Japan eases border controls amid criticism as exclusionist
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to…
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Japan eases border controls amid criticism as exclusionist
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to…
Continue Reading It’s still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change
By DAVID RISING and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL BANGKOK (AP) — No, English speakers and others using the Roman alphabet aren’t going to have to…
Continue ReadingArtifacts reveal secrets of Stonehenge
Katie Hunt, CNN The distinctive silhouette of Stonehenge in the flat landscape of Salisbury plain in southwest England is instantly and iconically…
Continue Reading Brutal killing of a mother and son in 1994 is solved through DNA evidence, police say
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN More than 27 years after a woman and her son were killed in a Seattle suburb, authorities have charged a man in…
Continue Reading France and EU to withdraw troops from Mali, remain in region
By SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has announced it will no longer have troops in Mali by the summer amid…
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2 truths and a lie about why you are butting heads with your teen
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The teenage brain undergoes a major renovation, and it can be a messy, stressful and uneven process. Although your…
Continue Reading How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics
By RICHARD LARDNER, MICHELLE R. SMITH and ALI SWENSON The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S.…
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Juez bloquea la publicación de registros adicionales en la investigación de la muerte de Bob Saget
olivertapia (CNN) — Un juez de la Florida otorgó el miércoles una orden judicial temporal que bloquea la publicación de registros…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe grapples with substance abuse problems in pandemic
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven up mental health problems caused by…
Continue Reading Lo que sabemos sobre el caso de Paislee Shultis, la niña desaparecida hace dos años que fue hallada oculta debajo de una escalera
olivertapia (CNN) — Paislee Joann Shultis, la menor que fue reportada como desaparecida hace dos años, fue encontrada escondida con su madre…
Continue Reading Albania court overturns president’s impeachment
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Constitutional Court has overturned parliament’s impeachment of President…
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Wallace, Busch vow to turn Jordan’s 23XI Racing into champs
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace and Kurt Busch are determined to turn 23XI Racing into winners. Busch is…
Continue ReadingOttawa police chief says ‘action is imminent’ in the plan to clear the area of Covid-19 demonstrators
By Travis Caldwell, Paradise Afshar, Paula Newton and Amir Vera, CNN A nearly three-week protest in Ottawa over mandated Covid-19 precautions in…
Continue Reading Far-right French candidate makes taboo term his mantra
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Two words considered taboo for many in France because they evoke a conspiracy theory embraced by…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as COVID-19 cases surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s hospitals have reached 90% capacity and quarantine facilities are at their limit as the city struggles to snuff…
Continue Reading Syria reports Israeli strikes near Damascus, no casualties
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward military positions south of Damascus,…
Continue Reading Germany’s Friedrich says Olympic bobsled track is worn out
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic bobsled champion Francesco Friedrich may skip Friday’s final day of training for this…
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Space heater safety concerns during cold Central Coast nights
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) Sometimes extra blankets and cozy pajamas don’t get the job done. So many people will break out the space heaters…
Continue Reading Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer The Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, but most of the population is shut out because of coronavirus…
Continue Reading Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer The Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, but most of the population is shut out because of coronavirus…
Continue Reading Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer The Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, but most of the population is shut out because of coronavirus…
Continue Reading Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press ROJ CAMP, Syria (AP) — A deadly prison attack last month sharpened the focus on the tens of thousands of foreign…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
By STEPHEN WADE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
By STEPHEN WADE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions…
Continue Reading Gisin wins back-to-back Olympic combined, Shiffrin out again
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Defending champion Michelle Gisin won her second straight Olympic gold medal in the Alpine…
Continue Reading With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine
By DASHA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Since 2019, some 720,000 residents of areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by…
Continue Reading Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with…
Continue Reading Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with…
Continue Reading Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 86-66 in first game back at No. 1
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 19 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Andrew Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists…
Continue Reading Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 86-66 in first game back at No. 1
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 19 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Andrew Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists…
Continue Reading National Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico…
Continue Reading National Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico…
Continue Reading Carlo Valdes set for final Olympic rides with USA Bobsled
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Carlo Valdes is already set up for life after bobsled. He owns a financial planning practice,…
Continue Reading Shiffrin’s Olympics: 5 individual races, no medals, 3 DNFs
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race…
Continue Reading Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A police officer testifying at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering…
Continue Reading Investigators say Emirates flight to Washington flew too low
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A long-haul Emirates flight heading to Washington in December failed to properly climb and flew incredibly low…
Continue Reading Fear runs through Afghanistan’s ‘hazardous’ media landscape
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Journalists in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan say they operate in a climate of fear and…
Continue Reading Fear runs through Afghanistan’s ‘hazardous’ media landscape
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Journalists in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan say they operate in a climate of fear and…
Continue Reading Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York…
Continue Reading Lindholm, Flames extend streaks in 6-2 win over Ducks
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored twice and added an assist, extending his goal streak to six games as the Calgary Flames beat the…
Continue Reading Lindholm, Flames extend streaks in 6-2 win over Ducks
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored twice and added an assist, extending his goal streak to six games as the Calgary Flames beat the…
Continue Reading Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer This winter’s omicron wave in the U.S. also bolstered our defenses, leaving enough protection against the…
Continue Reading Avalanche beat Golden Knights 2-0, spoil Eichel’s debut
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots…
Continue Reading Avalanche beat Golden Knights 2-0, spoil Eichel’s debut
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots…
Continue Reading James fuels Lakers’ 4th-quarter rally over Jazz, 106-101
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied…
Continue Reading James fuels Lakers’ 4th-quarter rally over Jazz, 106-101
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied…
Continue Reading Investigators say Emirates flight to Washington flew too low
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A long-haul Emirates flight heading to Washington in December failed to properly climb and flew incredibly low…
Continue Reading Hamilton leads UNLV to 60-57 victory over Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining to lead UNLV to a 60-57 victory over Fresno…
Continue Reading Hamilton leads UNLV to 60-57 victory over Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining to lead UNLV to a 60-57 victory over Fresno…
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