By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street shifted between small gains and losses in premarket trading Wednesday, a day after anxiety over the potential for fewer interest rate cuts dragged markets to their worst day in weeks. Dow futures rose less than 0.1% before the bell, while S&P 500 futures fell
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By JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens of miners and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in Israeli airstrikes began the journey back to their home countries Wednesday as more questions swirled over Israel’s explanation that a “misidentification” led to the attack on their convoy. The deadly strikes renewed criticism
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Robin Walter’s “Little Mercy” has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Walter will receive $5,000 and a six-week residency in Umbria, Italy. Her book will be published next year by Graywolf Press. The academy itself plans to purchase thousands of copies and distribute them to members. Walter’s
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday in the Spanish northeastern port of Barcelona due to the visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers who were due to disembark there, officials said. Authorities say 69 Bolivians were not being allowed to leave the ship because they lacked
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen people in a raid on a rural community in the east, in the latest violence near the border with Uganda. Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group have long operated in
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — A deadly Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers from the non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza on Monday appears to have consisted of multiple precision strikes, a CNN analysis of aftermath videos and images found. WCK said in a statement Tuesday that its team was traveling
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Mourners gathered outside a southern Finland school a day after a 12-year-old student was accused of fatally shooting a boy and seriously wounding two girls all he same age with a handgun. The suspect, a sixth grader who attended the school, was apprehended less than an hour
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe. The Civil Guard said that Rubiales was questioned by police at Madrid’s airport after he was detained on exiting the plane that brought him back
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and leaving nine people dead. In the capital, Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings as the earthquake shook the city, and schools evacuated their students to
Continue ReadingBy ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Genesis GV80 made quite a splash when it entered the midsize luxury SUV segment. With its smooth ride, high-quality interior and long list of standard features, the GV80 was nearly a home run for the fledgling luxury brand. Fast-forward a few years and the landscape is changing. The Lexus RX,
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. Stoltenberg said Wednesday that “support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halting train service throughout the island. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake,
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two bomb threats led to a brief lockdown of the Norwegian parliament Wednesday, while lawmakers continued debate inside. Heavily armed police were posted outside the assembly and the surrounding streets was cordoned off. Bomb sniffing dogs were seen in action outside the building. The 169-member Storting was reopened after a bit
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve the political party that won the most seats in last year’s election for allegedly violating the constitution by proposing to amend a law against defaming the country’s royal family. The court said Wednesday it had accepted
Continue ReadingBy SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Most of the best hotels for baseball fans are located just a block from the nearest baseball stadium, but one unique hotel — the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel — is situated inside one. Some standout hotels for baseball fans feature collector’s items, such as Red Sox memorabilia at Boston’s
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance. He appealed to United Nations agencies, local businesses and faith organizations to contribute humanitarian
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The head of Russia’s national security council says the United States shares blame for the attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people, even though a branch of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. Since the March 22 attack at the
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African health officials say the 8-year-old lone survivor of a bus crash that killed at least 45 people before Easter weekend will be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday. Atlang Siako is expected to travel to her home in neighboring Botswana, from where the bus was
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — A deadly fire that spread through an Istanbul nightclub during renovations was likely caused by welding sparks coming into contact with combustible material, Turkish news reports say. The fire engulfed the popular Masquerade nightclub on Tuesday, trapping workers and club employees inside and killing 29 people. One other person was hospitalized with
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