Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has endured a nearly six-hour grilling by U.S. lawmakers,…
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Trump lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump was back in court Friday after being ordered to answer questions before…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula contracts pneumonia, pushes back China trip
Associated Press Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pushed back his departure to China after contracting “mild pneumonia,” the…
Continue Reading Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 10 civilians, wound 20 more
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in Kyiv say long-range Russian bombardment has killed at least 10 civilians and…
Continue Reading Pakistani court grants protection to Imran Khan from arrest
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s protection from…
Continue Reading Fiery Maryland tanker crash injures driver, closes lanes
PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP) — A fiery crash involving a tanker truck full of fuel briefly shut down the Interstate 795 expressway where it meets the…
Continue Reading Serbian right-wing opposition protests West’s Kosovo plan
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Supporters of Serbian right-wing opposition parties are demanding that populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his…
Continue Reading ‘There’s nothing left’: Deep South tornadoes kill 26
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and ROGELIO SOLIS ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help…
Continue Reading Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban
By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook…
Continue Reading Poland’s miners protest EU methane reduction regulations
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish coal miners angered by a European Union directive to reduce methane emissions have protested noisily in front of the…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank shares drop amid global jitters over banks
By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in Deutsche Bank fell sharply Friday, dragging down other major European banks…
Continue Reading Man drives into pedestrians inside German airport garage
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a motorist has driven into several pedestrians in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany. German news…
Continue Reading Israeli AG warns Netanyahu broke law on conflict of interest
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he violated the…
Continue Reading Classic cocktails, with variations, for summer entertaining
By J.M. HIRSCH, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street The arrival of spring means summer entertaining season isn’t far behind, which is an…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s triumphal state visit hits French hurdle
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s first state visit as monarch was scaled back Friday, dashing hopes for a triumphal tour to win hearts and…
Continue Reading Feet for a king: Westminster Abbey to offer barefoot tours
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Visitors to London’s Westminster Abbey will be allowed to stand for the first time on the exact spot…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to probe cause of warehouse fire; 3,600 evacuated
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters will investigate the cause of a blaze that broke out Friday at a warehouse…
Continue Reading Protesters greet Netanyahu as he meets UK leader in London
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu to London office while…
Continue Reading India expels Rahul Gandhi, Modi critic, from Parliament
By ASHOK SHARMA and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Indigenous artists help skateboarding earn stamp of approval
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Years ago, skateboarding was branded as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards…
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