Japanese, Vietnamese leaders reject use of force in Ukraine
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has discussed the war in Ukraine with Vietnamese leaders and says they agreed on the…
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2 people rescued 50 hours after China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Two people have been rescued from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed. Dozens remain…
Continue ReadingAustralian opposition targets inflation in campaign launch
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition party has officially launched its election campaign with an…
Continue ReadingLook for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Elena Trofimchuk fled Ukraine to Romania more than a month ago. She now sees…
Continue ReadingPelosi, in surprise Kyiv trip, vows unbending US support
By VANESSA GERA, NICOLE WINFIELD and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A top-level U.S. congressional delegation led by House…
Continue ReadingChina’s ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel
By KEN MORITSUGU and EMILY WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Many Chinese are marking a quiet May Day holiday this year as the government’s…
Continue ReadingMoroccan prison program aims to de-radicalize IS veterans
By TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press SALE, Morocco (AP) — As a combatant for the Islamic State group who left his native Morocco to join what he…
Continue ReadingFinal day of Mississippi fest canceled after fatal shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff says a law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing shots at a…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battling New Mexico blaze brace for wind
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S., after…
Continue ReadingEvacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
By CARA ANNA and YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — A long-awaited evacuation of civilians from a besieged steel plant in…
Continue ReadingAnglican leader visits Canadian residential school survivors
PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan (AP) — The head of the Anglican Church told a gathering of Canadian residential school survivors Saturday he was sorry…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Quarles announces run for Kentucky governor in 2023
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has announced that he’ll enter the 2023 governor’s race.…
Continue ReadingSen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SMITHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the…
Continue ReadingFeds block Georgia’s plan to have private sector handle ACA
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has halted Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to have the private sector, not the government, engage in…
Continue ReadingBill Murray says his behavior led to complaint, film’s pause
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Bill Murray on Saturday acknowledged that his behavior on set led to a complaint from a woman and the suspension…
Continue ReadingJazz Fest remembers Wein, Dr. John, Neville brothers, more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The memorial garden at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is about to get a lot more crowded. In the three years since…
Continue ReadingWoman avoids jail for voting dead mom’s ballot in Arizona
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An woman charged with illegal voting for casting her dead mother’s mail ballot in Arizona the…
Continue ReadingSan Diego seeks to void $85M award in sheriff restraint case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County lawyers are seeking to wipe out an $85 million jury award to the family of man who died after being restrained by…
Continue ReadingMotorcycles rumble through Canadian capital under police eye
OTTAWA (AP) — Motorcycles rumbled through the streets of Canada’s capital city Saturday while a strong police presence kept a close eye on a…
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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the…
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