By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets slipped on Friday following a decline on Wall Street driven by mounting pressure from rising bond market yields. U.S. futures rose slightly, and oil prices gained. China’s consumer prices in September remained flat compared to the same period last year, the National Bureau of
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Randy Roedema, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was subdued by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics in 2019, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and assault by
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says that it has reached an agreement on key terms and principles on its debt restructuring with the Exim Bank of China. That clears a key step in unlocking a second instalment of a $2.9 billion package from the International Monetary Fund aimed
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By Rob McLean and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said late Wednesday that negotiations with SAG-AFTRA — the union representing about 160,000 actors — have been suspended. “After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said. But Carlos Ruiz Massieu condemned the killing of nearly 400
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too
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By Nada Bashir, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ali Younes, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Rhea Mogul and Laura Paddison, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepened Thursday, with warnings that the population is at risk of starvation and fuel could run out within hours, as Israel continues airstrikes and withholds essential supplies from the enclave in
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The mother of three suspects charged with murdering a South Korean woman, who was beaten and starved in Georgia by members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ,’ has been arrested in connection with the woman’s death, authorities said. The victim, 33-year-old Seehe
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese-born journalist has thanked the Australian government for her return to Australia “in one piece” after her three-year detention in China in an espionage case that strained bilateral ties. Cheng Lei’s comments broadcast on Thursday challenged China’s version that she was deported this week under
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un boleto vendido en California obtuvo el segundo premio mayor en la historia del Powerball y de la lotería estadounidense en el sorteo de este miércoles por la noche, según Powerball. Los números ganadores son el 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 y el Powerball 10. El valor en efectivo del premio
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says it will ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics. Education Minister Masahito Moriyama said the ministry proposed seeking the revocation after interviewing 170
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of retail stores. State regulators last Wednesday opened a 60-day window to accept general applications to grow, process, distribute and sell pot. They expect to issue more than 1,000 new licenses starting
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — TikTok and Montana faced off in federal court in a case filed by the video sharing app and five content creators who want the court to temporarily block the state’s ban on the platform before it takes effect on Jan. 1. Attorneys
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military on Friday directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 people — about half of the territory’s population — within 24 hours, a U.N. spokesman said. This could signal an impending ground offensive, though the Israeli military
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but also unpredictable rain and devastating flooding. The shocks worsen conflict and upend livelihoods because many people are farmers — work that is increasingly vulnerable in a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night, sweeping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs. The D-backs return to the NL
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Twenty-five years have passed since gay 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard died after being beaten and tied to a remote fence. His death has been memorialized as an egregious hate crime that helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement over the ensuing years. There was slow but steady progress, notably
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function. Scalise told GOP colleagues
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times — the spiriting out of six American diplomats who escaped the 1979 U.S. Embassy seizure in Iran — the intelligence agency for the first time has acknowledged something else
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who was freed after being imprisoned for decades on a murder conviction says there are more cases like his. Ricky Dority used his pandemic relief money to hire a private investigator, who worked to free him along with students from Oklahoma City University’s
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