Indonesia, Malaysia concerned about Australia’s nuclear subs
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia are concerned that Australia’s plan…
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Asian stocks higher as investors watch corporate earnings
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for more U.S. corporate…
Continue ReadingSites where Germans killed Jews are dedicated in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WOJSLAWICE, Poland (AP) — During the German occupation of Poland during World War II, the Germans imprisoned Jews…
Continue ReadingNew technology offers anonymous way to report abuse, doping
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…
Continue ReadingThe NBA at 75: From a very modest beginning, to a behemoth
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was…
Continue ReadingFire erupts at Kuwait oil refinery; minor injuries reported
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s state-owned oil company says a fire has erupted at a major oil refinery and left some workers…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban’s victory boosts Pakistan’s radicals
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Taliban win in Afghanistan is giving a boost to militants in neighboring Pakistan.…
Continue ReadingBetty Lynn, Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ has died
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s Queensland state to open to vaccinated travelers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Queensland state plans to open to vaccinated travelers, ending the status…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection has begun in Georgia, where hundreds of people were ordered to report for what…
Continue ReadingJill Biden says SC ‘prayer partner’ helped change her life
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jill Biden says her relationship with a “prayer partner” from South Carolina…
Continue ReadingHarris argues for Biden climate agenda at sinking Lake Mead
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making the case for the Biden administration’s climate…
Continue ReadingAsian shares slide as Chinese growth data disappoints
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after China reported its economy grew at a meager 4.9% annual pace in…
Continue ReadingCommerce head out to save US jobs, 1 computer chip at a time
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on a mission to save American jobs — one computer chip at a…
Continue ReadingKourtney Kardashian, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker engaged
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day at the beach turned into a proposal for Kourtney Kardashian, who is now engaged to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.…
Continue ReadingCrunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda.…
Continue ReadingStrikers protest Haiti’s lack of security after kidnappings
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The streets of Haiti’s capital are quiet and largely empty as…
Continue ReadingVaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story.…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank in the last quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on…
Continue Reading1 killed, 7 hurt in shooting at Grambling State University
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Officials say one person was fatally shot and seven others were wounded at Grambling State University in the second deadly…
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