Explosive targeting Japan PM renews worries of homemade arms
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Japanese police say they have confiscated metal tubes, tools and possible gunpowder from the home of a man…
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Taliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan authorities say they are closing education centers supported by non-governmental groups in…
Continue Reading SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant rocket in Texas
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a…
Continue Reading Why are teen girls in crisis? It’s not just social media
By LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANG Associated Press Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst. Study after study says American…
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California solar system companies and owners fear for the industry
State regulators have dramatically cut what power companies will pay owners of solar systems. A longtime solar business owner and a homeowner shared…
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GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state…
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Suspect shot near California Grand Prix Sunday
One suspect was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Long Beach near the Acura Grand Prix on…
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4 men shot, 1 fatally, while painting over graffiti in LA
Four men were shot — one fatally — after two of them volunteered to paint over graffiti on the wall of a neighborhood ice cream shop in Los…
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Man, 27, arrested after windows smashed at California church
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using a baseball bat to smash stained glass windows at a Southern California church over the weekend,…
Continue Reading Berlusconi’s treatment for infection continues in hospital
ROME (AP) — The doctors caring for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in a Milan hospital, where he is recovering from a lung infection, say his…
Continue Reading Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the…
Continue Reading Italian police scoop up 2 tons of cocaine bobbing in sea
ROME (AP) — Italian police have scooped up two tons of cocaine that was wrapped in protective plastic and bobbing in the sea off eastern Sicily.…
Continue Reading Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s right-wing government is pressing ahead with plans to crack down on migrants after…
Continue Reading While some students skip college, trade programs are booming
By OLIVIA SANCHEZ, The Hechinger Report NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied…
Continue Reading Fast field departs for start of 127th Boston Marathon
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Pres HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — The fastest and most-decorated field in race history left Hopkinton on Monday for the…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet If you’re going to need a home loan in retirement — to buy your next house or replace the mortgage you’ve got —…
Continue Reading Scholz’s wife steps down as minister in German state
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife says she is stepping down as the education minister of the region where the couple lives,…
Continue Reading Ukraine rejects Iraqi offer to mediate talks with Russia
By ALI ABDUL-HASSAN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia to try resolve the war…
Continue Reading Injuries to NBA stars Giannis, Ja dim start of postseason
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the…
Continue Reading NHL playoffs: Eichel, Hughes among the top players to watch
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL playoffs are going on without Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the first time since their rookie year in…
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