Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Inamori dies at 90
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a…
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WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been…
Continue ReadingAP Was There: Diana’s final hours, on a tragic Paris night
By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An elegant dinner at the Ritz in Paris. A post-midnight drive past the city’s floodlit…
Continue ReadingIraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes
By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces…
Continue ReadingDiana’s death stunned the world — and changed the royals
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Above all, there was shock. That’s the word people use over and over again when they remember…
Continue ReadingVolunteer sniper embodies Ukraine’s versatile military
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before taking a shot, Ukrainian sniper Andriy buries his face in a…
Continue ReadingIsraelis shot and wounded after entering West Bank city
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says several Israelis were wounded overnight after they entered the Palestinian West Bank city of…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall Street lower after US jobs data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations…
Continue ReadingAlabama man’s execution was botched, advocacy group alleges
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An anti-death penalty group says Alabama corrections officials apparently botched a…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions
By JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill that outlaws abortion…
Continue ReadingWomen race political clock, cross state lines for abortions
By LINDSEY TANNER AND PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press DAYTON, OHIO (AP) — In the dim light of a clinic ultrasound room, Monica Eberhart reclines…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s president says IMF talks nearing successful end
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says his bankrupt country’s talks…
Continue ReadingEx-classmates recall Safeway gunman as angry, liked to fight
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The 20-year-old who opened fire in a Bend, Oregon, supermarket, killing…
Continue ReadingBiden blasts ‘MAGA Republicans,’ ‘sickening’ attacks on FBI
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, MARC LEVY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday railed against the “MAGA…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Congress-Guns story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Sept. 2, 2022, about gun laws and domestic violence, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the…
Continue ReadingContainers are no hindrance for migrants on Arizona border
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Hours before Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared “a major step forward to secure our border”…
Continue ReadingUN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6…
Continue ReadingColombia investigates murder of 2 journalists
by ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia are investigating the murder of two journalists who…
Continue ReadingSan Diego Zoo penguin fitted with orthopedic footwear
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a…
Continue Reading1 dead after seniors served dishwashing liquid at home
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — A resident of a San Francisco Bay Area senior citizens home died after being mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as…
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