Asian stocks follow Wall St lower before likely US rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as traders prepared for a possible sharp…
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Inflation hits NYC’s bodega favorite: Bacon, egg and cheese
By ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, the bacon, egg and cheese. The classic bodega breakfast sandwich is a staple in many a New…
Continue ReadingJackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors,…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s unlikely pandemic hero Bloomfield says goodbye
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ashley Bloomfield, the mild-mannered doctor who became an unlikely hero to many New…
Continue ReadingClimate change and vanishing islands threaten brown pelicans
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer CHAUVIN, La. (AP) — Sliding off the side of her small boat, seabird biologist Bonnie Slaton wades through…
Continue ReadingGOP’s links to extremism surface in congressional primary
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional candidate whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable…
Continue ReadingGOP’s links to extremism surface in congressional primary
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional candidate whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable…
Continue ReadingUS military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy…
Continue ReadingHawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The week before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,…
Continue ReadingArgentines yearn for Evita, 70 years after her death
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentines have gathered to mourn iconic Argentine leader MarÃa Eva Duarte de Perón, 70…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s rising inflation lifts risk of 4th rate hike
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian inflation is rising farther, according to new data that increases the…
Continue ReadingSeattle to be sanctuary for abortion providers, patients
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to make the city a sanctuary for abortion providers and patients, meaning Seattle police will…
Continue ReadingEx-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating Floyd’s rights
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were…
Continue ReadingPacific defense chiefs meet against backdrop of rising China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Defense chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific gathered this week to bolster their connections…
Continue ReadingBiden, Xi to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will speak Thursday, according to a U.S.…
Continue ReadingGrass fires burn more homes in drought-ravaged North Texas
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press A grass fire spread to at least nine homes in a rural North Texas subdivision in the second such fire in as many…
Continue ReadingPrisons chief deflects blame for failures, angering senators
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just days left in his tenure, the embattled director of the federal…
Continue ReadingStrong quake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ and AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues called the…
Continue ReadingPrime-time network, cable viewership for the week of July 18
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game topped last week’s TV ratings. An audience of 7.5 million watched the American…
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