Stocks rally as Wall Street heads for winning March, quarter
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rallying Friday, as Wall Street closes out a winning March and first quarter of the year…
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Montenegro vote pits incumbent president against new blood
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in small Montenegro go to the polls this weekend to choose their next…
Continue Reading World Bank says recoveries in Asian economies losing steam
BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank says developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their…
Continue Reading Poor Albanian town pins tourism hopes on communist tunnels
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press KUKES, Albania (AP) — Under the Albanian town of Kukes lies a vast warren of underground tunnels and a military…
Continue Reading Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand
By TIAN MACLEOD JI and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who…
Continue Reading Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly…
Continue Reading Japan FM to visit China amid friction over detained Japanese
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with…
Continue Reading China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, CARA ANNA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The global rivalry between the United States and China has…
Continue Reading Court to weigh Baldwin codefendant’s plea on weapons charge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the…
Continue Reading Trump’s indictment in New York: Here’s what to know
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be charged…
Continue Reading Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese…
Continue Reading Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One startup lists as its address a small home in a…
Continue Reading Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic indictment of former President Donald Trump thrust the 2024 presidential election into…
Continue Reading 35 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thirty-five bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens…
Continue Reading Canadian police say 6 dead found near Quebec border with US
MONTREAL (AP) — The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in Canada says it is investigating the discovery of six bodies in a marshy area near…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s top court refuses ex-PM Najib’s bid for review
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft…
Continue Reading Memphis shooting leaves 2 police officers, suspect wounded
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect have been wounded in a shooting. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the…
Continue Reading San Diego County supervisor to resign after assault lawsuit
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A powerful San Diego County supervisor said he will resign amid accusations that he sexually…
Continue Reading 2 killed, 5 wounded in shooting outside Memphis restaurant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.…
Continue Reading Longtime LA politician guilty on federal corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longtime Los Angeles politician was convicted Thursday on federal corruption charges in a scheme in which prosecutors said he…
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