UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil
By GEIR MOULSON and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — UBS says it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse. The…
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Japanese talent agency’s probe into alleged abuse by Johnny Kitagawa aims to prevent future cases
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A major Japanese talent agency has begun an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against its…
Continue Reading Shooting at California teen’s birthday party leaves 18-year-old woman dead, 6 wounded
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a birthday party killed an 18-year-old woman and injured six others in Northern California early Sunday,…
Continue Reading Israel’s opposition leader and former prime minister testifies at Netanyahu’s corruption trial
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli prime minister’s chief political rival has testified at his corruption trial. Yair Lapid, a former premier…
Continue Reading Cash-strapped Pakistan welcomes arrival of first shipment of discounted crude from Russia
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of discounted crude…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia markets higher ahead of US inflation, Fed rates decision
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal…
Continue Reading Major air defense exercise starts in Germany, effect on civilian flights unclear
BERLIN (AP) — An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany is getting underway. The exercise was…
Continue Reading Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive
By The Associated Press Ukrainian troops are probing Russian defenses as spring gives way to a second summer of fighting, and Kyiv’s forces are…
Continue Reading Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — When it comes to skyrocketing pasta prices, Italians are crying: Basta! They have had enough after…
Continue Reading Political collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on abortion, trans health bill threatens school funds
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in…
Continue Reading Iraq’s parliament approves budget, ending dispute over oil revenue sharing with Kurdish region
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament has belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget…
Continue Reading Kouri Richins, Utah mom accused of killing husband and then writing book about grief, denied bail
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Utah mother of three who wrote a children’s book about coping with…
Continue Reading New Zealand public radio apologizes for publishing ‘pro-Kremlin garbage’ after wire stories altered
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The head of New Zealand’s public radio station has apologized for publishing…
Continue Reading Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the…
Continue Reading Young climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming
By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Rikki Held decided to join other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit to force…
Continue Reading The Great Grift: 5 things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
By AARON KESSLER, RICHARD LARDNER and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the last three years, thieves have plundered…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says ‘it’s a little shocking’ many Republicans support Trump after indictment
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden in her first solo outing of the 2024 campaign said Monday…
Continue Reading Biden will host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s meeting with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has…
Continue Reading Trump prepares for court appearance as 1st ex-president to face federal criminal charges
By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court…
Continue Reading Rape and torture: Transgender women open up about their suffering under Argentina’s dictatorship
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Julieta González stepped inside the blocky white building where the Argentine…
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