Stock market today: Wall Street clings to modest gains and marks another winning week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks clung to modest gains on Wall Street Friday, giving the market another record high…
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US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after North Korea’s missile tests
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States have mobilized advanced stealth fighters as their…
Continue ReadingIn Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to ‘rise to the occasion’ and pass more US aid
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press On a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Emperor Naruhito mourns the deadly Noto quake in a solemn birthday speech
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the…
Continue ReadingActor calls on French film industry to face sexual abuse, during live Cesar Awards ceremony
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Judith Godrèche called on France’s film industry to “face the…
Continue ReadingBelarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County district attorney seeks reelection in contest focused on feeling of public safety
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County voters are set to decide if embattled District Attorney George Gascón…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining…
Continue ReadingRelatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Gillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives.…
Continue ReadingThousands of Ukrainians live in agony and uncertainty as they search for their missing loved ones
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The latest figures from the National Police show that more than 30,000 people have been…
Continue ReadingMan guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been found guilty of killing a Black…
Continue ReadingNative American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected several proposed hydropower projects on the largest…
Continue ReadingCollapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central…
Continue ReadingTrump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is promising to use a second term in the White House to…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s president gets rock-star welcome at conservative gathering outside Washington
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (AP) — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has received a rock-star…
Continue ReadingThe opposition alliance that aimed to oust Modi appears to be cracking just before India’s elections
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to…
Continue ReadingRemains found over 50 years ago identified through DNA technology as Oregon teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The remains of a teenager found more than 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman…
Continue ReadingA nonbinary student’s death after a high school fight has been ruled a suicide. Here’s what to know
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student in Oklahoma the day after a school fight has been…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man arrested and accused of threatening Arizona election worker after 2022 vote
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a San Diego man has been arrested on suspicion of leaving threatening messages on the personal cellphone…
Continue ReadingTwo more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two more candidates are filing paperwork to appear on Pennsylvania’s primary ballots for U.S. Senate as Democratic Sen.…
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