China says Taiwan encirclement drills a ‘serious warning’
BEIJING (AP) — China says recent air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to…
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Florida executes ‘ninja killer’ for couple’s 1989 death
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has executed a man known as the “ninja killer” for the 1989 slayings of a…
Continue Reading Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Commissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the…
Continue Reading In Kerala, an aging trend bucks India’s booming population
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press KOCHI, India (AP) — When 82-year-old Vasanthi Baby almost tripped while climbing down the stairs in her home in…
Continue Reading Biden urges N Ireland to sustain peace, seize economic gains
By COLLEEN LONG, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Trump and Iowa evangelicals: A bond that is hard to break
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott returns to Iowa on Wednesday, he will meet privately…
Continue Reading Adrift in the Atlantic, a boat of death and lost dreams
By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press BELLE GARDEN, Tobago (AP) — Around 6:30 a.m. on May 28, 2021, off the beach near the Caribbean…
Continue Reading Dem, GOP convention picks show Midwest’s political influence
By WILL WEISSERT and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Both Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on the critical Midwestern region…
Continue Reading Takeaways of AP Investigation into deadly migrant voyage
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press For nearly two years, The Associated Press searched across three continents to uncover the story of a mysterious…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula visits China, seeking ties and Ukraine support
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has arrived in China to…
Continue Reading Adrift in the Atlantic, a boat of death and lost dreams
By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press BELLE GARDEN, Tobago (AP) — Around 6:30 a.m. on May 28, 2021, a couple of miles from Belle Garden…
Continue Reading Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from US inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing…
Continue Reading Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a…
Continue Reading Japan signs $2.8B long-range missile development deals
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top…
Continue Reading GOP attorney joins California race for Feinstein Senate seat
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Republican attorney announced Tuesday he’s entering the 2024 contest to replace…
Continue Reading Tim Scott unveils 2024 White House exploratory committee
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is taking the next official step toward a bid for president…
Continue Reading Hearing pushed back for Alaska illustrator on threat charge
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A court hearing set was pushed back until next week for an Alaska children’s book…
Continue Reading Head of Mexican immigration agency charged after fatal fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute will face criminal charges for a fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked…
Continue Reading What we know so far on the leaked Pentagon documents
By TARA COPP and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been less than a week since news of highly classified military documents…
Continue Reading Industrial fire prompts evacuation order in Indiana city
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — People have been urged to evacuate if they live near a large industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana, near the Ohio border. The…
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