Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in a gunbattle outside a West Bank bakery
By TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces raided a home above a bakery in a militant stronghold…
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Japan sank into a trade deficit last month as exports dropped, especially to other Asian nations
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan suffered a trade deficit last month as exports sank for the first time in two years and five…
Continue Reading Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — An organization in Ukraine is helping former soldiers who lost their vision in combat…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drop on higher bond yields
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off…
Continue Reading California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and…
Continue Reading China’s government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer’s debt struggle
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer…
Continue Reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father’s child sex crimes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian…
Continue Reading Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The head of the Maui Emergency…
Continue Reading A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Nine of 10 people who watched commercial television in Australia on Wednesday night tuned in to see the…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks ago
By ANDREW DALTON and RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari separated nearly three…
Continue Reading Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David to…
Continue Reading Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive…
Continue Reading US Army soldier accused of killing his wife in Alaska after night out celebrating his birthday
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier is accused of killing his wife in Alaska after a night out celebrating…
Continue Reading Air evacuations are to begin for people in the path of wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Air evacuations were to begin Thursday to move residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue Reading Judge declines to approve Hyundai/Kia class action settlement, noting weak proposed remedies
By The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in…
Continue Reading Oil worker health care fund is sought by New Mexico congressman in swing district
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. oil field workers and their immediate relatives would be compensated for uninsured…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan clash over plight of 120,000 people in Nagorno-Karabakh facing food crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council over…
Continue Reading Police change account of fatal shooting by Philadelphia officer, saying driver was shot inside car
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer during a traffic stop earlier this week. They…
Continue Reading Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former mayor of Anaheim has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into the $150…
Continue Reading US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told…
Continue Reading Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman was arrested and has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault of girl during remote-learning class
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old female relative in an act witnessed…
Continue Reading Inmates at California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eight inmates of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison have filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in…
Continue Reading Woman charged with murder in case of Kansas officer killed in shootout with car chase suspect
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with =the killing of a police officer in suburban…
Continue Reading Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74
By SUSANA HAYWARD Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in…
Continue Reading Tennessee hostage situation ends with brothers killed, 4 officers and victim wounded
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A hostage situation at a Tennessee apartment complex erupted into gunfire when police entered the residence after an…
Continue Reading Election workers who face frequent harassment see accountability in the latest Georgia charges
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tonya Wichman has overseen elections in a rural Ohio county for eight years and hasn’t…
Continue Reading Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body…
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