Asia stock markets mixed after Wall St high, virus surge
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a high and new daily U.S. coronavirus cases…
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Tutu’s advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LQBTQ people as well as his fight for…
Continue Reading In exodus from Lebanon, the well-off find new home in Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — Many well-off Lebanese who escaped their country’s economic tailspin for a new…
Continue Reading Asia keeps omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Omicron caseloads have remained relatively low in many countries in Asia. For now, many…
Continue Reading Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving…
Continue Reading Suspect in Denver shootings wrote books previewing attacks
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have…
Continue Reading Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
By KAT STAFFORD and JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press An AP investigation found that despite new Defense Department guidelines on extremism, racism and…
Continue Reading Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
By KAT STAFFORD and JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press An AP investigation found that despite new Department of Defense guidelines on extremism, racism…
Continue Reading Indonesia allows boat with 120 Rohingya refugees to land
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have decided to allow a boat carrying 120 Rohingya Muslims to…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash in South Florida arrested
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in South Florida that killed two children and…
Continue Reading China calls on US to protect space station from satellites
BEIJING (AP) — China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that…
Continue Reading Despite defense buildup, Japan’s arms industry struggles
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ENIWA, Japan (AP) — Japan has been building up its defenses to counter strategic threats, but its arms industry…
Continue Reading Five slashed bodies found on roadside in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say the slashed-up bodies of five men have been found on a roadside in southern Mexico. The bodies were…
Continue Reading Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker
By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has died. He was 82 and had battled…
Continue Reading Presidents, lawmakers mourn former Senate ‘giant’ Harry Reid
By The Associated Press Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is being remembered by Democrats as well as Republicans as a skilled dealmaker who…
Continue Reading Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82
By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving…
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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85. Madden’s exuberant…
Continue Reading Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes
Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Coronavirus cases are surging across Australia as an outbreak of the omicron variant spreads, prompting Prime…
Continue Reading Trump endorsement of Alaska governor comes with a catch
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Former President Donald Trump says he will endorse Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy for reelection, but only if the…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Oklahoma’s lawsuit over Guard vaccine mandate
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine…
Continue Reading Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Stand News online media outlet says it is ceasing operations following a police raid and arrests of…
Continue Reading After almost 2 years, water park reopens at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The big waves are returning to Walt Disney World. The theme park resort said Tuesday that it will reopen its Typhoon Lagoon…
Continue Reading Biden’s new German shepherd draws attention from pup-arazzi
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s new puppy, Commander, has gotten his moment under the…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew: Accuser cannot sue because she isn’t in US
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew say a lawsuit by an American who claims he sexually abused her when…
Continue Reading Lawyer for Arizona Senate election audit firm wants to quit
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The attorney representing the private company that oversaw the Arizona Senate’s partisan review…
Continue Reading Texas police release teen, say triple killing suspect loose
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Dallas-area police have released a 14-year-old boy whom they had suspected in a weekend shooting that left three teenagers…
Continue Reading 20 injured after Greyhound bus veers off Utah highway
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late…
Continue Reading Retired Virginia priest charged with child sex abuse
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general says a retired priest who once oversaw children’s safety in a Catholic diocese in the…
Continue Reading Hawaii: Don’t burn Christmas trees at sacred Oahu sandbar
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s public lands agency is warning people that they face arrest if found burning Christmas trees at an oceanic sandbar. The…
Continue Reading Israeli defense minister meets with Palestinian president
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has paid a rare visit to Israel for talks with Israel’s…
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