Harvard senior’s Disney-inspired Korean musical a hit online
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard student has gone viral on TikTok with a Korean folktale-inspired musical she…
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For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start
By JOHN SEEWER and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Some relatives of those who died in the opioid crisis will receive payments from a settlement with…
Continue ReadingBacklash against Russian-branded gas stations hits Americans
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at…
Continue ReadingVoter turnout sagging in troubled voting rights hub of Selma
By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting…
Continue ReadingAs war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Paralympics have opened in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home and the…
Continue ReadingWar in Ukraine complicates path home for American detainees
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The already challenging path to bringing home Americans jailed in Russia and Ukraine is likely…
Continue ReadingParents plead not guilty to slaying missing California boys
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The adoptive parents of two California boys they reported missing in 2020 have pleaded not guilty to killing them.…
Continue Reading‘Abhorrent’: Prison boss vexes DOJ with alleged intimidation
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it is gravely concerned about allegations…
Continue ReadingTakeaways as Jan. 6 panel eyes Trump ‘criminal conspiracy’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the…
Continue ReadingUS Navy says crashed F-35C plane raised from South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has recovered an F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed while attempting to land on an aircraft carrier in…
Continue ReadingStocks tumble as war overshadows ‘fantastic’ US jobs data
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world tumbled Friday, after even a gangbusters report on the U.S.…
Continue ReadingAttack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm
By ANDREW DRAKE, FRANCESCA EBEL, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.N. and Ukrainian officials say no…
Continue ReadingAlaska musher on brink of becoming Iditarod’s best ever
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — Defending champion Dallas Seavey could make history in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled…
Continue ReadingLife in South Asia returns to normal as COVID cases decline
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer Slowly but steadily, life in South Asia is returning to normal, and people hope the worst of the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingArrest of longtime Canadian fugitive stuns Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members of a private WhatsApp…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea eases distancing despite record virus deaths
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials announced an easing of social distancing restrictions even as…
Continue ReadingChina’s legislature to meet with economy, Ukraine backdrop
BEIJING (AP) — China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament opens its annual session on Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and…
Continue ReadingMasks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas
DETROIT (AP) — Face masks will be optional for U.S. union auto workers, as long as their factories are in counties that are not at high risk for…
Continue ReadingIn S. Korea election, future of foreign policy up for debate
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ahead of the March 9 presidential election in South Korea, major candidates are…
Continue ReadingSixers sign veteran DeAndre Jordan as backup center
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran center DeAndre Jordan has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, days after being released by the Los Angeles…
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