Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th day
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate…
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Australia PM: Technology best way to achieve climate target
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050…
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050…
Continue ReadingBiden’s dilemma: Satisfying Manchin risks losing other Dems
By MATTHEW DALY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Washington’s enduring question: What does Joe Manchin want? But…
Continue ReadingProspect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Political leaders in Australia says tennis players who haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How lawmakers are investigating the Jan. 6 riot
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional committee tasked with investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S.…
Continue ReadingThere was a 7.2% jump in assaults on law enforcement officers in 2020, FBI says
By Josh Campbell More than 60,000 law enforcement officers were assaulted in the line of duty last year, up 7.2% from 2019, according to a report…
Continue ReadingI went on a ‘bus ride to nowhere’
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Flight to nowhere. Cruise to nowhere. And now … a bus ride to nowhere. Hong Kong’s residents are among the most…
Continue Reading8 potential jurors advance in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has deemed eight jury pool members qualified to serve on the jury that will…
Continue ReadingSC attorney Alex Murdaugh denied bond on $3M theft charges
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina has denied bond for a prominent South Carolina attorney who has…
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Federal judge rejects bid to block Oregon vaccine mandate
A federal judge on Monday denied a last-minute bid by more than three dozen state employees, health care providers and school staff to temporarily…
Continue ReadingColin Powell: A trailblazing legacy, blotted by Iraq war
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A child of working-class Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, Colin Powell rose from…
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‘A dangerous time’: Portland sees record homicides
Portland has had 67 homicides so far this year, surpassing its previous record of 66, set in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Ben Westcott, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorneys refuse to prosecute some GOP-led laws
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Progressive prosecutors around the country are increasingly declaring they just…
Continue Reading‘He died in my arms.’ Twelve months on, a mother’s agonizing wait to find out why her son died at Lekki toll gate
By Stephanie Busari, CNN When Adesola heard about the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, she immediately thought of her…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in…
Continue ReadingTexas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor…
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