Month: June 2024

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity but has struggled for

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire broke out at a hospital in Iran’s north, killing nine patients, state media reported. The blaze started at 2200GMT at Qaem Hospital in the city of Rasht, about 205 miles northwest of the capital Tehran, state TV said, leaving six women and three men dead. Chief of the city

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.2% to 38,575.54

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Artificial intelligence could be misused to spread misleading or false claims about the Holocaust. That’s the warning from a new UNESCO report. The international agency published its findings on Tuesday, arguing that powerful AI programs could allow hate groups to generate realistic photos and images that falsely

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security officials say Chinese forces have seized two Philippine rubber boats that were delivering food and other supplies to a military ship outpost in a disputed South China Sea shoal in a tense confrontation in which some Filipino navy personnel were injured. The United States

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout as part of a protracted strike against a government plan to sharply boost medical school admissions. Since February, more than 12,000 trainee doctors have been on strike in a deepening standoff with

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Jail and prison records show that a father has been released from prison 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car, a case that made global headlines after prosecutors accused him of murder. Georgia Department of Corrections records show Justin Ross Harris was freed Sunday from Macon State Prison

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports. Just days ago, the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. China’s Commerce Ministry didn’t mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday that it

BEIJING (AP) — Southern China has been reeling from heavy rains that triggered landslides killing at least nine people, knocking out power for entire villages and burying crops. Meanwhile, northern parts of the country are battling drought, as the country faces two extremes of severe weather. Four people were killed and two others were missing

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A year after an experimental submersible imploded en route to the Titanic, unanswered questions linger — with no immediate answers. Tuesday marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site. After a five-day search that captured the

By JACK DURA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press MENOKEN, N.D. (AP) — Farming and biofuels organizations are hopeful that ethanol could be used to power passenger jets, but making that dream a reality hasn’t been easy. That’s partly because even as many farmers would benefit from a huge new market for corn, turning ethanol into

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountainous village as a wind-whipped wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, and killed at least one person. Officials warned the danger isn’t over. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency that covers

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was on a two-day visit on Tuesday to the Indian capital, New Delhi, the first

By JOHN SEEWER and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records. Warnings stretched from Iowa to Ohio and even into the upper reaches of Michigan on Tuesday. The dangerous heat wave

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within days. The closure of

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing CEO David Calhoun defended the company’s safety record during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, while lawmakers accused him of placing profits over safety, failing to protect whistleblowers, and even getting paid too much. Relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners were in

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the reigning Super Bowl champions with legislators approving a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals away from Missouri. Bipartisan legislative supermajorities OK’d the measure to authorize state

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press The Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition, one of three such cases from the state that have pitted LGBTQ+ civil rights against First Amendment rights. Two cases have centered on baker Jack

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ club that was a refuge in the conservative city of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday, but once again declined to

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Last week in Parkland, Florida, wrecking equipment began demolishing the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a gunman’s rampage in 2018 ended with 17 people dead. As the rumble of destruction echoed, people in the community set to explaining exactly why ripping the building

By GASPARD MAHEBURWA Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience. A deadly nationwide political crackdown in the East African nation is now in the past. But the return to international favor, and benefits like development assistance that come with it, has been slow. As always, everyday

By CORA LEWIS and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America’s most conservative congressmen is locked in a tight renomination battle against an opponent endorsed by former President Donald Trump in Virginia. Voters in two other districts nominated candidates to fill two open seats in the state’s primary election Tuesday.

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole has won a GOP primary outright against four challengers and will advance to November’s general election. Cole faced a well-funded political newcomer in businessman Paul Bondar, who loaned more than $5 million of his own money to his campaign. The