Australian leader won’t say who might attend Tokyo summit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese says he will begin rebuilding trust in…
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Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees
MIAMI (AP) — A co-owner of the Boston Celtics is donating $2 million toward protecting the Florida manatees and their habitat following two seasons…
Continue ReadingWHO: Omicron makes China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy unsustainable
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of…
Continue ReadingState Dept pushing to see Griner; NBA Commissioner weighs in
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner…
Continue ReadingTropical cyclone blacks out 182,000 homes in southern Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Yakecan has hit Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul and authorities says about 182,000 homes are…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico fires prompt forest closures; governor seeks aid
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea hails recovery as WHO worries over missing data
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday more than a million people have already recovered from…
Continue ReadingNielsen list illustrates power of franchises for networks
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the broadcast television season winding down and most scripted series about to go into…
Continue ReadingSearch ends for woman who fell from cruise ship in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 40-year-old woman who fell overboard off a cruise ship in southeast…
Continue ReadingRatepayer advocates seek protections in offshore wind case
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State regulators considering whether to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s plans for a…
Continue ReadingLouisiana bill limiting trans athletes nears governor’s desk
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’…
Continue ReadingUN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen’s 2-month cease-fire
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With just two weeks left in Yemen’s two-month cease-fire, the U.N. envoy to the…
Continue ReadingHouse 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.’s transcript request
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.…
Continue ReadingDraft report finds Noem’s daughter got special treatment
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are considering a legislative report that finds Gov. Kristi…
Continue ReadingGuatemala leader won’t attend summit in LA after US critique
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says he will not attend the Summit of the…
Continue ReadingEgypt: Mubarak son says family clear of corruption charges
CAIRO (AP) — The son of Egypt’s former president claimed Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in…
Continue ReadingGlobal pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed…
Continue ReadingUS sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him…
Continue ReadingMayorkas tours border to prepare for asylum limits to end
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities are prepared for an expected increase in migrants along the…
Continue ReadingReview finds US troops didn’t violate law in Syria airstrike
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military committed a number of procedural mistakes in the aftermath of a 2019…
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