Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s rebound
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp…
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Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran. An Iranian official on…
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Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum asks state Court of Appeals to let Measure 114 take effect while state appeals ruling
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In papers filed late Friday afternoon, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a motion asking the Oregon Court of Appeals to…
Continue ReadingAlbanian authorities accuse Iranian-backed hackers of cyberattack on Institute of Statistics
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s cybersecurity authorities are accusing a hacker group “sponsored” by the Iranian government of attacking the…
Continue ReadingLove is in the air … and the mail … in the northern Colorado city of Loveland
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air … and the mail … in the northern Colorado city of…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and…
Continue ReadingTruck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a truck slammed into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing at least…
Continue ReadingEdwards has 41 and the Timberwolves win the first of 2 against the Blazers 121-109
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Edwards didn’t think he could play against the Trail Blazers. Then he…
Continue ReadingSome worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve a ballot initiative…
Continue ReadingHouse impeaches Alejandro Mayorkas, first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost 150 years
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives, by an extremely narrow margin, voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland…
Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence, real emotion. People are seeking a romantic connection with the perfect bot
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 US states are considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs
By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or…
Continue ReadingMichael Kors inspired by grandmother’s wedding gown for Fall-Winter collection at NY Fashion Week
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press New York (AP) — The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of…
Continue ReadingNew York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New…
Continue ReadingPond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Every winter, Pete Kibble and the guys he plays social hockey with in Massachusetts make the…
Continue ReadingJudge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of…
Continue ReadingDetecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine (AP) — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one…
Continue ReadingDate night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day,…
Continue ReadingGreek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize…
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Redmond city councilors vote 7-0 to send term limits, anti-nepotism city charter proposals to May ballot
The Redmond City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday evening to send three city charter amendments to the May 21 ballot. They did so after making just one…
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