Month: February 2024

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A major Chinese state investment fund has promised to expand its purchases of stock index funds, signaling Beijing’s resolve to stabilize sagging markets. Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong surged Tuesday after the announcement by Central Huijin Investment. The Chinese sovereign fund has stepped up buying

BEIJING (AP) — Icy conditions trapped thousands of motorists on highways in central China as snow and freezing rain snarled travel by air, train and road during the annual Lunar New Year holiday rush. A Chinese travel blogger said she and her boyfriend were waiting with others Tuesday for de-icing work to be completed after

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council has sacked the prime minister. It’s an unexpected move that comes at a time when a U.S.-led coalition has been striking targets of the government’s rivals, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The council has not given any reasons for the unexpected reshuffle.

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians. Shortly after, an envoy briefed the council as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan was adopted

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English song lyrics with a catchy Chinese chorus. Far from the flex-heavy culture of rap songs in the Top 40, his latest

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over a state law that would put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools. The court will hear arguments Tuesday. A chancery judge blocked the law in 2022 after nonprofit

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia, where Chinese stocks surged after a government investment fund said it would step up stock purchases and a report said leader Xi Jinping was set to meet with officials to discuss the markets. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Look for Lionel Messi to play in Wednesday’s friendly in Tokyo with Inter Miami facing Japanese club Vissel Kobe. And don’t look for another public-relations disaster as happened on Sunday when Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain sat on the bench for the entire match against a selection

By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) — The quaint town of Littleton, New Hampshire, is seeing more tourists, drawn to a main street where rainbow colors and gay pride symbols are on display alongside American flags. Its population of 6,000 is growing younger and more diverse, supporting LGBTQ art and

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Tuesday’s vote is expected to be deeply partisan and a highly unusual attack on a Cabinet official. Focused on border security, Republicans in the House argue that Mayorkas has “refused to comply” with immigration

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury in Michigan is returning to court for the second day of deliberations in the trial of a school shooter’s mother. Jurors will return Tuesday to a suburban Detroit court. They put in a full day Monday without reaching a verdict. Jennifer Crumbley is charged

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican contenders are filing petitions to appear on New Mexico’s June 4 primary ballot. They hope to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and reclaim a congressional swing seat along the U.S. border with Mexico. State election regulators received signature petitions Tuesday from candidates

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going small to try to win big in November. With 10 months to go until Election Day, the Democratic incumbent is all in on minimalist events — visits to a boba tea store, a family’s kitchen and a barbershop, for example

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding elections for a new parliament on Thursday. No less than 44 political parties are vying for a share of the 266 seats that are up for grabs in the National Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, with an additional 70 seats reserved for

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Women stream into the courtroom and sit shoulder to shoulder, coats bunched and bags on laps. Crystal Martinez, a human trafficking survivor, enters accompanied by a guard. Her face breaks into a teary smile at the sight of benches full of supporters. Martinez, who