Hong Kong activists jailed over Tiananmen crackdown vigil
HONG KONG (AP) — Nine Hong Kong activists and ex-lawmakers have been handed jail sentences of up to 10 months over their roles in last year’s…
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EXPLAINER: Why no ‘winner’ to replace Newsom in recall
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Associated Press has declared that Gov. Gavin Newsom had survived a recall effort, with…
Continue ReadingChina imposes local lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge
BEIJING (AP) — China is imposing lockdowns and ordering mass testing in cities along its east coast amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. Checks…
Continue ReadingLargest colleges push student vaccines with mandates, prizes
By AMY DiPIERRO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — As a new semester begins amid a resurgence of the coronavirus, 26 of the…
Continue ReadingNicholas lingers in Louisiana, dumps rain as far as Florida
By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bands of heavy rain have been pummeling parts of the Alabama Gulf Coast and…
Continue ReadingRarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rarely seen Tennessee Williams short story confirms his longtime passion for Italy and…
Continue ReadingTexas abortion law strains clinics: ‘Exactly what we feared’
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is asking a federal court in Texas to issue a temporary restraining…
Continue ReadingPolice: Lawyer Murdaugh arranged own death but shot grazed
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State police say a prominent South Carolina lawyer tried to arrange his own death this…
Continue Reading5 takeaways after California governor handily defeats recall
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ably fended off Republicans’ recall attempt. He did so by changing the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have begun the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingMilley defends calls to Chinese as effort to avoid conflict
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer is defending his phone calls to his Chinese…
Continue ReadingTrump aides aim to build GOP opposition to Afghan refugees
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban are arriving in the U.S., and a handful…
Continue ReadingSmall plane crashes in Indonesia’s Papua; search on for crew
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A small cargo plane crashed in steep mountainous forest of Indonesia’s easternmost…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un’s sister warns of ‘destruction’ of S.Korean ties
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has criticized South…
Continue ReadingAlaska’s largest hospital implements crisis care standards
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest hospital is implementing crisis standards of care, or…
Continue ReadingUN officials says rural Afghans have critical need for aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. official says 4 million Afghans are facing “a food emergency” and the…
Continue ReadingTaiwan drills military as concerns over China grow
By JOHNSON LAI, HUIZHONG WU and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press JIADONG, Taiwan (AP) — An F-16 screeched across the sky before landing on a highway…
Continue ReadingMexico finishes 3-month push to vaccinate border residents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has successfully completed a three-month push to provide coronavirus vaccines to all adult…
Continue ReadingNo indictment in 1st case under NY’s police chokehold ban
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A case seen as an early test of New York’s law criminalizing police chokeholds has ended…
Continue ReadingTop S. Korean, Chinese diplomats meet amid N. Korea tensions
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and China are meeting for talks expected to focus…
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