Month: May 2024

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the…

By KATHLEEN FOODY, MIKE CATALINI, KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a…

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return…

By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce that it will break…

By ED WHITE and ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PHILIP MARCELO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians abroad have been…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The retirement of Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has opened a Senate seat in Michigan.…

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He’s visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and…

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JAE C. HONG Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police have fatally shot a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them. Officer William…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their…

By SAMY MAGDY and DREW CALLISTER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has formally accepted a cease-fire deal that could end the war in Gaza.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say they have detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of pro-Palestinian…

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airport authorities in Dubai say several flights have been cancelled and diverted…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Everyone knows Warren Buffett’s successor won’t be able to match the legendary investor. But…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots has been…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern…