Abe impersonated ‘Super Mario’ to promote Tokyo Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his…
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For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done
By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the…
Continue ReadingAbe’s death raises security questions as Japan mourns
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A top police official on Saturday acknowledged possible security lapses that allowed an assassin to…
Continue ReadingHow a crowded GOP field could help Trump in 2024 campaign
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he’s the most popular figure in…
Continue ReadingCorrection: California Wildfires story
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — In a story published July 9, 2022, about a California wildfire, The Associated Press erroneously reported,…
Continue ReadingChoose your reality: Trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Daniel Charles Wilson believes the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were an inside job. The war in Ukraine is “totally…
Continue ReadingUN: Russia and Ukraine are to blame for nursing home attack
By RICHARD LARDNER and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Russian forces…
Continue ReadingTribal elders recall painful boarding school memories
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — Native American tribal elders who were once students at government-backed Indian boarding…
Continue ReadingCouncil candidate won’t be charged for shooting man
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Pierce County Council candidate Josh Harris will not be charged with any crimes following a shooting in which…
Continue ReadingUS tells China its support for Russia complicates relations
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese…
Continue Reading‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos”…
Continue ReadingIncomplete grade? Columbia loses ranking over dubious data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. News & World Report has unranked Columbia University from its 2022 edition of Best Colleges. The publisher said in a…
Continue ReadingNHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash. This one…
Continue ReadingTexas judge blocks investigations of 2 trans youth families
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A Texas judge has continued blocking the state from investigating two families of transgender youth that have…
Continue ReadingMississippi teen recounts rescuing 4 people from drowning
MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager has saved a police officer and three young…
Continue ReadingReport: Southern California county failed Turpin children
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A report released Friday says the social services system “failed” 13 children who were rescued after being starved,…
Continue ReadingOgwumike, WNBA continue push for Brittney Griner’s release
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike says Brittney Griner is an American hero. Speaking ahead of the WNBA’s All-Star…
Continue ReadingTop official during massive New Mexico blaze gets new post
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The supervisor who was in charge of the Santa Fe National Forest when the federal…
Continue ReadingBrewers honor 8-year-old injured in Highland Park shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded…
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