By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank on worries about the health of U.S. banks under pressure from interest rate hikes. Shanghai declined while Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays. Oil prices advanced. Wall
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI, JOHN MYERS JR. and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will march alongside British troops in a spectacular military procession in honor of the monarch. For some, the scene will affirm the
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Sudanese migrants in Israel are watching the fighting roiling their nation with trepidation. They fear that the further Sudan sinks into chaos and violence, the longer they are likely to remain unrecognized asylum seekers in a country that has granted them few protections. Their backers
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he would declare his allegiance to King Charles III at the monarch’s coronation despite believing that Australia should have its own head of state. Albanese voted in a failed referendum in 1999 for an Australian citizen to replace the
Continue Reading By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian state television says at least eight people have been killed and 13 wounded in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade. Thursday’s shooting was the second mass killing in Serbia in two days. The report says the shooter in the
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for a May 5 commemoration that is barely celebrated south of the border. In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of
Continue Reading By SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tennessee organizers booked more than 50 drag entertainers for next month’s Midsouth Pride festival in Memphis now that the state’s new law placing strict limits on cabaret shows is temporarily on hold. But they are being cautious, making adjustments to performances should the
Continue Reading By ED KOMENDA Associated Press Republicans blocking votes on bills about abortion, gun control and gender-affirming healthcare in Oregon this week have based their boycott on an obscure, 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an 8th- or 9th-grader. GOP leadership says their walkout — now entering
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A far-right movement in Spain that is opposed to Muslims and immigrants has found a home on Twitter. The informal movement often references the Reconquista, the successful effort by Christians to retake Spain from its Muslim rulers in the Middle Ages. Accounts linked to the group have
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state’s political divisions. In an op-ed, he pledged to prioritize environmental protection, the economy, education. He highlighted the “diverse, bipartisan group of qualified individuals”
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Accounts of rape and assault shared by women at a civil trial against Donald Trump mark the first time that any of the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the former president have been heard in a court of law. Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denied the allegations. He opted
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Month after month, the nation’s job market has stood its ground against howling headwinds — rising interest rates, chronic inflation, major bank failures and economic uncertainties across the world. Hiring has gradually slowed, along with pay growth and job openings. Yet by historical standards, the labor
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino and Samantha Beech, CNN A former top adviser to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had a history of sexual harassment complaints against him from women in a previous workplace, the New York Times has reported. Adam Sullivan, who oversaw Hochul’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, stepped aside Sunday from his role advising the governor
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused in the fatal shooting of a young man in Seattle’s temporary Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone in 2020 has pleaded guilty to murder. The Seattle Times reports 22-year-old Marcel Long pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday in the death of 19-year-old Horace Anderson. Anderson was killed June 20,
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the truth!” And so they did. One by one, speakers listed what they wanted: a library, streetlights, school
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager is recovering after being accidentally shot in Sedalia, police say. The Sedalia Police Department said in a news release Friday that the incident only involved teenagers and happened in the 2400 block of Third Street on Thursday night. The hospitalized teen was stable, according to the release. Everyone involved is
Continue Reading By TERRY CHEA OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,000 teachers and other workers in the Oakland Unified School District are on strike after claiming the district failed to bargain in good faith on a new contract. So far, Oakland schools are staying open anyway. The San Francisco Bay Area district has about 34,000 students.
Continue Reading DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested on accusations of fatally stabbing two people and wounding another in attacks that terrified the quiet college community, police said Thursday. Carlos Dominguez was taken into custody Wednesday after 15 people called in reports
Continue Reading PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Newly released body camera video shows the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students being pulled over for allegedly running a red light about a month before the killings. The Idaho Statesman reported Thursday that the video shows Washington State University campus police stopping Bryan Kohberger on Oct.
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief security officer for Uber was sentenced to probation Thursday for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service. Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to a three-year term of probation and ordered to pay a fine
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