Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months.…
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Shanghai reports first deaths in current COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Officials say three people have died from COVID-19 in Shanghai, in the first reported deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy: Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s offensive to take control of…
Continue ReadingSyrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The next chapter of the war in Ukraine could see Russia bringing in greater numbers of…
Continue ReadingTehran warns Israel on making ‘tiniest move’ against Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president says Israel will be targeted by Iranian forces if it makes “the tiniest move” against Iran. President…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher despite fears of recession
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly higher in Asia, despite growing worries over the risks of recession. Oil…
Continue ReadingCongress seeks compromise to boost computer chip industry
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars,…
Continue ReadingAsian shares sink as China says 1Q growth at 4.8%
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are lower in Asia after China reported that its economy expanded at a 4.8% annual…
Continue ReadingChina’s economy grows still-weak 4.8% in January-March
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8% over a year earlier in the first three…
Continue ReadingShanghai quarantine: 24-hour lights, no hot showers
BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of people in Shanghai who test positive for the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms are being ordered into quarantine…
Continue ReadingTurkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. Turkey’s…
Continue ReadingCora: Sox to miss multiple unvaccinated players at Toronto
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Boston expects to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an…
Continue ReadingTesla stockholders ask judge to silence Musk in fraud case
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company…
Continue ReadingBody of unidentified boy found in southern Indiana woods
SALEM, Ind. (AP) — The body of a young boy who may have died within the last week was found by a mushroom hunter in a wooded area in southern…
Continue ReadingTwins put RHP Gray on IL with hamstring strain
BOSTON (AP) — The Twins placed right-hander Sonny Gray on the 10-day injured list with a low grade strained hamstring a day after he left his…
Continue ReadingRiots in Sweden against far-right group leave 3 injured
HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish police say they have fired warning shots during a riot in Norrkoping to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence satellite launched from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from…
Continue ReadingMexico’s Congress to vote on energy constitutional reform
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Congress is holding a debate ahead of a vote on a constitutional reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López…
Continue ReadingSki resorts cheer as spring storm dumps snow in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A spring storm brought several feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada and rain to parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, with more…
Continue ReadingUS rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead
HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — The lawyer for a man arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a South Carolina mall tells news outlets his client fired…
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