Month: January 2024

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot and a suspect is in custody. Arkansas State Police said Tuesday…

TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan have arrested a woman who wielded a knife and injured four passengers inside a train that stopped at Tokyo’s…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fighters from an ethnic minority group battling Myanmar’s military government say they shot down a…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the wake of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days…

ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Rayner Pike, a retired reporter for The Associated Press for over four decades, has died. He was 90. Surrounded by family…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted 8.8 million jobs openings in November, down slightly from…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Two decades ago, Michael Blowen’s love for horses spurred him into a mid-life career…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curacao and St. Maarten more than a…

SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — Four children have died in a fire that broke out in a two-family home in the northeastern Connecticut town of Somers. Fire and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says it will help buy up to 1,000 Patriot missiles so allies can better protect their territory as Russia ramps up its air…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — The process of making salt from sea water is a lengthy and laborious one that requires…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer says a Pakistani court has indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt case for allegedly insulting election…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A small, rare herding dog called the Lancashire heeler is the latest breed recognized by the…

By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play…

By DAN FRIO Edmunds Most of us struggle with making those New Year’s resolutions stick. This year, add some fuel — or even electricity — to…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA Tour season starts at Kapalua and there’s a different feeling this year.…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting that two explosions have occurred in the central city of Kerman during the fourth death…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Remote working has led to so-called “bleisure” travel, where employees mix work and leisure on the same trip. This…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — For 20 months, a teenage swimmer has been awaiting a decision about accusations filed against him…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the world’s biggest diamond mining company and its chief executive officer as part of…

By FADI TAWIL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a second day in a row, breaking a…

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prosecutors have alleged that Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s…

The Russian military said Wednesday it shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces…

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors have walked off the job in Britain, the start of a six-day strike that’s set to be the longest in the…

By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in…

By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Transport officials and police have begun separate investigations at Tokyo’s…

By The Associated Press Asian shares dropped Wednesday after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its powerful gains from last…