Xi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s…
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Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive
The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered Palestinians to evacuate another section of central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the built-up Bureij…
Continue Reading7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Officials in Fiji say a toxicology report shows seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized after…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a…
Continue ReadingGroup says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of…
Continue ReadingAnimal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of…
Continue ReadingInjured spelunker carried to safety in northern Italy after being trapped for 75 hours
MILAN (AP) — An injured cave explorer in northern Italy has been carried to safety 75 hours after she fell while attempting to map an unexplored…
Continue ReadingUK inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest level since March. It’s being driven by an increase in fuel…
Continue ReadingRussia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his…
Continue Reading Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé…
Continue ReadingFilipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly…
Continue ReadingLowry scores late goal to help Winnipeg Jets top San Jose Sharks 4-3
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Adam Lowry scored the winning goal with just over a minute left in regulation, Kyle Connor had two goals,…
Continue ReadingAs wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes,…
Continue ReadingThese Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs were long overlooked. Now, they’re having a major moment
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country — undesired, abandoned and overlooked.…
Continue ReadingCommunity members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a…
Continue ReadingHyder’s 29 help Cal Poly down Denver 95-94 in OT
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Jarred Hyder scored 29 points as Cal Poly beat Denver 95-94 in overtime on Tuesday. Hyder also contributed five…
Continue ReadingOregon State earns 82-45 victory against Sacramento State
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Michael Rataj scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Oregon State beat Sacramento State 82-45 on Tuesday. Liutauras…
Continue ReadingMichael Vick accepts head coaching job at Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick has agreed to become the head coach at Norfolk State in a return to football for the former NFL star, who has…
Continue ReadingAndrews scores 21 and No. 18 UCLA beats Prairie View A&M 111-75 for its 9th straight victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dylan Andrews scored 21 points, Tyler Bilodeau added 18 and No. 18 UCLA extended its winning streak to nine games with a 111-75…
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