Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top…
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Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats
By The Associated Press Joe Biden’s long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office.…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing will allow China to show the world “a…
Continue ReadingJapan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron…
Continue ReadingStafford propels Rams past Cardinals 34-11 in playoff rout
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first playoff victory and…
Continue ReadingAustralia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state…
Continue ReadingAsia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…
Continue ReadingHong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…
Continue ReadingDespite huge volcano blast, Tonga avoids widespread disaster
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Despite sitting almost on top of the volcano that erupted so violently, the Pacific…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea: Tactical guided missiles fired in latest test
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it conducted a test-firing of “tactical guided missiles” in its…
Continue Reading‘No end in sight:’ Texas abortion clinics dealt new setback
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt opponents of Texas’ strict abortion law another defeat.…
Continue ReadingMexican governor says predecessor made deals with gangs
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is claiming his predecessor and the previous police chief negotiated with a drug gang.…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Over 12,000 detainees held officially in Libya
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief says over 12,000 detainees are held officially in 27 prisons…
Continue ReadingColombian author García Márquez had secret Mexican daughter
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For decades renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez kept the public from…
Continue ReadingYellowstone bison species decision questioned by US judge
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit part of its decision not to…
Continue ReadingTornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois…
Continue ReadingMexico news photographer killed; reporter slain last week
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A news photographer was killed in the Mexican border city of Tijuana Monday, the same day press groups said a reporter was…
Continue ReadingWaves from eruption in Tonga cause oil spill in Peru
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga have caused an oil spill on the…
Continue ReadingTrain derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are making railroad repair in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo…
Continue ReadingPharrell Williams calls for economic equity during MLK event
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting…
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