Russia approves 2 candidates for ballot against Putin in March election
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s national elections commission on Friday registered the first two candidates who will compete with President Vladimir Putin…
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Europe’s inflation is up after months of decline. Could it delay interest rate cuts?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the rebound in Europe. The European Union’s statistics agency…
Continue Reading 4 patients die after a fire breaks out at a hospital in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say four people have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in northern Germany and spread to several patients’ rooms.…
Continue Reading Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An apparent arson fire aboard a passenger train in Bangladesh’s capital has killed four…
Continue Reading Nepal bars citizens from going to Russia or Ukraine for work, saying they are recruited as fighters
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has banned citizens from going to Russia and Ukraine for employment, saying many have been recruited…
Continue Reading Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitches
BEIJING (AP) — Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic…
Continue Reading Mississippi deputy fatally shot during traffic stop by suspect who was killed by police after chase
BEAUMONT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect who was killed by…
Continue Reading Farmers prevent Germany’s vice chancellor leaving a ferry in a protest that draws condemnation
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group of farmers prevented Germany’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry hours after the…
Continue Reading Japanese safety experts search for voice data as workers clear plane debris from runway collision
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Transport safety officials are searching for the voice recorder from a Japan Airlines airliner that caught fire…
Continue Reading Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89
By AMIR VAHDAT, VAHID SALEMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KERMAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials tried Friday to link Israel and the U.S. to an…
Continue Reading India’s foreign minister signs a deal to increase imports of electricity from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — India’s foreign minister has concluded a two-day trip to Nepal during which he signed an agreement to increase the amount…
Continue Reading Indian navy commandos board a hijacked Liberia-flagged bulk carrier for clearing operations
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy commandos have boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that was the subject of a…
Continue Reading Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after mixed Wall Street finish
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Friday, after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County has thousands of ‘unclaimed dead.’ These investigators retrace their lives
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arusyak Martirosyan struggles to open the door of a stranger’s one-bedroom apartment…
Continue Reading Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend
By GERALD IMRAY, NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a…
Continue Reading Baltimore celebrates historic 20% drop in homicides even as gun violence remains high
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Long plagued by rampant gun violence, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the…
Continue Reading Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role…
Continue Reading Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, RYAN J. FOLEY, JOSH FUNK and NICK INGRAM Associated Press PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school…
Continue Reading Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An…
Continue Reading Guards hired by California keep eye on sites deemed risky under Los Angeles freeway damaged by fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since an arson fire damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the…
Continue Reading A desperate family in Gaza clings to a routine for survival
By MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad…
Continue Reading US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the…
Continue Reading A B-1 bomber crashes while trying to land at a South Dakota Air Force base. The crew safely ejects
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed while trying to land and…
Continue Reading Maui’s mayor says Lahaina debris site will be used temporarily until a permanent spot is found
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Maui says a site selected to hold debris from last year’s wildfires that…
Continue Reading Adam Sandler plays pickup game before No. 10 Arizona faces Colorado
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Sandler got in a little pickup game at Arizona’s McKale Center before the 10th-ranked Wildcats played Colorado.…
Continue Reading 2 men appear in court on murder charges in shooting of Oakland police officer at marijuana business
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a…
Continue Reading Rival Koreas conduct provocative drills along their tense sea boundary, escalating animosities
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas have fired artillery rounds into the sea as part of…
Continue Reading Nevada judge is back to work a day after being attacked by defendant who jumped atop her
By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge was back to work a day after being attacked by a defendant in a felony…
Continue Reading Trains collide on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 4 people
By ADI MARSIELA Associated Press BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing carriages to…
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