China sets up platform to police gaming firm violations
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have set up a platform that allows the public to report on gaming companies they believe are violating…
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Stocks fall on Wall Street, giving up the week’s gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, marking a feeble ending to an up-and-down week of…
Continue ReadingChinese astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
BEIJING (AP) — A trio of Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a 90-day stay aboard their nation’s first space station in China’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Japanese ruling party race to determine next PM
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Official election campaigning started Friday for the next head of Japan’s governing Liberal…
Continue ReadingJapan governing party begins race to pick Suga successor
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Official campaigning has begun for the new head of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party,…
Continue ReadingMcAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate
By SARAH RANKIN and STEVE HELBER Associated Press GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion…
Continue ReadingOrganizer of Saturday rally looks to rewrite Jan. 6 history
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The architect of an upcoming Washington protest that aims to rewrite history about the violent…
Continue ReadingBiden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Fighting fire with fire to protect sequoia trees
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — With flames advancing toward the signature grove of ancient massive trees in Sequoia National…
Continue ReadingCalifornia wildfires burn into groves of giant sequoia trees
THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests.…
Continue ReadingHopkins converts 2nd chance, Washington beats Giants 30-29
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dustin Hopkins made a 43-yard field goal on an untimed down, and Washington defeated the New…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Kim’s launches show push to boost nuke arsenal
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent sword-rattling after months of relative quiet…
Continue ReadingBudget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Dems
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Opposition from some leading moderate Democrats over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal championed…
Continue ReadingChina applies to join Pacific trade pact abandoned by Trump
BEIJING (AP) — China has applied to join an 11-nation Asia-Pacific free trade group in an effort to increase its influence over international…
Continue ReadingWoman charged with killing 3 young girls in New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 40-year-old woman has been charged with killing three young girls in a crime that…
Continue ReadingRising numbers of migrants risk lives crossing Darien Gap
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press ACANDI, Colombia (AP) — As borders open around the world after months of pandemic related lockdowns some illegal…
Continue ReadingJudge: Prosecutors can’t show Rittenhouse link to Proud Boys
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge says prosecutors can’t argue a man who shot three people, killing two, during…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM rejects Chinese criticism of nuclear sub deal
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected Chinese criticism of Australia’s new…
Continue ReadingMet Opera to stage Anthony Davis’ `X’ on Malcolm X in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera will present its second work by a Black composer, Anthony Davis’ “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,”…
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