Month: February 2023

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicizing the issue. China had “shared the most data and research results on virus tracing and made important contributions to global virus tracing research,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson

By JOHN ANTCZAK and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Northeast are gearing up for what could be very heavy snow Tuesday, after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through parts of the Southern Plains and the Midwest, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, and some Michigan residents faced

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience. That is unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. The U.K. and the EU struck a deal

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities says the motorist killed by a suspected Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank held citizenship in both the United States and Israel. The government on Tuesday identified the slain man as Elan Ganeles, 27, a day after he was shot while driving near the West Bank city

BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online has been convicted of sexually abusing children. The case shocked even veteran investigators and led them to uncover numerous other abuse suspects. The regional court in Cologne on Tuesday sentenced the defendant, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, to 14 years

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention’s impacts on society — from the loss of privacy

BEIJING (AP) — China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station. In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, program official Chen Shanguang said multiple countries have asked for rides to the Tiangong station. China completed the Tiangong station in November with the addition of the

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. The funding is part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law last August. The money

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and U.S. officials have officially opened annual Cobra Gold multinational military exercises, now restored to one of the world’s largest following three years of sharp pandemic cutbacks, reinforcing the security alliances of the United States and six Asian nations. Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia

BEIJING (AP) — China says U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the U.S. should “stop suppressing the company and provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies in the United States.” TikTok is

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to use the leadup to the release of his proposed budget next week to sketch a dire picture of what could happen to U.S. health care if congressional Republicans have their way with federal spending. The Democratic president is traveling to Virginia