Asian markets climb, tracking profit-driven gains on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday after Wall Street rallied to its best day in more than three…
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Arrest of Saudi for lying to FBI shows kingdom’s reach in US
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It began with a message that appeared on Danah al-Mayouf’s phone from an…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in south China apologize over COVID-19 break-ins
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the…
Continue ReadingAustralia losing animals, natural land as environment decays
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A five-year report says Australia’s environment continues to deteriorate due to…
Continue ReadingPutin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine
By NASSER KARIMI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on…
Continue ReadingJuan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe faces two…
Continue ReadingScars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, families
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on…
Continue ReadingScars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on…
Continue ReadingHouse passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Cox wins Md. governor primary over Hogan’s pick
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the…
Continue ReadingSchumer: Dems will push ahead on pared down economic measure
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats will push ahead on restraining pharmaceutical prices and extending health insurance…
Continue ReadingStudy: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap
By ANNIE MA New research shows students largely made academic gains this past year that paralleled their growth pre-pandemic and outpaced the…
Continue ReadingReality check: filming starts ahead of Asian league’s launch
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The East Asia Super League has started production on a reality TV series covering the inaugural season of the…
Continue ReadingIndonesian military jet trainer crashes, killing its pilot
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian military jet crashed on a nighttime training mission on the main island of Java, killing its pilot. The…
Continue ReadingMexico: 18-year-old woman died of asphyxia “by obstruction”
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators said another autopsy of a young woman whose mysterious death shocked Mexico has shown that she died of asphyxia by…
Continue ReadingUS midshipman plunges to death at Chilean waterfall
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy says a midshipman from Texas has died after falling over a waterfall in Chile. The academy says…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery
By KRUTIKA PATHI and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad…
Continue Reading5 shot, hurt in Washington state Walmart amid altercation
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A customer and an employee of a Walmart were shot and injured along with three young men who authorities said were…
Continue ReadingFormer White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan.…
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