Dutch king, queen visit the United Arab Emirates
SWEIHAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands have visited a strawberry farm as part of a tour of the United Arab…
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UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’
By JAMEY KEATEN and CARA ANNA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by…
Continue ReadingIsrael looks to pass budget in major test for new government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers have begun a marathon voting session to try and pass the first national budget in three years. It’s a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why are foreign tech firms pulling out of China?
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said this week that will withdraw from the China market. It said its services in China…
Continue ReadingFrance says Australia hits ‘new low’ leaking Macron texts
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A French envoy says Australia leaking French President Emmanuel Macron’s text messages…
Continue ReadingFilipino activists want Marcos son out of presidential race
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights groups have asked the Philippine Commission on Elections to disqualify the…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise after Fed says economic aid will wind down
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are rising, boosted by the announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on winding down…
Continue ReadingIn Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Pro-Iran Shiite militias that emerged as the biggest losers in Iraq’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why AP called Virginia for Youngkin
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats became the dominant political force in Virginia over the past decade, but their grip…
Continue ReadingNJ governor’s race has Murphy, Ciattarelli in dead heat
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli were virtually…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans trumpeter gets 18 months over charity fraud
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A renowned New Orleans trumpet player has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over a…
Continue ReadingRoll up your sleeves: Kids’ turn arrives for COVID-19 shots
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What to know about vaccines for kids aged 5-11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of many parents. Shots began…
Continue ReadingMurphy ekes out win in NJ, GOP’s Youngkin upsets in Virginia
By WILL WEISSERT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey narrowly won reelection in his…
Continue ReadingBangladesh’s villages bear the brutal cost of climate change
By JULHAS ALAM and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press SHYAMNAGAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Impacts of climate change from more frequent cyclones to tidal…
Continue ReadingHigh court seems ready to strike down New York gun law
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law. But…
Continue ReadingFeds seek tougher sentences for veterans who stormed Capitol
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal judges have a thorny question to consider when they sentence military veterans who stormed the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBiden uses trip abroad to confront China on climate, more
By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER, ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — President Joe Biden demonstrated over five days abroad at two…
Continue ReadingPaid leave, immigration, tax changes added to Biden bill
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have added paid family and medical…
Continue ReadingProsecutors show Rittenhouse trial jurors video of shootings
By TAMMY WEBBER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial over shootings on…
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