Iran offers mixed signals as nuclear talks deadline looms
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is offering mixed signals as a deadline looms in talks over Tehran’s…
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After Ukraine, Europe wonders who’s next Russian target
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Some European countries watching Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine fear they could be…
Continue ReadingChina fights new COVID-19 spike with more selective approach
BEIJING (AP) — China is tackling a COVID-19 spike with selective lockdowns and other measures that appear to slightly ease its draconian “zero…
Continue ReadingClosed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon’s Tripoli
By AJ NADDAFF Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s second city, known for crushing poverty, extremism and outbound migration, seems…
Continue ReadingThis tale wags the dog: ‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells K-9’s story
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A new Netflix movie tells the improbable story of a shelter dog who was nearly…
Continue Reading‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Addiction and overdose survivors and those who have lost loved ones have…
Continue ReadingHow has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Two years after the pandemic began, more countries are shifting toward a return to normal and learning to live…
Continue ReadingJapan cautiously welcomes South Korean president-elect
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is welcoming the election of a new president in South Korea who supports…
Continue ReadingRussians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up
By EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Satellite photos appear to show that a massive Russian convoy that had been mired…
Continue ReadingPhilippines ready to back US if it gets embroiled in war
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine ambassador to Washington says Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to open the country’s…
Continue ReadingTwo years into COVID, was $800B payroll aid plan worth it?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program to catapult the U.S. economy into…
Continue ReadingUkrainian embassy draws US citizens seeking to fight in war
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected…
Continue ReadingUS inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9%…
Continue ReadingPressure builds on Biden to repay Venezuela’s goodwill moves
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding…
Continue ReadingS. Korean president-elect pledges tougher stance on N. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he will solidify an…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a…
Continue ReadingJussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
By DON BABWIN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police in a…
Continue ReadingDeportation agents use smartphone app to monitor immigrants
By AMY TAXIN and AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities are turning to smartphones to keep tabs on…
Continue ReadingJury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
By MICHAEL TARM, ED WHITE and SARA BURNETT Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors…
Continue ReadingTaiwan minister: China war a disaster regardless of outcome
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister says a conflict with China, which threatens to invade the island, would be a disaster for all…
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