Months into war, Ukraine refugees slow to join EU workforce
By KAREL JANICEK and JOVANA GEC Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Liudmyla Chudyjovych used to have a career as a lawyer in Ukraine and big plans for…
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Toyota profit down as chips shortage keeps customers waiting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit fell nearly 18% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter as a semiconductor…
Continue ReadingChina conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait
By JOHNSON LAI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China says it has conducted “precision missile strikes” in the…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands takes tighter control over state broadcaster
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The government of the Solomon Islands is tightening its control over the nation’s…
Continue ReadingDried blood and roses: Jury gets rare look at Parkland scene
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Roses brought to honor love on that Valentine’s Day in 2018 lay withered,…
Continue ReadingUS envoy: Africa trip isn’t to compete with Russia, China
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is heading to Africa, saying she is going to…
Continue ReadingSuspect mistakenly freed in Lady Gaga’s dog theft recaptured
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect mistakenly released from a Los Angeles County jail where he was being held on suspicion of shooting Lady Gaga’s dog…
Continue ReadingCalifornia crews make fire gains; Washington town evacuated
By HAVEN DALEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters made gains against the state’s…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in China kindergarten attack that killed 3
BEIJING (AP) — Police in southern China have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of an attack that killed three people and injured six others at a…
Continue ReadingSeven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his…
Continue Reading4 takeaways from AP’s Mormon church sex abuse investigation
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press When an Arizona bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church,…
Continue ReadingJill Biden carries out new mission in 2nd year as first lady
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden barnstormed the country during her debut year as first lady as if on a…
Continue ReadingFar-right mayor wins GOP primary for Nashville US House seat
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andy Ogles, a far-right county mayor, won Tennessee’s crowded…
Continue ReadingOn NATO, McConnell nudges GOP away from Trump-era approach
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — At a dinner with the president of Finland shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s legacy: $100K gift to domestic abuse hotline
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even in hindsight, Nichole Schmidt can’t be sure if anything could have been done to…
Continue Reading‘Stray’ cat video game brings some benefits to real cats
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along…
Continue ReadingSE Asia urges US, China to avoid provocation over Taiwan
By DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is calling for calm in the Taiwan Strait,…
Continue ReadingWarner Bros. axes ‘Batgirl,’ won’t release $90M HBO Max film
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly unusual move that rattled Hollywood, Warner Bros. axed the “Batgirl” film planned for…
Continue ReadingUS says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths
By AAMER MADHANI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning…
Continue ReadingIn S. Korea, Pelosi avoids public comments on Taiwan, China
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker…
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