Millions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Money is pouring fast into the Texas governor’s race headlined by Republican Gov. Greg…
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Rep. Emilia Sykes joins competitive US House race in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ex-Ohio House Democratic Leader Emilia Sykes says she’s running for Congress. The…
Continue Reading Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t run for governor
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not run for governor. On Tuesday, he ended…
Continue Reading Under-fire Boris Johnson denies lying about lockdown parties
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching…
Continue Reading ‘This Is Us,’ ‘black-ish’ salutes set for Paley TV festival
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “This Is Us,” “black-ish” and “Better Call Saul” are among the shows to be…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan’s ex-leader rejects reports that he fled abroad
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s influential former leader has released a short video in which he talked about the…
Continue Reading Free e-book previews new Bissinger, Hamid and other works
NEW YORK (AP) — A free e-book compilation includes excerpts from upcoming novels by Geraldine Brooks, Karen Jay Fowler and Mohsin Hamid among…
Continue Reading Spanish police break up Chinese prostitution ring after tip
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. Police said…
Continue Reading Russia shortens COVID-19 isolation to 7 days as cases surge
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is shortening the required isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 to…
Continue Reading German arms exports hit record after big sales to Egypt
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to…
Continue Reading Vatican No. 2 and deputy both positive for COVID
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican press office says that Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra have both tested positive for the…
Continue Reading UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26. It says…
Continue Reading Rome villa with Caravaggio fails to sell, to be reauctioned
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is going back on a…
Continue Reading Blinken to meet with senior Russian as Ukraine tensions soar
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this…
Continue Reading Poland expects highest infection rate so far in new wave
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health officials say that the country has entered a new, fifth wave, in the coronavirus pandemic, predicting that…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: What to do if you buy now, can’t pay later
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet With multiple debts, it’s easy to lose track of buy now, pay later plans and potentially take on more than you…
Continue Reading Official: Japan hopes to lead Asian zero-emissions push
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s environment minister says the country will gradually phase out coal plants over the next…
Continue Reading EU denounces violence against anti-coup protesters in Sudan
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says Sudan’s military rulers have shown an unwillingness…
Continue Reading UK plan to curb protests faces opposition in Parliament
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government has suffered a setback in Parliament in its attempt to give authorities stronger powers to curb…
Continue Reading Malta legislator becomes 3rd female EU Parliament president
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta has been elected president of the European Union’s…
Continue Reading 4 on trial over poster at Swiss rally saying ‘Kill Erdogan’
GENEVA (AP) — Four people have gone on trial in the Swiss capital over a protest four years ago where some demonstrators hoisted a banner showing a…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban claim multiple attacks on police
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for multiple overnight gun attacks on police in the capital of Islamabad and…
Continue Reading South Korea and Saudi Arabia need oil but eye clean energy
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi…
Continue Reading Norway mass killer seeks parole 10 years after attacks
By DAVID KEYTON and KARL RITTER Associated Press SKIEN, Norway (AP) — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right fanatic who killed 77 people…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s leader has promised human rights reforms and justice for people missing…
Continue Reading Abu Dhabi requires booster shots to enter the emirate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ government health app says that Abu Dhabi is requiring people entering the…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after retreat on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the…
Continue Reading NBA at 75: Dr. J says players from many eras built league
By JULIUS ERVING For The Associated Press Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s…
Continue Reading China cites coronavirus on packaging, despite doubts abroad
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among…
Continue Reading Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press appear to show the aftermath…
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