Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit film
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success…
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Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from…
Continue ReadingSelection of Thailand’s new prime minister delayed again, to await court decision on election winner
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A parliamentary vote to select Thailand’s new prime minister is being delayed again,…
Continue ReadingHighway bridge in northern China collapses due to flash floods and casualties are unknown
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A highway bridge in northern China has collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars have fallen into…
Continue ReadingAdidas brings in $437 million from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas brought in 400 million euros ($437 million) from the first release of Yeezy…
Continue ReadingRussian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling damaged a landmark church Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Kherson that…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has heard a petition against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed…
Continue ReadingA car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands (AP) — A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea…
Continue ReadingIndian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century…
Continue ReadingInternational pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger while hundreds rally in support of junta
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — International pressure is mounting on leaders of the coup in Niger. The American secretary of…
Continue ReadingIsraeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be…
Continue ReadingBank of England hints that UK borrowing rates will stay high after its new hike
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 15-year high as it tries to bring down…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St sinks for 3rd day following British rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank for a third day following a British…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people…
Continue ReadingHurricane Dora intenstifies far from Mexico’s Pacific coast, poses no threat to land, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Dora has become a Category 3 hurricane far off Mexico’s western Pacific Coast —…
Continue ReadingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud…
Continue ReadingThe Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on…
Continue ReadingBoth expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has executed a third prisoner in two weeks for drug trafficking, despite…
Continue ReadingThe US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they’ll export abuse
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is praising Kenya’s interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti.…
Continue ReadingChina proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands…
Continue ReadingCalifornia high court says county can’t enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monterey County…
Continue ReadingVast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.’s highest…
Continue ReadingA man accused of locking a woman in a homemade cell had a handwritten plan and sketch, FBI says
By ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — He called it “Operation Take Over,” with a list that included a chilling…
Continue Reading6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety
By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this…
Continue ReadingTrump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump
By DAVID KLEPPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to…
Continue ReadingRepublicans don’t dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Leader Mitch McConnell once vowed Donald Trump would have his day in court…
Continue ReadingTrump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty…
Continue ReadingMan accused of firing shots outside Jewish school in Tennessee charged with multiple crimes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man suspected of trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday and firing shots outside the…
Continue Reading108 attendees at the World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 108 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which…
Continue ReadingFederal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black…
Continue ReadingU.S. Women’s World Cup tie with Portugal draws overnight audience of 1.35 million on Fox
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against Portugal in the Women’s World Cup was the most-watched overnight program in Fox…
Continue ReadingBrazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team’s lack of flair after Women’s World Cup exit
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Pia Sundhage is facing widespread criticism in the South American country after…
Continue ReadingWoman killed, toddler son among 3 others shot standing on sidewalk on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a 23-year-old woman has been fatally wounded and three other people — including her 2-year-old son — also…
Continue ReadingUN given green light to monitor peace deal between Colombia’s government and its largest rebel group
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously authorized the U.N. political mission in…
Continue ReadingBody seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has reported for the first time that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingGunman and police dog killed in confrontation at community college campus in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police shot and killed a gunman who fatally wounded a police dog Wednesday in a confrontation at a community college…
Continue ReadingRights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s warring parties have committed extensive war crimes in the ongoing conflict, including…
Continue ReadingDead fish carpet beaches at Pacific coast town in north Mexico as experts blame toxic algae bloom
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A town on northern Mexico’s Pacific coast has seen its beaches littered with a carpet of dead fish, after what experts…
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Big waves becoming more common off California as Earth warms, new research finds
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is accusing her liberal…
Continue ReadingInvestigators say weather worsened quickly before plane crash that killed 6 in Southern California
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press The weather was quickly worsening before a plane crashed in Southern California last month, killing all six people…
Continue ReadingHawaii man dies after being mauled by 4 large dogs, police investigate owners under negligence law
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 71-year-old man has died after being mauled by four large dogs on Hawaii’s Big Island. Police say the man died while…
Continue ReadingAdvocates accuse New York City of using migrants as ‘props’ in bid for federal money
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For days now, newly arrived migrants have been waiting outside New York City’s Roosevelt…
Continue ReadingPolice raid in Rio favela sets off gunbattle that kills 9 people and wounds 2 officers
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A police raid in a low-income neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro set off a gunbattle that…
Continue ReadingFederal funds will pay to send Iowa troops to the US-Mexico border, governor says
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced sending a hundred Iowa National Guard troops to…
Continue ReadingThe extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix…
Continue ReadingFormer College Park mayor pleads guilt to child sex abuse material charges
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The former mayor of a Maryland college town has pleaded guilty to more than 100 counts connected to the possession and…
Continue ReadingMother gets 14 years in death of newborn found floating off Florida coast in 2018
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother is going to prison for 14 years for the death of her newborn daughter who was found floating off the…
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