US steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that…
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In abortion rights debate, Biden doesn’t often use the word
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists that he strongly believes in the rights spelled out…
Continue ReadingOmicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire…
Continue ReadingA full deck of cards: Ohio House signs on to aide’s ambition
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio House legislative aide Adam Headlee got his hands on a new set of trading…
Continue ReadingIraq’s top court rejects appeal contesting election results
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court has rejected an appeal filed by Iran-backed factions contesting the results of parliamentary elections held in…
Continue ReadingPolice probe video linked to Windsor Castle Christmas breach
LONDON (AP) — British police say they are investigating a video linked to a man armed with a crossbow who was arrested at Windsor Castle on…
Continue ReadingLibyan lawmakers meet over delayed presidential election
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan lawmakers are meeting to discuss the many challenges that forced a postponement this month of…
Continue ReadingGerman court: No appeals received over Russian’s conviction
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court says none of the parties has appealed against the verdict in the diplomatically sensitive trial of a Russian man who…
Continue ReadingThe Property Line: Don’t be misled by myths about iBuyers
By HOLDEN LEWIS of NerdWallet IBuyers are one of the few true innovations to hit the real estate industry in recent years. Yet consumers haven’t…
Continue ReadingRussian FM: Security talks with US to start after holidays
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says talks between Russia and the United States on Moscow’s demand…
Continue ReadingPolish president vetoes media bill that targeted US company
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he has decided to veto a media bill that would have forced U.S.…
Continue ReadingRussia extends prison term for researcher of Stalin purges
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the prison term handed to an activist who investigated Stalin-era repression to 15 years. Yuri Dmitriyev…
Continue ReadingBulgarian shoppers find bargains in Turkey as lira struggles
By MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — Bulgarian shoppers are crossing Turkey’s western border in packed cars and buses, taking…
Continue ReadingIran presses on oil exports as nuclear talks resume
By ALEX SCHULLER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators from Iran and five world powers have resumed negotiations on restoring…
Continue ReadingYoung South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy is reverberating among young South…
Continue ReadingDelta: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID rules
BEIJING (AP) — Delta Air Lines says new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent…
Continue ReadingMyanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against Suu Kyi
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has postponed its verdicts on two charges against ousted…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed as omicron worries crimp market optimism
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are trading mixed, as optimism set off by a rally on Wall Street was dampened by…
Continue ReadingHolmes jury ends fourth inconclusive day of deliberations
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes…
Continue ReadingRacial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is undertaking a comprehensive examination of the stories told by its 2,500…
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