Asia Today: Hong Kong lengthens quarantines for 16 countries
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will tighten entry restrictions for travelers arriving from the United States and 15 other countries beginning Friday,…
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Malaysia king urges halt to bickering as he picks new PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king is calling for an end to political bickering as he begins the process of selecting a new prime…
Continue Reading Wet and unwelcome, Fred spawns twisters and flooding in US
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent…
Continue Reading More protection: US likely to authorize COVID booster shots
By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Robert Durst testifies he would lie to get out of trouble
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst has testified he would lie to get out of trouble and had lied during sworn…
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Robert Durst testifies he would lie to get out of trouble
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst has testified he would lie to get out of trouble and had lied during sworn…
Continue Reading Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ from Kabul in US airlift
By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake…
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Raiders to require vaccines for fans at home games
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders will require all fans attending home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The team says the…
Continue Reading Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces…
Continue Reading Polanco’s 10th-inning double lifts Twins past Indians, 5-4
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco doubled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Max Kepler and give…
Continue Reading California drought takes toll on world’s top almond producer
By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — A deepening drought threatens California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces…
Continue Reading California drought takes toll on world’s top almond producer
By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — A deepening drought threatens California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces…
Continue Reading GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal
By WILL WEISSERT and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are lining up to blister President Joe Biden’s handling of…
Continue Reading Death toll from Haiti’s weekend earthquake rises to 1,941
By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Yanks twinbill, Cabrera tries for 500
By The Associated Press The Yankees host the Red Sox in a day-night doubleheader as the longtime rivals jostle for playoff position. Boston holds one…
Continue Reading Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines
By KEN RITTER and SAM METZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events like concerts and football games in one of the nation’s…
Continue Reading Man charged with wrong-way LA crash that killed girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors allege that a man whose girlfriend was killed and four children injured in a Los Angeles freeway crash deliberately…
Continue Reading Cron homers with one out in 9th, Rockies beat Padres 6-5
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 win over the San…
Continue Reading Cron homers with one out in 9th, Rockies beat Padres 6-5
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 win over the San…
Continue Reading Hendriks gets save as White Sox beat Athletics 5-2
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single and Liam Hendriks got the save against his former team,…
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