Taiwan amends laws on sexual harassment after recent #MeToo wave
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the…
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting…
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a…
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Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91…
Continue ReadingWHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was shot and the suspected gunman also was wounded Monday in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier,…
Continue ReadingWHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was shot and the suspected gunman also was wounded Monday in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier,…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general…
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford…
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in…
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are eager to forget their frustrating National League-worst 8-16…
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. que trabajaba en un centro de procesamiento en El Paso, Texas, fue…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and…
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their…
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is recovering at home after being hospitalized over the weekend while in…
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