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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard. The next launch attempt will not take place until

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. Technology companies and banks had some of the biggest losses in the early going Monday. This

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed Iraq’s government palace on Monday shortly after he announced he was withdrawing from politics, further deepening an unprecedented political crisis. Muqtada al-Sadr’s followers stormed the Republican Palace, a key meeting place for Iraqi heads of state and foreign

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment house set fire to the building to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others. Officers fatally shot the gunman. The attack happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday in a mixed industrial-residential neighborhood in southwest Houston. Police Chief Troy

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets pointed toward more losses hours before the opening bell Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slid 0.9% and futures for the S&P 500 tumbled 1%. Markets in Asia

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fuel leaks during final liftoff preparations threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on its shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are searching for suspects after two youths were killed and a toddler was injured in a drive-by shooting in a residential area of Fort Worth. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle pulled up outside the home where a group was gathered in

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Students in Ohio’s largest school district were returning to classrooms after members of the union representing teachers and other employees approved a contract, ending a strike. The Columbus Education Association’s nearly 4,500 teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors, psychologists and other education professionals on Sunday voted 71% to 29% to approve the new

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA pressed toward the launch of a new moon rocket Monday to put a crew capsule into lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years, after a leak reappeared in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal back in the

PRAGUE (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for a growing European Union to agree on a series of changes that would help it overcome internal divisions and stand up to external rivals such as Russia and China. In a wide-ranging speech at Charles University in Prague on Monday, Scholz said the EU must

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning moments of Democrats’ four-decade hold on the House, I saw a gesture that seems unthinkable today. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1994, they let the top Republican preside, briefly, over the chamber. It was a display of respect and affection toward Minority Leader

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The head of one of the country’s most storied nonprofits, United Way Worldwide, will mark her first year as CEO in September. Angela Williams is a former Air Force attorney with more than a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership. She is also the first Black

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese think tank has issued a rare public disagreement with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an “economic stall.” The Anbound Research Center gave no details of

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China. The maneuvers that start on Thursday reflect increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares declined Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The fall in Asian and European markets followed a drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week

CAIRO (AP) — Sixteen rights groups have urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to end their years-long siege of the country’s third-largest city. In a joint statement Monday, the groups said the Houthi blockade of Taiz has resulted in severe restrictions on freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods, medicine, and humanitarian aid to