Japan PM purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reshuffled his Cabinet in a bid to distance his…
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Chinese envoy tells Australia to show ‘caution’ over Taiwan
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese envoy says Australia’s recent change of government is a chance to…
Continue ReadingStranded whale euthanized after removal from French river
PARIS (AP) — A beluga whale that captured French hearts when it showed up in the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after it was…
Continue ReadingAsian shares track Wall Street gains on cooling inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Thursday in Asia after benchmarks closed at three-month highs on Wall Street…
Continue ReadingTakeaways: Trump tightens grip on GOP, narrow Squad victory
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After an uneven start, Donald Trump’s election-year tour of revenge succeeded in ousting…
Continue ReadingTrump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection…
Continue ReadingSerena’s Choice: Williams’ tough call resonates with women
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams said it plainly: It isn’t really fair. A male athlete would never have to…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico’s Muslim community reels from arrest in killings
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A fear of attacks that had rippled through Muslim…
Continue ReadingNative Americans urge boycott of ‘tone deaf’ Pilgrim museum
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history…
Continue ReadingSerena’s Legacy: Plenty of wins, plenty of stands on issues
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A couple of days before Serena Williams claimed the 22nd of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in…
Continue ReadingRep. Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, concedes
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington state’s…
Continue ReadingAt 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has tried to thwart Pakistan in a protracted dispute over Kashmir, the…
Continue ReadingBiden signs ‘burn pits’ help for vets; a personal win, too
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, whose elder son Beau died of cancer years after deploying to Iraq, signed…
Continue Reading‘We’re back, baby’: New bill boosts US climate credibility
By CHRISTINA LARSON and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a moment when hopes dimmed that the United States could become an…
Continue ReadingRecovery underway in South Korea’s rain-hit capital area
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cleanup and recovery efforts gained pace in South Korea’s greater capital region…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant’s remains shared ‘for a laugh’
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An institutional “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters…
Continue ReadingAnxiety rises over claims in Kenya’s close presidential vote
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Human rights groups are warning anxious Kenyans over “rising levels of false or misleading…
Continue ReadingLower prices offer Americans slight reprieve from inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes gave Americans a little bit of…
Continue ReadingTrump testimony expected soon in NY civil investigation
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be questioned under oath in the coming days in…
Continue ReadingBalint wins Vermont’s Democratic primary for US House
By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The leader of the Vermont state Senate Becca Balint could become the first woman and the…
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