Month: September 2022

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to working together in response to any threat from North Korea, including a possible new nuclear test. The three senior diplomats in charge of North Korean affairs also underscored their efforts to strengthen their

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs. The government’s diversity reflects years of work by the right-of-center Conservative Party to shake its “pale,

By KARMEN LI and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Five Hong Kong speech therapists have been convicted of sedition law after they printed a series of children’s books about sheep and wolves that a court said was aimed at inciting hatred against authorities. The five could face up to two years imprisonment.

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has launched her campaign for Kentucky governor. She said Wednesday that the state’s “best days are ahead.” Craft joins a crowded lineup of Republicans competing to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear next year. Craft has spent years cultivating connections within

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of relatives of the victims of Beirut’s 2020 massive port blast have protested plans by the judiciary to name a second investigative judge, calling the move an attempt by the country’s political class to prevent justice. The investigation into the blast that killed 218 people and

By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The survivors who were able to walk out of Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly a decade ago want to share a message of hope with the children of Uvalde, Texas: You will learn how to live with your trauma, pain and grief. And

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s handwritten set lists and a favorite guitar are among the marquee items that will make a cross-country trip for a museum exhibit this fall. The Grammy Museum announced Wednesday that Bruce Springsteen Live! will open at the Grammy Museum L.A. Live in

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet NerdWallet looked at the price of 1,000 Airbnb listings and compared them to the cost of hotels. Airbnbs can be an affordable alternative to hotels, particularly for longer stays, large groups and for people who need a washer and dryer or kitchen. But beware of vacation rental cleaning fees that

By KRISTIN SHAW Edmunds The Toyota Corolla Cross is all-new for 2022 and represents that “tweener” SUV size we’re seeing more of on the road. It’s not quite subcompact like the Toyota C-HR or a straight compact like the RAV4. The similarly sized Chevy Trailblazer came out last year and is one of Edmunds’ top

By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching its rafters. Elegant features were scavenged long ago. The house’s place in American history was at risk of disappearing. An Atlanta couple bought

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Shelling resumed near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the warring sides trading blame again on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency pressed for a safe zone there to prevent a catastrophe. Russian forces fired rockets and heavy artillery on the city of

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan this month, in what would be his first overseas visit since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Xi, 69, has participated in global gatherings by video link,

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the country is well-placed to get through this winter with enough energy thanks to his efforts to shore up supplies. He is dismissing criticism from the country’s opposition. Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz charged Wednesday that Scholz’s three-party coalition lacks any “strategic

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will continue its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and mocked Western attempts to drive Russia into a corner with sanctions. Putin told at an annual economic forum in the far-eastern port city of Vladivostok that the main

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Thomas Tuchel has been fired by Chelsea only one month into the season. The decision by Chelsea’s new American ownership comes a day after the team lost to Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 in its first group match of the Champions League. Chelsea has lost two of its first six games

By CARA ANNA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk. But Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet next week in Uzbekistan for talks that could signal warming relations between two powers that are increasingly facing off against the West. The meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, economic and security forum that China

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Uganda Red Cross says at least 15 people have been killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of southwestern Uganda. The group reported Wednesday that most of the victims are “mothers and children,” calling the landslide in the hilly district

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K.  Prime Minister Liz Truss has ruled out a windfall tax on oil companies to pay for her plans to tackle the energy crisis. Truss underscored her opposition to the tax during her first session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Truss

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from its old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan “fake.” But

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev by holding a minute of silence for the former Soviet leader who paved the way for German reunification 32 years ago. Flags at the parliament’s Reichstag building in Berlin were lowered to half-staff as lawmakers opened Wednesday’s session with the tribute. The speaker of

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says troops killed a Palestinian after he threw a firebomb at them during clashes that broke out as they carried out an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. Israel has launched nightly arrest raids across the territory as part of a monthslong campaign that it says is aimed

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks mostly rose Thursday, as investor optimism got a perk from a rally on Wall Street that’s on track to break a three-week losing streak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged nearly 2.0% in morning trading to 27,964.16. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.8% to 6,783.80. South

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in this week’s earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with another 26 people still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking. The 6.8 magnitude quake that struct just after noon Monday

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Cowering in a bare corner, the 15-year-old boy begs for mercy and holds up his arms, trying to fend off the rifle pointed at his face. “Where is the money? Where is the money?” the holder of the rifle barks, over and over. The unseen man pulls

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An Irrawaddy dolphin calf who was rescued and nursed day and night for weeks by veterinarians and volunteers after his rescue from a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore has died despite all their efforts, officials who were providing emergency care for the animal said Wednesday. The baby

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook earned small prizes — candy, gum, gift cards, sunglasses and headphones — for attending meetings and staying in treatment for opioid addiction during a 12-week program

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate’s three Republican women all said they could not support an abortion ban that did not include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Two different attempts to get the exceptions back into the bill failed later Wednesday. Senators adjourned Wednesday evening

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth weakened in August and imports shrank as high energy prices, inflation and anti-virus restrictions weighed on global and Chinese consumer demand. Customs data Wednesday showed exports rose 7% over a year earlier, just over one-third of July’s 18% expansion. Imports contracted by 0.2%.

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he expects to be charged soon in a state criminal case in New York City. Bannon, 68, plans to turn himself in on Thursday, according to a person familiar