By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare’s plays, including one that sells for $1,500. Scholars believe that between 200-300 copies still survive from the late 1623 release of “Mr. William Shakespeares
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities have detained 19 activists who occupied the entrance to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The activists were denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions during the war with Hamas. Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group took over a bridge in front of the court
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Democrat Gavin Newsom’s visit comes as U.S.-Chinese relations witnessed
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea has ended as planned on Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since the release began
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy of the first appearance of Spider-Man. The Journal Sentinel reports that Collector’s Edge has acquired a copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15. The shop’s owner, Steve Dobrzynski, first posted photos of the book on social media last Tuesday. He says
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Police arrested two people after one of them allegedly fired a shot and the other pepper-sprayed protesters outside a pro-Israel rally in Chicago’s northern suburbs. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the rally took place Sunday evening at a Skokie banquet hall. A group of about 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how close two commercial airliners came to colliding at Portland International Airport in Oregon during heavy rain last Monday. Audio of the incident posted online includes an air traffic controller issuing urgent instructions to the crew of an Alaska Airlines
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5% for the first time since 2007. That matters for everyone, not just Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield rallying from less than 3.50% during the spring and from just 0.50%
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Bishan Bedi, the India cricket great whose dazzling left-arm spin claimed 266 test wickets, has died. He was 77. The death of Bedi, who underwent multiple surgeries over the last two years that included a knee operation a month ago, was confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Governor of California Gavin Newsom has assured during his week-long trip to China that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Newsom’s visit Monday comes as U.S.-Chinese relations have witnessed a
Continue ReadingDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cargo train has hit a passenger train outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores injured. Rescuers joined local residents in extracting passengers from the wreckage of the train cars at Bhairab, in the central district of Kishoreganj. The collision happened at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has indicted the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets after his 2022 ouster from office. Monday’s development was another dramatic move against Khan, who could now face a possible death sentence and will likely be unable to run
Continue ReadingDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire official in Bangladesh says a cargo train has hit a passenger train outside the capital Dhaka, leaving at least 14 people dead and scores injured. Rescuers joined local residents in extracting people from the wreckage of the train cars at Bhairab, in the central district of Kishoreganj. The collision
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Tammy is unleashing heavy waves in the northern Caribbean as it spins over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda. The storm was located about 230 miles (370 kilometers) north-northwest of Anguilla on Monday. It had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) and was moving north
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s military leaders say France has completed its withdrawal of troops from a northern base in the West African nation as part of its planned departure from the country in the wake of July’s military coup. A junta spokesman said Sunday that nearly 200 troops, 28
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street was poised to open lower Monday morning, with markets under pressure from higher interest rates and the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East. Futures for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and the Dow all fell about 0.4% before the bell Monday. The yield on
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is warning that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the establishment of fraudulent nongovernmental groups. The Taliban have exerted greater control over national and international NGOs since seizing power in August 2021. They have barred Afghan women from NGO work and sought
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s deputy prime minister and economy minister says he is leaving politics. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen stepped down on Monday as head of the center-right Liberal Party to spend more time with his family. He has acknowledged criticism within the party over dwindling support. The party is
Continue ReadingBy Camila Bernal and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — The decision to embark on an uncertain and potentially dangerous journey to Israel wasn’t easy for Kineret Levin, a 27-year-old Israeli-American. Levin left behind her family, a job opportunity and her home in Fredericksburg, Texas, to fly to Israel to volunteer as a medic. After Hamas’
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