By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Several members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to be searching for a way to let a retired Texas councilwoman sue the mayor after she was arrested for removing a public document. But after nearly 90 minutes of oral argument, it wasn’t fully clear how the court would
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The crowd at Quintana Beach was enjoying a respite from a sweltering June day two years ago when the calm was shattered by a fiery explosion. A sphere of orange flame flew into the air above Freeport LNG, a liquefied natural gas export terminal between two beaches near the
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares closed mostly higher while European markets opened lower Wednesday as investors awaited the latest signals from the Federal Reserve on the timing of cuts to interest rates. The FTSE 100 in London slipped 0.1% to 7,729.13 after British inflation in February came in below
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown. The Japan Coast Guard said it received a distress call from the chemical tanker Keoyoung
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction of the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years. Many in Myanmar view the house as a historical landmark of Suu Kyi’s nonviolent struggle
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The U.N. children’s agency says more than 1 million girls are affected by the ban. It
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the death toll has risen to 14 in the crash of a bus into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China. Broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday that 37 other people were injured. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon on a major expressway in Shanxi province. There was no
Continue ReadingBy ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February, raising expectations that the Bank of England may start cutting interest rates in the next few months. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, fell to 3.4%,
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan early Wednesday, and the coast guard said it had rescued nine crew members and was still searching for two who were missing. The coast guard said it received a distress call from the Keoyoung Sun chemical tanker, saying that it was
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say twelve miners have been killed in a explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan. Authorities rescued eight miners and recovered all the bodies after the explosion in the min in Harnai, a district in the Baluchistan province. A local mine inspector said Wednesday investigators were still working to
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a preliminary agreement for the release of $1.1 billion from a $3 billion bailout following dayslong talks in Islamabad. Officials said Pakistan will receive the final tranche from the bailout that was approved by the IMF in July to
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan early Wednesday, and the coast guard said it had rescued eight crew members and was still searching for three who were missing. The coast guard said it received a distress call from the Keoyoung Sun chemical tanker, saying that it was
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect. A late-night order Tuesday from
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY Associated Press Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia was thwarted, and thus is embraced as an affirmation of
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office remained too early to call Wednesday after a heated primary campaign in the Chicago area. The Democratic matchup for the Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge with a large campaign
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office remained too early to call Wednesday after a heated primary campaign in the Chicago area. The Democratic matchup for the Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge with a large campaign
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office remained too early to call Wednesday after a heated primary campaign in the Chicago area. The Democratic matchup for the Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge with a large campaign
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Six-year-old Benjamin proudly pushes his custom one-of-a-kind ice cream popsicle cart. It was built by him and his dad to celebrate the vibrant lowrider car culture. “Well the cream car I think it’s pretty cool, it’s candy-painted and sparkly,” Benjamin said. His dad, Jose Tapia, grew up with lowrider bicycles and in between American and
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to defend the Philippines as rising tensions with China in the South China Sea raise fears of a broader regional conflict. Stability in the region is seen as being increasingly threatened by clashes between Chinese coast guard
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