Former Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister has pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in the Asian…
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese…
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Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report
Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend…
Continue Reading A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela’s president and his right-hand man
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President…
Continue Reading China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
AP Business Writer China has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is dragging on the…
Continue Reading Nurse labor dispute at Hawaii hospital escalates with 10 arrests
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A recently elected state lawmaker is among those who were arrested outside a Hawaii hospital. Ten people were…
Continue Reading What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City’s mayor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation…
Continue Reading Oregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls…
Continue Reading Small tsunami waves splash ashore on remote Japanese islands
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by…
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Kmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near! The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials —…
Continue Reading Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe
RIO DE JANEIRO A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest…
Continue Reading Jill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral…
Continue Reading Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock has…
Continue Reading California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring school districts to restrict…
Continue Reading Prosecutors and victim’s family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to…
Continue Reading Gunman in Colorado supermarket shooting is the latest to fail with insanity defense
Associated Press A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has been found guilty of murder in the 2021 attack, becoming the latest person…
Continue Reading Colorado men tortured their housemate for 14 hours, police say
DENVER (AP) — Three Colorado men were accused of tying up and torturing their housemate for 14 hours, according to an arrest affidavit, The Denver…
Continue Reading Man fatally shot by police in Connecticut appeared to fire as officers neared, report says
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A preliminary report says a man shot to death by Connecticut police officers last week was wanted for robbery and appeared…
Continue Reading US-China research has given Beijing’s military technology a boost, House GOP says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities…
Continue Reading Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex…
Continue Reading Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country’s…
Continue Reading Judge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled out the possibility of punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit pitting an…
Continue Reading Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Harris as a candidate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana election officials say ballots on the state’s online election system for overseas and military voters initially…
Continue Reading Attorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to…
Continue Reading Florida police investigate whether an officer used excessive force in shoving a protester
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Police Department says that it is investigating whether excessive force was used when an officer shoved a woman…
Continue Reading Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s…
Continue Reading American man handed a 6-year prison sentence in Russia for trying to take his son abroad
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has handed a six-year prison sentence to an American man convicted on charges linked to his attempt to illegally take…
Continue Reading Texas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body along…
Continue Reading University of California accused of labor violations over handling of campus protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they call a sweeping campaign to…
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