Asian shares gain after Fed assurance on rates lifts Wall St
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by…
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Japan, Australia to expand defense ties for regional order
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia’s defense ministers have vowed to step up their ties to support democratic…
Continue ReadingIPL fetches staggering media rights for over $6 billion
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. media giant Walt Disney and India’s Reliance Industries have won the broadcasting rights for the Indian Premier League for…
Continue ReadingChris Hemsworth finds a rich groove in ‘Spiderhead’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski again had a plane in the air, only this time Chris…
Continue ReadingSpy agencies’ focus on China could snare Chinese Americans
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China is the foremost challenge for U.S. national security agencies, a…
Continue ReadingMen, women split on equity gains since Title IX, poll shows
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Ask a man about gender equality, and you’re likely to hear the U.S. has made great strides in the 50 years since…
Continue ReadingUS abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures…
Continue ReadingAfter Yellowstone, floodwaters menace Montana’s largest city
By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Devastating floodwaters that wiped out miles of roads and hundreds…
Continue ReadingReport: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Blas likely to be hurricane off south Mexico
MEXICO CITYit (AP) — The second tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season is forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday off southern Mexico,…
Continue ReadingTakeaways: Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate…
Continue Reading2 California officers killed in motel shootout identified
By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Officials have identified the two police officers who were killed…
Continue ReadingTexas pastor Bart Barber elected Southern Baptist president
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — Bart Barber is a staunch Southern Baptist conservative who would…
Continue ReadingSo long, Internet Explorer. The browser retires today
By RICHARD JACOBSEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no…
Continue ReadingEx-Chicago cop faces charges after struggle with Black woman
CHICAGO (AP) — Charges of official misconduct and aggravated battery have been filed against a white former Chicago police officer captured on…
Continue ReadingBrazil police arrest 2nd suspect for Amazon’s missing pair
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Tuesday they arrested a second suspect in…
Continue ReadingSchwindel’s eephus pitch attracts Colbert’s attention
CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel’s eephus pitch last weekend attracted the attention of Stephen Colbert. The Chicago Cubs first baseman made his…
Continue ReadingGOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission…
Continue ReadingAbortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in…
Continue ReadingSouthern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create…
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