By NG HAN GUAN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press YANGWA, China (AP) — Surrounded by destruction, the relatives of an earthquake victim are mourning her death in temporary shelters and frigid temperatures high in the mountains of northwest China. Ma Lianqiang stood next to the body of his deceased wife, wrapped in blankets, in a
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Tuesday backed down for a second time this month, allowing the Senate to unanimously confirm 11 remaining top military nominees by voice vote after months of delaying hundreds of confirmations. The move comes weeks after the former football
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership. On Wednesday, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made Australia the destination of his first
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a joint statement Tuesday acknowledging that senators will not reach a deal on immigration this week, pushing negotiations over the larger national security package with aid for Ukraine and Israel to early next
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Asian shares mostly advanced on Wednesday after Wall Street ticked higher amid hopes that Japan’s moves to keep interest rates easy for investors could augur similar trends in the rest of the world. U.S. futures rose while oil prices were virtually unchanged after two days of gains. Building on gains from
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Alibaba Group says its CEO Eddie Wu will head its core e-commerce business, as the company seeks to drive growth and fend off fast-growing online shopping rivals like Pinduoduo. Wu is replacing Trudy Dai, a longtime Alibaba executive who was one of the founding
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court made history Tuesday with an unprecedented, freeze-in-your-tracks ruling that former President Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to run in 2024 because the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office covers his conduct on January 6, 2021. But importantly, in their 4-3 decision, the Colorado justices
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 because they suspected the former New York City mayor had sought the removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine partly because of the prospect of a financial reward from a Ukrainian official,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing point for trade along the Chinese border. The border gate in Laukkaing township, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan state, became the fifth crossing seized by the group since it launched
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has revived a case brought by four cisgender women in Connecticut over a state policy that allows transgender athletes to participate in sports based on their gender identity. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday the case should return to the district court for consideration. In the 48-page ruling, the court said
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. Two of the most influential factions in the LDP, which has held power almost continuously since its founding in 1955, have been accused
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Naphat Krutthai and Rasithaya Jindasri have been in a committed relationship for eight years, but only now can they consider getting married. In a clothing shop in Siam Square, a commercial hub in Thailand’s capital, the happy couple excitedly eyed multi-colored garments as they
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers’ quest to make an improbable return this season for the New York Jets appears over. The 40-year-old quarterback said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday he’s not yet 100% healthy in his recovery from a torn left Achilles tendon and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Derrick Ward, a former running back and one-time member of the 2008 Super Bowl-winning New York Giants team, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery. Ward, 43, was arrested Monday in the North Hollywood area, police said. He was being held Tuesday on $250,000 bail, according to a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Derrick Ward, a former running back and one-time member of the 2008 Super Bowl-winning New York Giants team, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery. Ward, 43, was arrested Monday in the North Hollywood area, police said. He was being held Tuesday on $250,000 bail, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A veteran Louisiana State Police trooper who initially was charged in connection with the 2019 arrest, beating and death of Black motorist Ronald Greene will be reinstated this week, an agency spokesperson said Tuesday. Lt. John Clary, the ranking trooper at the scene, “will be reinstated to active duty
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A body discovered in an open field in 1979 near what is today a busy intersection of the Las Vegas Strip has been identified as a teenager from Ohio who had left home that year in search of her biological father, authorities announced Tuesday. She was
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general will not seek criminal charges against a police officer who in 2020 fatally shot a man outside a pharmacy in the San Francisco Bay Area amid national protests over the police killing of George Floyd, his office announced Tuesday. A Vallejo police
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David Ready, who served as the Palm Springs City Manager for 21 years before retiring in 2020, said he is running for city council in next year’s election. Ready told Peter Daut he is seeking the District Five seat, currently held by Lisa Middleton, who is running for state Senate. The interview is the first
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bronny James showed off his shooting touch and USC snapped a three-game losing streak. Arrinten Page scored 12 points and James provided a second-half spark with two quick 3-pointers in his third college game, helping USC roll to a 79-59 victory over Alabama State on
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