Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal…
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American Dream unveils luxury wing as virus still looms
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — If you build it during a pandemic, will they still come? American Dream…
Continue Reading Venezuela introduces new currency with 6 fewer zeros
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A new currency with six fewer zeros is debuting in Venezuela,…
Continue Reading Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive…
Continue Reading McPherson makes FG as time expires, Bengals beat Jags 24-21
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Cincinnati Bengals a 24-21…
Continue Reading China accuses ex-security official of poor integrity, greed
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former vice minister of public security amid a raft of accusations from…
Continue Reading Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free…
Continue Reading Japan ‘tankan’ survey shows manufacturers upbeat on outlook
A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among manufacturers at its highest level in nearly three years. The results of the central…
Continue Reading Pacquiao files bid for presidency as Philippine race heats
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate…
Continue Reading Bangladesh police arrest man in in Rohingya leader’s death
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh say they arrested a suspect in the killing of a key Rohingya leader,…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over ‘Black Widow’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming…
Continue Reading Police commander demoted over Seattle protest blames racism
SEATTLE (AP) — A recently demoted Seattle police commander is suing the city of Seattle and interim police Chief Adrian Diaz, alleging…
Continue Reading California regulators warn of dry reservoirs, restrictions
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators said they are preparing for the possibility of mandatory water…
Continue Reading Senate approves Biden land-agency pick over GOP opposition
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s choice to oversee vast…
Continue Reading Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics’ Holocaust imagery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Alaska’s largest city has apologized for his comments supporting some residents’ use of Holocaust imagery…
Continue Reading Police: Human remains could be Iowa boy who vanished in May
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday say they have found human remains…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: NYPD still hiding discipline files after law change
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has sued New York City’s police department, saying it is illegally…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s Foxconn has deal to buy former GM plant in Ohio
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Foxconn Technology Group has struck a deal to buy a massive auto assembly plant in Ohio from a startup electric truck…
Continue Reading Creighton University baseball administrator fatally shot
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a Creighton University baseball administrator was found dead Thursday in the yard of an Omaha home that he had just…
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