By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel for meetings with Israeli leaders and has told the country’s ceremonial president that “the time is now” for a cease-fire deal in the war in Gaza. This is Blinken’s seventh visit since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October. He is trying
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker homered twice, including a two-run drive in the 10th inning that gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a bee-delayed 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. A bee swarm atop the netting behind home plate caused a delay of nearly two hours as
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and governments’ labor polices and calls for greater labor rights. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A principios de 2020, mientras la ciencia buscaba respuestas a un misterioso brote vírico en el centro de China, un destacado virólogo chino dio un paso al frente para compartir con el mundo datos fundamentales. La revelación por Zhang Yongzhen del genoma del virus que causa el covid-19 fue un
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik says his government is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS partnership. Shin said the possibility was discussed during meetings between South Korea and Australia’s defense and foreign ministers that
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. The militant group said in a statement posted on its Telegram website late on Tuesday that one of its members attacked a “Shiite
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By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China’s newest, largest and most-advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, took a big step to joining the world’s largest naval fleet on Wednesday as it set out from Shanghai for its first sea trials. The naval assessment is expected to take place in the East China Sea,
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Festival season is officially over, and as hundreds of thousands of visitors head out of the Coachella Valley, many of them are leaving a lot of things behind. So what happens to the junk people get rid of at Stagecoach and Coachella? In order to find that answer, all you have to do is ask
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving at least 19 people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days. Eighteen cars fell down a slope after a 17.9-meter- (58.7-foot) -long section of the highway collapsed, according to a statement from authorities
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day aren’t done playing Beavis and Butt-Head yet — the pair appeared as the characters at the premiere of Gosling’s latest film. Gosling, who stars in “The Fall Guy” opposite Emily Blunt, walked the carpet twice Tuesday during the Los Angeles premiere. He looked dapper for his
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day aren’t done playing Beavis and Butt-Head yet — the pair appeared as the characters at the premiere of Gosling’s latest film. Gosling, who stars in “The Fall Guy” opposite Emily Blunt, walked the carpet twice Tuesday during the Los Angeles premiere. He looked dapper for his
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya S. Iyer, Kunal Sehgal and Will Ripley, CNN Varanasi, India (CNN) — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. Varanasi, an ancient city of temples and gods, is India’s spiritual capital. And here, in
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public. The little turtles are mostly endangered loggerheads. They will spend the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says that a section of a highway collapsed in southern China, killing at least 19 people. The area has been experiencing heavy rains in recent days, and rescue workers have taken 30 people to the hospital, the report said Wednesday. A section of the road 58.7 feet long
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks fell Wednesday with most of the markets in the region closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks closed out their worst month since September. Oil prices were lower and U.S. futures were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4%, down to 38,271.77 after the
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A study says the climate phenomenon known as El Nino and not climate change was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year. El Nino refers to the natural warming of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide. World Weather
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For five days, Northwestern University’s Deering Meadow rang with the shouts of student protesters and supporters joining demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses nationwide. But Tuesday morning the grassy meadow on Northwestern’s suburban Chicago campus was silent after student organizers and the school announced an
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation. What started as just one week in May has evolved over the decades into a monthlong tribute of events in cities
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation. What started as just one week in May has evolved over the decades into a monthlong tribute of events in cities
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry — a lack of loans, checking
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