US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
AP Business Writer Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation. The National…
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Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ as his supporters rally
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup…
Continue ReadingFuneral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army’s delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a senior monk who was fatally shot by soldiers in an incident that…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man…
Continue ReadingIndonesia detains 103 Taiwanese in a raid in Bali involving suspected cybercrime
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese people after a raid at a villa on the…
Continue ReadingChina expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations
BEIJING (AP) — Chin has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to…
Continue ReadingExperts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 people are…
Continue ReadingSwedish police investigate three unexplained deaths at an electric vehicle battery plant
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police are looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who died within a short period after working at a…
Continue ReadingPolice clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to…
Continue ReadingStarting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs.…
Continue ReadingPlanning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here’s how to avoid the rush
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Millions of Americans…
Continue ReadingWant to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping, China and trimetazidine
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paris Olympics open next month and the agency that oversees doping enforcement is under scrutiny following…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world’s largest trading bloc
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in…
Continue ReadingChina calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the…
Continue ReadingList of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals
Associated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species,…
Continue ReadingCanada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more…
Continue ReadingA Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a police officer guarding the house of a top judge has been hospitalized with burns after a gasoline…
Continue ReadingThousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over…
Continue ReadingShip attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack likely carried out by…
Continue ReadingOne Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not…
Continue ReadingHollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood’s actors union have been negotiating with video…
Continue ReadingMongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy
Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was…
Continue ReadingIndia’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime…
Continue Reading3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed three people and injured dozens. The 14-carriage train…
Continue ReadingRescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought…
Continue ReadingPoles seek safety in gold investments during troubled times across their eastern borders
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold. While the…
Continue ReadingProspect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue ReadingProspect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal…
Continue ReadingStella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stella Assange thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder…
Continue ReadingWho is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively…
Continue ReadingMaui officials highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-year mark of deadly wildfire approaches
Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where…
Continue ReadingHere’s what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president’s resignation
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler”…
Continue ReadingRed Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022…
Continue ReadingFuneral held in Houston for 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a creek
HOUSTON (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a shallow creek earlier this month in Houston was remembered for her love of reading and…
Continue ReadingSevere weather wreaks havoc across the US — from Midwest flooding to deadly Northeast storms
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and…
Continue ReadingBack to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
Associated Press BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on…
Continue ReadingBiden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
Associated Press NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to…
Continue ReadingAustralian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set free WikiLeaks…
Continue ReadingIn the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage…
Continue ReadingRobert Kennedy didn’t make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s…
Continue ReadingA halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate…
Continue ReadingTexas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year
Associated Press Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the…
Continue Reading7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the Karen Read murder case, which could go to a retrial
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors in Massachusetts say they plan to retry Karen Read for the death of her Boston police officer…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy visits front-line troops under pressure from Russia’s onslaught in eastern areas
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi have visited troops in…
Continue ReadingMark Rutte is named NATO chief. He’ll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers approved a budget on Wednesday that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes…
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