Stocks head toward winning March as Wall Street’s fear falls
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher again as more fear evaporates from Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.6%…
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Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week…
Continue Reading China’s No. 2 leader says economy improved in March
BO’AO, China (AP) — China’s new No. 2 leader says its economic recovery improved in March and he promised to stay committed to opening to…
Continue Reading Israel’s Palestinians mostly sit out democracy protests
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Amal Oraby is usually a fixture at street protests. But as tens of thousands of Israelis…
Continue Reading China e-commerce giant Alibaba outlines future strategy
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Top executives of Chinese e-commerce and financial giant Alibaba say it plans to spin off some of…
Continue Reading Sibling, 5, fatally shoots 16-month-old brother in Indiana
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading Thai authorities battle spread of mountain wildfires
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have ordered urgent action to stop the spread of a fire that overnight engulfed forests on two mountains in a…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault for ski collision, jury decides
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 ski collision with a retired optometrist on a…
Continue Reading A college in upheaval: War on ‘woke’ sparks fear in Florida
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Professors at the New College of Florida are using personal email because they’re afraid…
Continue Reading Twitter removes tweets about ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans…
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Booker leads Suns over Timberwolves in Durant’s home debut
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant’s a 13-time All-Star, a two-time NBA champion, a four-time league leader in…
Continue Reading Across Latin America, migrant blaze families left reeling
SONIA PÉREZ D., MORGAN LEE and CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala (AP) — The last Ana Marina López heard of her…
Continue Reading Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Parliament has created landmark new laws that will make the nation’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters…
Continue Reading Manhattan claws back people as urban counties stem outflow
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Turns out the pandemic hasn’t permanently dissuaded people — especially immigrants — from seeking their…
Continue Reading Manhattan claws back people as urban counties stem outflow
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Turns out the pandemic hasn’t permanently dissuaded people — especially immigrants — from seeking their…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants targeted police in two attacks in the country’s…
Continue Reading Ukraine by rail: Inside Zelenskyy’s efforts to buoy a nation
By JULIE PACE Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The caravan of unmarked vehicles tears across the muddy grass next to the playground.…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s leader, in US, stresses security for her island
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly sensitive U.S. visit, Taiwan’s president…
Continue Reading House GOP approves broad bill to ‘unleash’ American energy
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have passed a sprawling energy package that would counter virtually all of…
Continue Reading Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching president
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday the opposition-dominated National Assembly can take up the question of…
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