By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promoting new cash for Amtrak. He’s off to Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops in Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington. His remarks will
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans are prepared to enter the last stage of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with committee chairmen focusing on a remaining list of high-profile interviews and starting to strategize over a final report that will likely include criminal referrals and serve as their bedrock for
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey after only limited success in efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease civilian suffering in Gaza as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas.
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Monday, with European markets barely moving as investors grew cautious over the potential for recession in the region. U.S. futures rose and oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Russia reiterated their commitment to maintaining oil
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Germany’s 16 state governors to address ways to deal with large numbers of migrants, an issue that has become a huge political problem for the government. Shelters for migrants and refugees are filling up and Scholz, who faces enormous pressure from the opposition and elsewhere to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed swaths of China’s northeastern region, shutting schools and halting transportation in the first major snowstorm of the season. Major highways in the northeastern city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, have been closed and flights canceled. The National Meteorological Center says that snowfall is expected to break through
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A throat-searing blanket of smog has enveloped New Delhi, forcing schools to shut and disrupting the Cricket World Cup as officials rush to contain a pollution crisis that has become an annual occurrence in the Indian capital. “Sadly, every year when November rolls around there a sense of dread
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Aid trickled in to villages Monday in Nepal’s northwest mountains flattened by a strong earthquake over the weekend as villagers searched through the rubble of their collapsed homes to salvage what was left of their belongings. The magnitude 5.6 temblor struck just minutes before midnight Friday,
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Thousands of families attended this year’s 16th annual ‘Fall Family Festival.’ It was hosted by ‘About Families,’ a non-profit serving families and parents throughout the Coachella Valley during childbearing and parenting years. “Parenting is hard. Anyone who’s a parent will tell you that,” said Joanna Boles Whitlow, Founder of ‘About Families.’ “But it helps when
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops early Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged Hamas-ruled territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were being restored. Troops are expected to enter the city Monday or Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops early Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were gradually being restored. Troops are expected to enter the city Monday or Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the end of this month as part of its efforts to better monitor rival North Korea. The plan was unveiled days after North Korea failed to follow through on a vow
Continue ReadingBy Becky Anderson, Elizabeth Wells, Zeena Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. “Let me be very, very clear. Being pro-Palestinian is not being
Continue ReadingCNN By Becky Anderson, Elizabeth Wells, Zeena Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. “Let me be very, very clear. Being pro-Palestinian is not
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has accused Canada of carrying out “malicious and provocative” actions in the South China Sea, after the Canadian Navy said Chinese fighter jets endangered a helicopter in two close intercepts above international waters. The comments come after CNN revealed last week that a
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will work alongside leaders from Conservation International to advocate for climate action and better treatment of the environment, the group said Monday. Conservation International said Ardern has become its sixth Arnhold Distinguished Fellow and would serve a two-year
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Veronica Latsko’s second-half goal was all OL Reign needed to defeat the San Diego Wave 1-0 and earn a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League championship game. The Reign will face Gotham FC for the league title on Saturday at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. Gotham took down the Thorns
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most-watched races in Tuesday’s off-year general election have all been dominated by the ongoing debate over abortion rights. From a reelection bid for governor in Kentucky to a statewide ballot measure in Ohio to state legislative elections in Virginia, access to abortion has been a frequent
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the end of this month as part of its efforts to better monitor rival North Korea. The plan was unveiled days after North Korea failed to follow through on its vow
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump takes the stand Monday in a Manhattan courtroom to testify in his civil fraud trial, it will be an undeniable spectacle: a former president and the leading Republican presidential candidate defending himself against allegations that he dramatically inflated his
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