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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have risen in China after Beijing ousted its top stock market regulator and announced more funding for hard-strapped property developers. Investors appeared to give a warm welcome to Wu Qing. The industry veteran has a reputation for being tough on market misbehavior. He was named
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Norma Anderson had already earned her spot in the Colorado history books before becoming the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from office. The standoff against Trump is one final chapter in the 91-year-old’s storied political career, which includes stints as the first-ever woman majority leader
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday in a historic challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the ballot, thrusting the high court into a raucous election as it threatens to abruptly end the former president’s campaign for a second term. Not since the court decided Bush v. Gore after the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House announced Thursday it will work with all the major American sports leagues in unique new partnerships meant to underscore the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition. The new partnerships are a part of the White House’s Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, which was
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova, Clare Sebastian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further clears the country’s political landscape of opponents to Vladimir Putin. The decision was made during a ruling on Thursday by the Central
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be hung around
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the Flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age and had lived there since the mid-1950s. His place of origin is unclear. The zoo announced Ingo’s death at an “imposing” age in social media posts on
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior member of the Swedish security police says that Iran “has been preparing and conducted activities aimed at carrying out a so-called physical attack against someone or something in Sweden.” The head of the counterespionage at Sweden domestic security agency, told Swedish radio Thursday that “we have worked on a number
Continue ReadingGRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December on Thursday, sending jets of lava into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the island nation’s biggest tourist attractions. The eruption began at about 0600 GMT (1 a.m. EST) along a three-kilometer
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For Lionel Messi, it should have been a few minutes of easy work. But the Argentine soccer idol’s failure to leave the substitutes’ bench in a routine preseason exhibition match has unleashed an unexpected public relations nightmare in one of the world’s most lucrative sports
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October. Wrapping up a four-nation Mideast trip — his
Continue ReadingGRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday, less than two months after a previous eruption in the area forced the evacuation of the coastal town of Grindavik. The eruption began about 6 a.m. local time, sending lava into the air along a 3-kilometer-long (1.9-mile-long) fissure northeast of Mount Sundhnukur, the Icelandic
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda’s profit rose 3.5% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier on the back of solid demand in the U.S. and Europe and a recovery in its home market, the company said Thursday. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co.’s profit in the last quarter was
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Iceland’s Meteorological Office says a volcano is erupting in the southwestern part of the country, spewing lava from a three kilometer (1.5 mile) fissure north of the town of Grindavik. The eruption of the Sylingarfell volcano began at 6 a.m. local time Thursday, soon after an intense burst of seismic activity. The
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed Haiti as thousands of demonstrators demand his resignation. The brief speech that aired early Thursday did little to appease thousands of people angry and
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Andy Rose, Jason Hanna and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Southern California during a training flight Tuesday night, according to a news release from their Marine Corps unit. Efforts are underway to recover their remains,
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed Haiti as thousands of demonstrators demand his resignation. The brief speech that aired early Thursday did little to appease thousands of people angry and
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson had 27 points, Jalen Celestine had six of his 11 points in overtime and California defeated Southern California 83-77 after blowing a 16-point lead in the second half on Wednesday night. Celestine hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer that made it 75-72 with 1 1/2 minutes left in overtime and then
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment, the utility operator said Thursday. The cause of the leak is still under investigation. The filtering
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons, playing without their two top scorers, stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night. Ivey added seven assists and six rebounds as Detroit improved to 3-20 on the road
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