6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast…
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Singapore delays appeal hearing on disabled man’s execution
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s top court has postponed the appeal hearing for a Malaysian man on death row…
Continue ReadingTensions rise in migrant standoff at Poland-Belarus border
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland reinforced its border with Belarus with more riot police, a day…
Continue ReadingRights groups urge Sudan army to free those detained in coup
By FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Two leading international rights groups have urged Sudan’s military to release…
Continue ReadingTaiwan says China seeking to degrade its military and morale
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says China is seeking to take control of the island by wearing down its military capabilities and influencing public…
Continue ReadingFire in Indian hospital kills 4 infants, 36 rescued
NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials say a fire in a newborn care unit in a hospital in central India has killed four infants. The chief minister in Madhya…
Continue Reading“Not on my watch!” War remembrance tourism fights for life
By RAF CASERT Associated Press POPERINGE, Belgium (AP) — The pandemic has crippled remembrance tourism in Belgium, the scene of some of the…
Continue ReadingKeep fighting, Obama urges young climate activists
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has dropped in on U.N. climate talks to urge young…
Continue ReadingRussia comes in from cold on climate, launches forest plan
By TANYA TITOVA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A large Russian island north of Japan will be a testing ground for Moscow’s…
Continue ReadingIn fast-changing Dubai, once-isolated village to be razed
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The bulldozers have come for one of the last bastions of “old” Dubai, an…
Continue ReadingBoswell’s late field goal lifts Steelers past Bears 29-27
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell’s 40-yard field goal with 26 seconds left lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers past…
Continue ReadingDo look down: Scaling one of NYC’s tallest skyscrapers
By DAVID R. MARTIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An attraction opening Tuesday gives thrill-seekers a unique perspective on New York City from…
Continue ReadingAPEC leaders meeting to chart path forward from pandemic
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will have a rare…
Continue ReadingStocks retreat in Asia as China inflation pushes higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares have tracked Wall Street’s retreat, with Chinese benchmarks leading the decline after the…
Continue ReadingGOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar is facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep.…
Continue ReadingBiden asking Democrats do so much with so little in Congress
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely have the leaders of Congress been asked to do so much with so little in…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six…
Continue ReadingBeijing Olympics get ‘gold for repression’ in labor report
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer A global trade union body has joined a long list of human-rights advocates in challenging the propriety of China…
Continue ReadingCongress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driving
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep…
Continue ReadingHigh court skeptical of Texas death row inmate prayer demand
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism about saying that Texas must…
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