Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
By JOSH BOAK, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced plans to deliver 500…
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Millennial Money: Now is the time to build your credit
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Building credit from scratch when you’re young can feel overwhelming; it’s no wonder that nearly 40% of…
Continue Reading EU court backs passengers’ rights when flights moved forward
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled that a flight must be considered as canceled for legal purposes if it is brought forward…
Continue Reading Thailand reimposes quarantine as concerns grow over omicron
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thailand has decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory…
Continue Reading Former German minister becomes new mayor of Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Franziska Giffey has become Berlin’s new mayor as the leader of a three-party left-wing governing coalition. She is a former…
Continue Reading UN: Over 160 migrants drown in shipwrecks off Libya
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations official says more than 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya over…
Continue Reading Operator files for approval of Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says it has applied for approval from safety…
Continue Reading Pakistan tests home-grown missile with additional range
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military has tested a home-grown Babur cruise missile that has a range of more than 900 kilometers (560 miles),…
Continue Reading France kills IS militant linked to Niger giraffe park attack
PARIS (AP) — The French army says it has “neutralized” a regional Islamic State group leader wanted in connection with the killing of seven aid…
Continue Reading Ex-intel chief confirms Israel’s role in Soleimani killing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former military intelligence chief says that Israel was involved in the American airstrike that killed Iranian Gen.…
Continue Reading Japan hangs 3 in first use of capital punishment in 2 years
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has hanged three death-row inmates amid growing criticism from human rights groups of its use…
Continue Reading China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in…
Continue Reading Iran’s Guard fires cruise missiles in military exercise
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired cruise missiles during a major military exercise across the country’s…
Continue Reading Turkish lira rebounds after Erdogan vows to prop up deposits
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish lira is making significant gains after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced…
Continue Reading Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan’s assets
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have marched through the streets of the Afghan capital toward the shuttered U.S. Embassy, calling…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud case turns on intent
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The high-profile trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes boils down to a…
Continue Reading Germany clamps down on New Year’s parties to tame omicron
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has announced new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new omicron variant of COVID-19. The new rules, which go…
Continue Reading Freezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press MONTGENEVRE, France (AP) — As Europe erects ever more fearsome barriers against migration, volunteers along the…
Continue Reading New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
By SARAH EL DEEB and CHRISTOPH NOELTING Associated Press GIESSEN, Germany (AP) — Syrians are fleeing their country in growing numbers, driven not…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: Polish athlete and her wife welcome child’s birth
By FRANCISCO UBILLA Associated Press PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — When the Polish Olympic athlete Jolanta Ogar-Hill and her wife decided to have…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets rise after Wall St rebounds
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets hvae followed Wall Street higher after President Joe Biden reassured…
Continue Reading New Zealand announces measures to keep out omicron variant
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will shorten the gap between second COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the phased…
Continue Reading Osaka fire suspect might have copied Kyoto Animation attack
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The suspect in a deadly fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka last week might have studied a…
Continue Reading State TV: Recalled Iranian diplomat to Yemen dies of COVID
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is reporting that its top diplomat to Yemen has died after contracting the…
Continue Reading Philippine governor warns of looting without typhoon aid
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of a central Philippine province devastated last week by Typhoon Rai has…
Continue Reading Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2T bill
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table…
Continue Reading Feeling powerless, families bring elderly home in pandemic
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, N.Y. (AP) — After nursing homes filled up with COVID cases and shut out visitors, some…
Continue Reading Feeling powerless, families bring elderly home in pandemic
By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, N.Y. (AP) — After nursing homes filled up with COVID cases and shut out visitors, some…
Continue Reading Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota jury has ended its second day of deliberations without reaching a…
Continue Reading Texas governor’s decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t saying whether he will posthumously pardon George Floyd for a…
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