US, Taiwan sign trade deal over China’s opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has signed a trade agreement with Taiwan over opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island…
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Palestinian toddler critically wounded in West Bank, Israeli military says shooting unintentional
JERUSALEM (AP) — A 3-year-old Palestinian boy is in critical condition at an Israeli hospital after being shot by Israeli fire in the occupied West…
Continue Reading Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of transgender people in Florida have turned to crowdfunding appeals to help them…
Continue Reading IMF says Sri Lanka’s economic recovery shows signs of improvement but challenges remain
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs…
Continue Reading UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations anti-drug agency is warning that the huge trade in…
Continue Reading US hiring jumped last month. So did unemployment. Here’s what that says about the economy.
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs,…
Continue Reading Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing…
Continue Reading Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st day of hurricane season
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. National Hurricane Center forecasters said late Thursday that the storm had…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Mawar intensifies rains for Japan, threatens floods and mudslides in some regions
By JOHNSON LAI and HIROYUKI KOMAE Associated Press NAHA, Japan (AP) — Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar are falling on Japan’s main…
Continue Reading Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor.…
Continue Reading ‘Shrink the room’: How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
By SEUNG MIN KIM, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt-limit deal…
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Senate passes US debt ceiling bill
The US Senate has passed the debt limit bill, averting a US default. The final vote tally was 63 to…
Continue Reading Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, Rangers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered Diamond Sports to pay the full value of its media contracts to the Arizona…
Continue Reading Audit finds National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto safety defect probes take too long
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile…
Continue Reading After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final…
Continue Reading Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will…
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Restoration Legislation aims to preserve the Salton Sea
The California State Senate passed a bill to try and unify efforts to preserve the Salton…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP sues to hold presidential caucus over primary in 2024
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Republican Party is suing the state in an effort to maintain its party-run caucuses, even…
Continue Reading Judge delays first criminal trial in Elijah McClain’s death over objections of prosecutors
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge in Colorado has agreed to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a…
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Former MCAS daycare worker takes plea, awaits sentencing
A former Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS) daycare worker accused of abusing multiple children while she was employed has taken a plea…
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