MLB lockout could cost Scherzer $232K daily, Cole $193K
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Sometime soon, lockout costs become real: Max Scherzer would forfeit $232,975 for each…
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Ukraine’s economy is another victim of Russia’s ‘hybrid war’
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The threat of war has shredded Ukraine’s economy, and many Ukrainians are asking why…
Continue Reading‘Thugs and bullies’: Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — World leaders are backing up their condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with action,…
Continue ReadingCambodia vaccinating ages 3-4 to fight omicron outbreak
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia is vaccinating 3- and 4-year-olds with Chinese-made Sinovac shots after…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight
By JUWON PARK, KIM TONG-HYUNG and KIM JUNG YOON Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For years, the story of South Korean women has been one…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Impending Iran nuclear deal alarms Israel
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, but the Biden administration has been…
Continue ReadingPandemic legacy: Israeli company transforms jets for cargo
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — As the airline industry struggles, Israel’s state-owned aerospace company is flying…
Continue ReadingEx-officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid begins trial
By DYLAN LOVAN and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nearly two years after the botched police raid that killed Breonna…
Continue ReadingAbolition newspaper revived for nation grappling with racism
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — America’s first newspaper dedicated to ending slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more…
Continue ReadingUN: Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the…
Continue ReadingIs omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will…
Continue ReadingGuilty pleas tossed in California federal officer slaying
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out guilty pleas by three members of the Grizzly Scouts anti-government militia who are accused of…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks plunge after Putin announces action in Ukraine
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged to near $100 per barrel after President…
Continue ReadingSyria reports Israeli missile attack near Golan Heights
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward Syrian military positions in the…
Continue ReadingOlympics say goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll…
Continue ReadingS. Korea approves Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for ages 5-11
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean health officials have approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children…
Continue ReadingWhat Lies Beneath: Key findings of AP’s investigation
By The Associated Press The Associated Press reviewed thousands of pages of documents, interviewed nearly two dozen veterans and consulted military,…
Continue ReadingWhat Lies Beneath: Vets worry polluted base made them ill
By MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and JASON DEAREN Associated Press FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. (AP) — California’s Fort Ord has been on…
Continue ReadingPregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year. Government data released…
Continue ReadingJury ends 1st day, no verdict for 3 cops in Floyd killing
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis…
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