Stock market today: : Asian shares fall after bond market stress hits Wall Street
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Friday after rising bond market yields once again weighed on Wall Street,…
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Japanese automaker Honda reports its 3Q profit jumped on strong demand at home and in the US
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda has reported that its profit jumped 34% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier as…
Continue Reading An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An industrial robot grabbed and crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging…
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How the first ‘drug ballad’ was recorded in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the narcocorrido, a Mexican traditional drug ballad, gains popularity worldwide and artists like Peso Pluma and Nathanael…
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Healthy hotspots: The most physically active counties in Texas
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine data from the CDC’s 2023 PLACES report and identified counties with the most physically active…
Continue Reading Las Vegas hotel workers union and MGM agree to tentative contract after deal with Caesars
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a deal with MGM Resorts International, the…
Continue Reading The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The trial has begun for the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy…
Continue Reading French President Macron hosts Gaza aid conference and appeals to Israel to protect civilians
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Western and Arab nations, international agencies and nongovernmental groups stressed the urgent need…
Continue Reading Yellen stresses economic cooperation with China as she begins talks with her Chinese counterpart
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the United States has no desire to break…
Continue Reading Turkey is marking its centennial. But a brain drain has cast a shadow on the occasion
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey is marking its centennial but a brain drain is casting a shadow on the occasion.…
Continue Reading Can Michigan activists keep Trump off the ballot? A judge heard arguments today
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A judge in Michigan heard arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the authority to…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor recalls ‘Night of Broken Glass’ horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched…
Continue Reading Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor’s election
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in Mississippi’s largest county…
Continue Reading Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows
By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the…
Continue Reading Verdict is in: Texas voters tell oldest judges it’s time to retire
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When it comes to age on the ballot, Texas didn’t wait until 2024 to weigh in. Asked…
Continue Reading US and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
By MATTHEW LEE and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common…
Continue Reading Ex-worker’s lawsuit alleges music mogul L.A. Reid sexually assaulted her in 2001
NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio “L.A.” Reid, the Grammy-winning music executive who influenced the career of artists including Pink, Usher and Mariah…
Continue Reading South Pacific leaders will meet on the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss climate change
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Pacific leaders are heading to the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss…
Continue Reading Israeli military tour of northern Gaza reveals ravaged buildings, toppled trees, former weapons lab
By OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press INSIDE THE GAZA STRIP (AP) — International journalists escorted by the Israeli military got a glimpse of the…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers
By ANDREW DALTON and KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither…
Continue Reading 4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl
SEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious…
Continue Reading UN nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle…
Continue Reading Opinion: This penalty could hurt Trump more than prison time
CNN Opinion by Elliot Williams, CNN (CNN) — Capped off by Ivanka Trump’s testimony Wednesday, the civil trial over the fate of the Trump…
Continue Reading Los Angeles coroner’s investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around…
Continue Reading Biden administration picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters…
Continue Reading Michigan responds to Big Ten, saying commissioner doesn’t have discipline authority, AP sources say
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan warned Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti about overstepping his…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor announces $150M fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is announcing the creation of a $150 million fund to help those who lost family members or who were injured…
Continue Reading Costa Rica’s $6 million National Bank heist was an inside job, authorities say
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Little by little an employee of Costa Rica’s National Bank took advantage of a surveillance blindspot to slip more…
Continue Reading ‘Nothing is left’: Thousands of Palestinians flee south as Israel steps up Gaza City offensive
CNN By Abeer Salman, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza on Wednesday, traveling miles on foot through…
Continue Reading Disney reports sharp profit growth in the fourth quarter and an expansion of its cost-cutting drive
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has reported sharp profit growth for its fiscal fourth quarter while…
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