Activist who was imprisoned in China returns to Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese pro-democracy activist has returned home after serving five years in China.…
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Regulators approve CSX’s purchase of a regional railroad
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Federal regulators have approved CSX’s purchase of a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that will…
Continue ReadingN. Korea marks key anniversary but no word on army parade
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is marking a key state anniversary with calls for…
Continue Reading3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samantha Moala recalls she was taking a shower at her home in Tonga when she heard…
Continue ReadingFacing Trump-backed foe, SC’s Tom Rice adds to war chest
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has brought in nearly $342,000 during the first quarter of this year. That gives…
Continue ReadingDropped by Met, Netrebko to sing at Monte Carlo Opera
By The Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko has been hired by the Monte Carlo Opera to sing this month following the Metropolitan Opera’s…
Continue ReadingMaine House advances plan to give state tribes sovereignty
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has taken the first vote in giving the state’s tribes the same rights…
Continue ReadingCalifornia delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is delaying a coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoochildren until at least the…
Continue ReadingGOP leaders in Ohio try to block Trump endorsement of Vance
By JILL COLVIN and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Republican leaders in Ohio are mounting a last-minute effort…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for what it says is the first device that can detect…
Continue ReadingCounty moves to ban for-profit displays of human remains
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in Portland, Oregon, has unanimously moved to ban the for-profit display of human…
Continue ReadingNTSB: Main rotor blade struck tail boom on doomed helicopter
ROWLETT, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say they found main rotor impact marks next to a tail boom that separated from a helicopter just before…
Continue ReadingRussian legislator and 2 aides criminally charged in US
By ERIC TUCKER and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Russian legislator and two aides have been charged with…
Continue ReadingTexas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More relief is in sight for the logjam of trucks at the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue ReadingCharlie Rose reemerges with first interview since firings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Charlie Rose has reemerged by posting an interview with investor Warren Buffett on his…
Continue ReadingUS and Russia clash over cause of food price rises
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNTED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is accusing Russia of making the precarious…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot…
Continue ReadingJustices send Ohio Statehouse maps back to drawing board
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A divided Ohio Supreme Court has issued an extraordinary fourth rebuke of the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: State of mind a key in Patrick Lyoya’s shooting
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya in Michigan raises questions about why a traffic stop turned into a…
Continue ReadingFuel leak thwarts NASA’s dress rehearsal for moon rocket
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has…
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