SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney court has postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until May as his lawyers attempt to further build their case. Boston-born Dan Duggan was scheduled to fight his extradition to the United States at a Nov. 23 hearing in the downtown
Continue ReadingBy ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Mark Barlet founded AbleGamers in 2004. It’s a nonprofit that works to combat social isolation among people with disabilities using “the power of video games.” Most recently, his organization worked with Sony to help create its new Access controller, designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have confiscated 11 pieces of ancient gold jewelry that were taken out of Ukraine illegally in 2016. A statement says five people who were attempting to sell the pieces in Spain have been arrested. The jewelry was said to be worth 60 million euros, or $64 million, and
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine
Continue ReadingBy ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist campaign. Lawyers belonging to a human rights advocacy group and other petitioners argued
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock market futures fell Monday morning, under pressure from higher interest rates and the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was at 5% Monday, a level it hasn’t reached since 2007. Stocks have been struggling under the
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Financial shocks, which can include unexpected events like a job loss, big medical bill or house repair, can be extremely challenging. To recover from a financial shock and be better prepared for a future one, experts recommend turning to or building up emergency savings accounts, cutting back other spending when
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the dozens of U.S. technology hubs President Joe Biden is announcing will help communities across the country become centers of innovation critical to its competitiveness. Biden is designating 31 technology hubs that reach 32 states and Puerto Rico. The tech hubs are designed
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge. Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Official results in Switzerland election show that the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party has rebounded from searing losses four years ago to cement and expand its hold as the largest faction after the parliamentary election. Two environmentally-minded parties lost ground in the election despite record glacier melt in
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant animals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear. The population of the North Atlantic right whale, which lives off
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Trey’shawn Eunes was confused. “Why would you give me Brooklyn’s uncle’s shirt?” the 11-year-old asked his mother last year, staring at the latest in their family’s series of T-shirts personalized to mark special milestones. This time, it was a baby shower: Trey’shawn’s older brother was expecting. “You are Brooklyn’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion as the biggest U.S. oil companies use a recent windfall in profits to buy up smaller competitors. The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Chevron said
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Chevron to buy Hess for $53 billion as the biggest US oil companies get even bigger.
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle D’Antonio, Jack Forrest and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — A crowded field of Republicans are vying to earn the support of their conference to wield the gavel, throwing the chamber into even more uncertainty after three weeks without a speaker. The conference is searching for a new speaker nominee after Rep. Jim Jordan
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. Armed with a list of what even Fain has called “audacious” pay and benefit demands, the UAW leader
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht presented her plan on Monday. The aim is to formally launch the party in January, in time for
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s deputy prime minister and economy minister is leaving politics altogether. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen stepped down on Monday as head of the center-right Liberal Party and left the three-party governing coalition to spend more time with his family. The Liberal Party is staying on in the government, which has been in office
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Emergency services on Spain’s Canary Islands say over 300 migrants have arrived in two boats, bringing to more than 1,600 the number of migrants who have reached the islands since Friday. The service said one boat carrying 229 migrants was escorted to El Hierro island early Monday while another with 85 was
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