French court investigates Interpol chief over torture claims
PARIS (AP) — French judges have opened an investigation into torture allegations against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United…
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Toyota’s quarterly profit down on COVID parts crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported its net profit fell 31% from the year before in the January-March quarter but…
Continue ReadingIran detains 2 Europeans; EU envoy in Tehran about nuke deal
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it detained two Europeans shortly before the European…
Continue ReadingUK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union are once again at loggerheads over Brexit. The U.K. government has…
Continue ReadingRunning Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former…
Continue ReadingAsian shares track technology-led sell-off on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after the release of worse inflation data than expected sparked heavy selling…
Continue ReadingJokic’s NBA MVP a win for hoops-crazed nations outside US
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Maybe it’s the ćevapi, or the souvlaki, or the mbanga soup. Whatever it is, there’s no denying…
Continue ReadingNow in spotlight, Dubai Jews struggle for public synagogue
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The fast-growing population of Jewish immigrants to the United Arab Emirates…
Continue ReadingWartime birth amid the air raid sirens in Ukraine hospital
By RENATA BRITO and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — It’s easy to tell the delivery room from the rest of the main maternity…
Continue ReadingMarcos Jr. declares victory, faces calls to ensure democracy
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared victory in this week’s presidential elections in…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka leader vows to shed powers, appoint prime minister
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president is promising to appoint a new prime minister, empower the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to fully reopen borders, welcome skilled workers
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will reopen its borders to tourists from all countries by July. The…
Continue ReadingUS finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a…
Continue ReadingBob Lanier, NBA force who left big shoes to fill, dies at 73
Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, has died.…
Continue ReadingClarence Dixon dies in Arizona’s 1st execution since 2014
By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was…
Continue ReadingAngels rookie Reid Detmers throws no-hitter against Rays
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Reid Detmers was called up to the Los Angeles Angels late last season with high expectations.…
Continue ReadingAl Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, one of the satellite…
Continue ReadingChina labels WHO remarks on ‘zero-COVID’ ‘irresponsible’
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday defended sticking to its strict “zero-COVID” approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World…
Continue ReadingBiden sees bigger role for US farms due to Ukraine war
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is vowing to help American farmers try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia’s…
Continue ReadingDemocrats’ bill would make Roe v. Wade law and expand it
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very…
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