Month: January 2022

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s environmentalist Greens have come out in favor of a second term for President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. That leaves the head of state well-placed to win another five years in office. The Greens on Tuesday became the last of the three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s new government to endorse Steinmeier. He was

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese have flooded the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities in anti-coup protests as the country plunges further into turmoil following the prime minister’s resignation earlier this week. The premier was ousted in the October coup, only to be reinstated a month later following

BEIJING (AP) — A landslide at a construction site in southwestern China has killed 14 people and injured three others. Official reports say the cause of the landslide Monday evening in Guizhou province is under investigation. Workers were building a training facility for a hospital at the time of the landslide. Mountainous, inland Guizhou is

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition official in Iraq says two explosives-laden drones that targeted a military base housing U.S. troops in western Anbar province have been destroyed. The official says the fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged by defensive capabilities at the Ain al-Asad airbase, and that the

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Residents of the Chinese city of Xi’an are enduring a strict coronavirus lockdown, with business owners suffering yet more closures and some people complaining of difficulties finding food. That’s despite assurances from authorities that they are able to provide necessities for the 13 million people largely confined

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Canada has ruled that Iran should pay 107 million Canadian dollars — about $84 million — in punitive damages to families of six people with Canadian citizenship or residency who were killed in the Iranian military’s downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in 2020. The military’s

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks have slipped after technology shares in the region echoed a similar drop in the sector on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in South Korea, Australia and China, while Japanese shares were little changed. Worries continue about COVID-19, as reports of omicron keep growing in the

By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — The Catholic church has been the dominant religious force in Spain for centuries. It’s still the largest denomination by far in terms of numbers. But there’s a surge of energy among Spain’s growing population of evangelical Protestants as attendance at Catholic churches shrinks. There are more

BURTONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say two women and a man were killed and another person is in serious condition after an SUV crashed into the back of a snowplow. Montgomery County Police say the crash happened Monday evening on northbound Route 29 in Burtonsville, about 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., when

By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — The Catholic church has been the dominant religious force in Spain for centuries. It’s still the largest denomination by far in terms of numbers. But there’s a surge of energy among Spain’s growing population of evangelical Protestants as attendance at Catholic churches shrinks. There are more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India have detained a man and a woman alleged to be involved in the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women on a fake online auction website in a case that has sparked outrage across the country. The cyber unit of the Mumbai Police

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A senior Chinese arms control official has denied that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal. Foreign Ministry official Fu Cong called such reports untrue. He says China is taking steps to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains viable in a changing security environment. Fu briefed the

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s brutal regime has become the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States. City Councilor Sokhary Chau in Lowell, Massachusetts, also became his city’s first Asian American mayor following a council vote and inauguration Monday. Chau reflected in inaugural remarks

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new government had offered early indications that it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray. But the plan’s feasibility is now in doubt, despite broad support for a move that could mend ties with

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the recent closure of two media outlets in the city does not indicate a decline in press freedom as the decisions were made by the outlets themselves. Her comments come almost a week after authorities arrested seven people associated with

BEIJING (AP) — In a story published January 4, 2022, about Chinese real estate developer Evergrande Group, The Associated Press erroneously reported that buyers in “20210” signed contracts to purchase property. The correct year is 2021.

BEIJING (AP) — American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities. The appeals add to pressure on foreign companies to take positions on Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan and other politically charged issues. The ruling Communist

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police were ill-prepared for the thousands of protesters who descended on Capitol Hill during last year’s insurrection. Dozens of officers were severely injured, bloodied, bruised and beaten. In the year since, the force dedicating to protecting the Capitol is still reeling as

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Teachers have found themselves on the front lines of the culture wars as the anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol arrives. With shouting crowds at school board meetings and political action committees investing millions in races to elect conservative candidates, talking to students about

By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes has been boxed in by firefighters to prevent it from spreading. Firefighters on patrol tamped down embers in destroyed homes and bone-dry grassland that were rekindled by high winds on Tuesday. Last week’s blaze destroyed nearly 1,000 homes

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Indiana congressman Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch. He was with his brother, Vice President Mike Pence, who was set to preside over a joint session of Congress where the outcome of the 2020 presidential election would be certified. The two

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine Corps panel is convening to decide if an officer should be discharged over the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle in the ocean off Southern California that killed nine service members. Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner was relieved of his command shortly after the mishap off the coast

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn’t make them very sick. And its surge coincided with the holiday travel

By SOPHENG CHEANG and JERRY HARMER Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian security forces have briefly detained a Cambodian-American lawyer who is a prominent rights activist as she walked barefoot near the prime minister’s residence in the capital of Phnom Penh. Theary Seng was on her way to a court hearing on Tuesday

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is sounding a skeptical note about the prospects of easing the Senate’s filibuster rules to advance stalled voting legislation. Manchin says it’s his “absolute preference” that Republicans support any rule change concerning the 60-vote threshold needed to advance

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 123 yards and a touchdown in likely his final start at Heinz Field as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cleveland 26-14. Roethlisberger says he is leaning toward retirement. He improved to 26-3-1 against the Browns in his 18-year career. The Steelers also kept

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Nurses at a Massachusetts hospital have voted to ratify a new four-year contract with management that ends what their union calls the longest nurses strike in state history. The deal was ratified during an all-day vote Monday. The tentative agreement between about 700 nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester and

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The volunteer activists who search for the bodies of their missing relatives have long been under threat in Mexico. But this week one of them took the unusual step of issuing a public plea to drugs lords in the northern border state of Sonora to allow the “Searching Mothers” to do

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Department of Health is upholding the governor’s order requiring the Navy to drain massive World War II-era fuel tanks after oil leaking from the facility contaminated Pearl Harbor’s tap water. The department’s deputy director says she agrees with the conclusions of an official appointed by the

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois won’t seek reelection after 15 terms in office. The 75-year-old Chicago Democrat known for anti-violence and racial equity advocacy said in a prepared video announcement obtained Monday by The Associated Press that he’d remain in the public eye through church