable
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know. An…
Continue ReadingBank directors urge firing of Trump official in ethics probe
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank voted unanimously Thursday to recommend…
Continue ReadingBiden vows US won’t walk away from storm-struck Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Navy bribery case fugitive tried to get to Russia
By JULIE WATSON and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since escaping two weeks ago, officials say the fugitive Malaysian defense…
Continue ReadingDrowning island nations: ‘This is how a Pacific atoll dies’
By PIA SARKAR Associated Press Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race…
Continue ReadingWhite House hosts local officials, touts impact of policies
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is reaching out to local governments. It’s hosting officials from North…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies
By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his Connecticut defamation trial,…
Continue ReadingAt UN, Russia’s war in Ukraine is both text and subtext
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine has…
Continue ReadingOne day after Zelenskyy speech, US, Russia square off at UN
By PIA SARKAR and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day after Ukraine’s president laid out a forceful case against…
Continue ReadingPowell’s stark message: Inflation fight may cause recession
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to…
Continue ReadingKhmer Rouge tribunal ends work after 16 years, 3 judgments
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The international court that judged the Khmer Rouge for its brutal…
Continue ReadingGOP hits Kansas governor hard on trans athletes, her new ad
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor declares in a new television ad that she agrees men don’t…
Continue ReadingClimate Migration: Indian kids find hope in a new language
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer BENGALURU, India (AP) — Eight-year-old Jerifa Islam only remembers the river being angry, its waters gnawing…
Continue ReadingRenowned author Joan Didion honored by hundreds at memorial
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Didion’s precision with words extended even to ones she would never live to hear,…
Continue ReadingWoman pleads guilty to killing father, sister, 2 others
CLARE, Mich. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to killing her father, sister and two handymen in rural mid-Michigan last year. The Morning Sun…
Continue ReadingLeaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: On fringes of UN perimeter, placards and protests
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside the grand hall of the United Nations, the world’s leaders are convening this week.…
Continue ReadingWith Ukraine nuke plant in peril, UN tries to broker safety
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says he’ll meet with Ukraine’s and…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of shooting 2 Indiana judges in street dispute
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 has been convicted…
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