Sri Lanka asks China to postpone research ship’s port call
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has asked China to defer a port call of a scientific research ship after…
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Ex-Philippine leader and democracy defender Ramos is buried
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has been laid to rest in a state funeral. Ramos…
Continue ReadingRussian disinformation spreading in new ways despite bans
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the European Union moved to block RT and Sputnik,…
Continue ReadingLearning from failures: How Biden scored win on climate plan
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown…
Continue ReadingBurn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a bill that aims to help military veterans exposed…
Continue ReadingOmar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a…
Continue ReadingAfghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Police announced a breakthrough Tuesday in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New…
Continue ReadingBiden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings…
Continue ReadingBattle for Wisconsin secretary of state takes shape
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette has won his Democratic primary, advancing to a…
Continue Reading‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Barnes set to challenge GOP Wisconsin Sen. Johnson
By SARA BURNETT and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes won the Democratic Senate primary on…
Continue ReadingKenya’s close presidential election draws fewer voters
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fewer Kenyans voted Tuesday in an unusual presidential election where a longtime opposition…
Continue ReadingMotown stars celebrate completion of museum expansion phases
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Motown legends Smokey Robinson, Otis Williams and Martha Reeves were among those who celebrated…
Continue ReadingMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tests positive for COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democratic governor said in a statement that she tested…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean rain turns roads into rivers, leaves 9 dead
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning…
Continue Reading1 dead after US Coast Guard, boat collide in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a Puerto Rico fishing boat collided Monday in an incident that killed one person and…
Continue ReadingAppeals court restores death sentence for family’s death
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has restored the death sentence of a bank robber convicted of killing his best friend, his friend’s…
Continue ReadingDeath Valley route buried in floods closed for another week
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews…
Continue ReadingSouthwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back during a hard…
Continue ReadingColombia’s leftist president presents ambitious tax plan
By ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s first leftist president has presented an ambitious tax plan…
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