State media say an Israeli strike kills 2 in a Damascus residential area. Another kills 2 in Lebanon
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state TV says an Israeli strike that hit a residential area in the…
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Heavy snow in north and central China disrupts travel and schools and kills one person
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to cancel classes. One person died in a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Japan’s benchmark briefly reaches all-time high after rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing…
Continue ReadingTo keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he…
Continue ReadingUnpublished Eagles book dished on the band’s 1980 breakup, manager says at trial over lyrics pages
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A never-published biography of the Eagles delved deeply into the superstar classic rock…
Continue ReadingOhio’s March primary highlights fracturing GOP House and state races riddled with party infighting
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican lawmakers are far from coasting through this…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean government warns striking doctors to return to work or face legal action
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government has warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work…
Continue ReadingConnecticut trooper who fatally shot man in stopped car set to go on trial
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Connecticut state trooper who fired seven gunshots into a stopped car in…
Continue ReadingA family friend is charged with murder in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Texas
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was supposed to take the Texas girl to her school…
Continue ReadingHow the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two…
Continue ReadingHow the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for…
Continue ReadingIt’s an election year, and Biden’s team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occupants of the White House have grumbled over news coverage practically since the place was…
Continue ReadingFor many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s story
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of…
Continue ReadingA pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of…
Continue ReadingFrance honors foreign Resistance fighters as WWII hero Manouchian is inducted into the Panthéon
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the heroic role of Missak Manouchian and…
Continue ReadingFor many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s story
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of…
Continue ReadingA brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where…
Continue ReadingChina-born Australian democracy blogger won’t appeal suspended Chinese death sentence
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence…
Continue ReadingTaekwondo instructor killed his 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents, Sydney police say
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and the…
Continue ReadingThe United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is telling Rwanda and Congo they “must walk back from the brink of…
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