El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele takes aim at critics in looking ahead to 2nd presidential term
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is savoring what appears to be a landslide…
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Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
By JIWON SONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China up after state fund says it will buy stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia, where Chinese markets advanced after a government investment fund said it…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a March 5 ballot measure that would require…
Continue ReadingWho will run the US House in 2025? Once again, control could tip on California swing districts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavily Democratic California might appear an unlikely national battleground. But a…
Continue ReadingMilitants attack police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say militants have attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania governor to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers with a…
Continue ReadingA year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit
By ABBY SEWELL and GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Aya al-Sudani will mark her first birthday on Tuesday. A year ago, the…
Continue ReadingHow two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found…
Continue ReadingHere’s how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found…
Continue ReadingNo verdict after first day of deliberations in trial of Michigan school shooter’s mom
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury went home Monday after a full day of deliberations in a novel trial against a…
Continue ReadingTribal sovereignty among the top issues facing Oklahoma governor and Legislature
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing lawmakers and Gov. Kevin…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week, Super Bowl edition: Usher, classic commercials and lots of puppies
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Abbott Elementary” debuting its third season on ABC, Charlie…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure U.S. border
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion…
Continue ReadingJokic and Murray lead Denver’s comeback as Nuggets beat Blazers 112-103 for weekend sweep of rivals
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray loves that the Denver Nuggets can turn to their championship mettle in crunch time.…
Continue ReadingTensions run high in New Zealand ahead of national day over government’s relationship with Maori
WAITANGI, New Zealand (AP) — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders have strongly criticized the…
Continue ReadingVictoria Monét wins best new artist at the Grammys
By ELISE RYAN Associated Press Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét has won best new artist at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Monét, 34, won the…
Continue ReadingGardiner scores 19, Beers added 14 and 16 rebounds; No. 18 Oregon St. women beat Oregon 64-60
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Timea Gardiner scored 19 points, Raegan Beers added 14 points and 16 rebounds and Talia Von Oelhoffen made two free throws with…
Continue ReadingChina gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun
By KEN MORITSUGU and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has given a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian…
Continue ReadingChina hands Australian writer a suspended death penalty in a move Canberra condemns
By Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A Chinese-Australian writer has received a suspended death penalty in China, five years…
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