Australian state leader quits over corruption investigation
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The leader of Australia’s most populous state has quit as premier after an…
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Strong typhoon near Tokyo disrupts some flights, trains
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is pounding Japan and some of its eastern islands with gusts and downpours of rain, grounding some domestic flights…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jimmy Carter quietly marks 97th birthday
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The oldest former U.S. president ever, Jimmy Carter, plans to quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in Georgia on Friday.…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to ‘get it done,’ but talks drag on $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged on Capitol Hill to “get it done” as…
Continue ReadingTrains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s train stations were packed with commuters Friday morning as Japan fully came out of a…
Continue ReadingAfrican internet riches threatened by lawsuit and corruption
By ALAN SUDERMAN, FRANK BAJAK and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of…
Continue Reading4th year since Las Vegas massacre: ‘Be there for each other’
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who are healing and some still struggling are gathering to remember those who died and were…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal…
Continue ReadingAmerican Dream unveils luxury wing as virus still looms
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — If you build it during a pandemic, will they still come? American Dream…
Continue ReadingVenezuela introduces new currency with 6 fewer zeros
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A new currency with six fewer zeros is debuting in Venezuela,…
Continue ReadingBiden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive…
Continue ReadingMcPherson makes FG as time expires, Bengals beat Jags 24-21
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Cincinnati Bengals a 24-21…
Continue ReadingChina accuses ex-security official of poor integrity, greed
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former vice minister of public security amid a raft of accusations from…
Continue ReadingPolice halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free…
Continue ReadingJapan ‘tankan’ survey shows manufacturers upbeat on outlook
A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among manufacturers at its highest level in nearly three years. The results of the central…
Continue ReadingPacquiao files bid for presidency as Philippine race heats
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate…
Continue ReadingRights groups, US urge full probe of Rohingya leader’s death
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rights groups, the United Nations and the U.S. government have called for a full…
Continue ReadingScarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over ‘Black Widow’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming…
Continue ReadingPolice commander demoted over Seattle protest blames racism
SEATTLE (AP) — A recently demoted Seattle police commander is suing the city of Seattle and interim police Chief Adrian Diaz, alleging…
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