14 die in fire at pub in Thailand, many critically injured
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police and rescue workers say 14 people were killed and dozens badly injured when a fire…
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India raises interest rate to 5.4%, in 3rd hike since May
ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a half percentage point to 5.4% in its…
Continue ReadingMan held in killing at Vegas Strip resort has prison history
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Records show a 54-year-old man jailed in the killing of one person and wounding of two others…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why is insulin so expensive and difficult to cap?
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although…
Continue ReadingChina cuts off vital US contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and DAVID RISING Associate Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues…
Continue ReadingFirefighters keep wildfire out of evacuated Washington town
LIND, Wash. (AP) — A small town in Washington state that was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire was largely spared Friday, while in California…
Continue ReadingTougher IRS enforcement central to Dem economic package
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of mostly losing out, the Internal Revenue Service may finally get the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats could strip Iowa of opening spot in 2024 campaign
By WILL WEISSERT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats may be moving toward shaking up their presidential…
Continue ReadingTrump ally takes on Walker protégé in Wis. governor’s race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year…
Continue ReadingRepublicans to announce site of 2024 national convention
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are to announce whether the 2024 national convention where the party’s…
Continue ReadingUS to issue ID to migrants awaiting deportation proceedings
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities are planning to issue photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings in a bid to…
Continue ReadingHow Alex Jones’ bombastic behavior impacts him in court
By JIM VERTUNO and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones bulled through the first trial that…
Continue ReadingBlinken: China military drills are ‘significant escalation’
By DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China’s military…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced…
Continue ReadingEfforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent downtown Anchorage movie…
Continue ReadingPelosi: China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there, U.S. House Speaker…
Continue ReadingNew voice Drury set as NBC opens 10th Premier League season
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Peter Drury’s voice has been synonymous with the Premier League for over 20 years. As he embarks on his first season…
Continue ReadingHonolulu utility finds chemical in Red Hill monitoring well
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Board of Water Supply says it detected a small amount of a chemical naturally…
Continue Reading4 critically injured in lightning strike near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people have been critically injured after a lightning strike near the White House. The District of Columbia Fire and…
Continue ReadingUS pauses plans for new border walls at oceanfront park
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it is pausing plans for a double border wall in San Diego that…
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