In Yemen, child soldiering continues despite Houthi promise
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two officials say the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, known as Houthis, have recruited several hundred…
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Australian minister visits New Zealand during Pacific trip
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new foreign minister has made New Zealand the first stop on her third…
Continue ReadingOfficial says Yemeni journalist killed in explosion in Aden
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An official says that a Yemeni journalist was killed when his car exploded while he was…
Continue ReadingN. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea reported a new “epidemic” of an intestinal disease on Thursday, an…
Continue ReadingCalifornia won’t immediately list Joshua tree as threatened
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be listing the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species…
Continue ReadingPG&E moves power underground in plan to bury 10,000 miles
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is working on an ambitious project to bury thousands of…
Continue ReadingGateway towns to Yellowstone become dead ends after flood
By MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a…
Continue ReadingWife says she tried to warn police before deadly shooting
By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — The wife of a man who killed two police officers in a Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingPakistani govt chided for ‘Drink less tea, save money’ plea
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the…
Continue ReadingElection deniers quiet on fraud claims after primary wins
By STEVE PEOPLES and SAM METZ Associated Press Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn’t been a legitimate election in his state in…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about how Pence’s day unfolded on Jan. 6
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t be testifying at the Jan. 6 committee hearing. But Pence…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about how Pence’s day unfolded on Jan. 6
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t be testifying at the Jan. 6 committee hearing. But Pence…
Continue ReadingPanel sharpens focus on Trump’s ‘crazy’ Jan. 6 plan
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn his 2020 election…
Continue ReadingFed’s aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation,…
Continue ReadingPolice: Amazon fisherman confesses to killing missing men
By FABIANNO MAISONNAVE, EDMAR BARROS and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian authorities say a fisherman confessed…
Continue ReadingDetroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and…
Continue ReadingIn Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ALONG BAYOU POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Driving through her village along a southeastern Louisiana bayou,…
Continue ReadingBlas becomes hurricane in Pacific off southwestern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas has strengthened from a tropical storm as it moves off the Pacific coast of southwestern Mexico, though…
Continue ReadingIn energy-strapped Europe, coal gets a Greek encore
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KOZANI, Greece (AP) — At Greece’s largest coal mine, controlled explosions and the roar of giant…
Continue ReadingChinese destroyer on long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan
BEIJING (AP) — One of China’s largest and most capable combat ships is conducting long-distance exercises in the Sea of Japan in a display of…
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