Japan’s SoftBank Group trims investment losses but remains in red for fiscal year
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group says it trimmed its losses for the fiscal year through…
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Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts, spewing thick ash and dark clouds into the sky
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted on Monday,…
Continue ReadingRussian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers…
Continue ReadingRwanda denies involvement in grenade attack blamed on Burundi rebels
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has denied claims by neighboring Burundi that it armed a rebel group that was…
Continue ReadingThousands protest in Georgia over the weekend against ‘Russia-style’ law on foreign influence
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament green-lit a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the…
Continue ReadingGerman court backs intelligence agency’s designation of far-right party as suspected extremist case
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A court has ruled that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency was justified in putting the…
Continue Reading3 men charged in the UK with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The office manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London and two other men appeared…
Continue ReadingAustralian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians…
Continue ReadingAre US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than…
Continue ReadingLithuanian president is the front-runner as country heads to runoff vote in two weeks
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s incumbent president has won the most votes in a weekend presidential election but he still faces a…
Continue ReadingLong-haul carrier Emirates sees $4.7 billion profit in 2023 as airline takes flight after pandemic
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in…
Continue ReadingIndia’s mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies began casting their ballots on Monday as…
Continue ReadingCampus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
By The Associated Press Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to…
Continue ReadingSmall, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
By TOM KRISHER and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers…
Continue ReadingSmall, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
By TOM KRISHER and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mixed in muted trading after Wall Street barely budges
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes were little changed…
Continue ReadingGermany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it’s designed to curb migration
By FANNY BRODERSEN Associated Press EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a…
Continue ReadingVast coin collection of Danish magnate is going on sale a century after his death
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a…
Continue ReadingStar witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JILL COLVIN, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all…
Continue ReadingSleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
BY JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez has begun in Manhattan federal court as dozens of…
Continue ReadingTrump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an ‘army.’ The migrants tell another story
By FU TING, ALI SWENSON and DIDI TANG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese…
Continue ReadingViolence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country’s breaking a taboo on mental health services
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in…
Continue ReadingTrump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an ‘army.’ The migrants tell another story
By FU TING, ALI SWENSON and DIDI TANG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese…
Continue ReadingMore bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes
By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal justices show signs of wanting to overturn ballot drop box ban
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: ‘Bridgerton,’ Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘American Fiction’
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning…
Continue ReadingA plane with 3 aboard lands without landing gear at an Australian airport after burning off fuel
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after…
Continue ReadingFires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month, study says
By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A study says that fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last…
Continue ReadingActor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday. The…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their…
Continue ReadingApple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail…
Continue ReadingMass shooting causes deaths in crime-ridden township on southern edge of Mexico City, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a mass shooting in a mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several…
Continue Reading‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a…
Continue ReadingRescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
LEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy…
Continue ReadingLouisiana jury convicts 1 ex-officer and acquits another in 2022 shooting death
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who…
Continue ReadingHotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s largest labor union concluded a 48-hour strike Sunday meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a…
Continue ReadingCommuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption…
Continue ReadingBlinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden…
Continue ReadingTunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent
By MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s fashion and dancing styles are in the spotlight as Harry and Meghan visit Lagos
By CHINEDU ASADU and DAN IKPOYI Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display on Sunday as…
Continue ReadingUK foreign secretary says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas
LONDON (AP) — Halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas, Britain’s foreign secretary said…
Continue ReadingRebels kill at least 4 people during an attack on a Central African Republic mining town
By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Authorities say that anti-government rebels in the Central African…
Continue ReadingShooting at Alabama party leaves 3 people dead and at least 12 wounded, police say
STOCKTON, Ala. (AP) — Three people are dead and at least 12 were wounded in a shooting at party in south Alabama. Andre Reid with the Baldwin…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been sworn as the first female president…
Continue ReadingElection deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday’s primary, they…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer For much of the past two years, Caitlin Clark has been the centerpiece of the college basketball world. Now Clark,…
Continue ReadingRepublican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to 5th term
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to a fifth two-year term in the largely blue state of Vermont. Scott…
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