Ukraine’s 20 Paralympic athletes have yet to arrive in China
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympics team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of…
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As tensions simmer, China demands US action to improve ties
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat has called on the U.S. to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine War: What to know as Russians advance on Kyiv
By The Associated Press The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day. A Ukrainian delegation held talks with Russian officials at…
Continue ReadingRussian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city and menace Kyiv
By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are shelling…
Continue ReadingRuble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, DAVID McHUGH and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices…
Continue ReadingS. Korea rescinds ‘anti-epidemic pass’ to free up resources
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer require people to show proof of vaccination or negative…
Continue Reading2022 midterm elections: What to know ahead of Texas’ primary
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas. Voters will pick their nominees for…
Continue ReadingTexas primary is George P. Bush’s biggest test yet in GOP
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press LAKEWAY, Texas (AP) — Republican George P. Bush of Texas is in a fight to keep himself and his…
Continue ReadingMany Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun on his waist is…
Continue ReadingHigh court to weigh limits to EPA efforts on climate change
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear a case its conservative majority could use to hobble Biden…
Continue ReadingAt rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine
By JENNIFER PELTZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ambassadors from dozens of countries are backing a U.N. General…
Continue ReadingFamilies lead the search for Mexico’s missing
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD MANTE, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s missing could fill a small city, and a rapidly growing one, at that. The…
Continue ReadingAt cartel extermination site; Mexico nears 100k missing
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) — For the investigators, the human foot — burned, but with some fabric still…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise amid Russia-Ukraine talks, oil worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have advanced as investors eye talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at trying to…
Continue ReadingUN to hold 2 meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s two major bodies will hold separate meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion…
Continue ReadingMade-in-Japan manga goes global with Webtoon, Deadpool
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Manga is going really global. A Deadpool story created by a Japanese manga artist has become a…
Continue ReadingSmall Japan border easing stirs hope, worry for foreigners
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only…
Continue ReadingMajor floods swamp Australia’s east coast, claiming 8 lives
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Parts of Australia’s third-most populous city Brisbane are under water after heavy rain brought record flooding to…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite. Monday’s…
Continue ReadingCapitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union
By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Face coverings are now optional for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union…
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