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By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — An organization in Ukraine is helping former soldiers who lost their vision in combat against Russia to reclaim a sense of autonomy. Along a bustling city street, a 34-year-old man takes his first independent steps since a mine exploded behind him more than a year ago.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Friday as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off expectations that high interest rates would continue in the U.S. Japan’s inflation data showed consumer prices rose 3.1% from a year earlier in July, down from 3.3% in June.

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some people before the

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder even while still living in mass shelters filled with grim reminders of their escape. Counselors and nurses are helping the wildfire refugees with breathing exercises, counseling and stress relief, but

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer missed a payment on its multibillion-dollar debt, reviving fears about the industry’s shaky finances and their impact on the struggling Chinese economy. There is no indication Country Garden’s problems might spread beyond

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father’s child sex crimes. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based church’s senior global pastor when police charged him two years ago with concealing a serious indictable offense. He resigned from

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned after facing criticism for not activating disaster sirens during last week’s deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people. The County of Maui announced Thursday on Facebook that Mayor

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Nine of 10 people who watched commercial television in Australia on Wednesday night tuned in to see the Matildas play England in the Women’s World Cup semifinals. It reflected an immense shift in the Australian public’s sporting consciousness as Matildas mania swept the nation. A visibly

By ANDREW DALTON and RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari separated nearly three weeks ago, and he is seeking spousal support and attorneys’ fees in their divorce, according to his divorce filing. Asghari, 29, filed his petition to dissolve his 14-month-old marriage to the 41-year-old

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David to encourage the U.S. allies, who have been thawing their frosty relationship, to cooperate more given their shared concerns about aggression from China and North Korea. Taking place this weekend, it will

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive impacts of his policies — but his efforts have yet to meaningfully register with the public. Only 36% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, slightly lower than

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of killing his wife in Alaska after a night out celebrating his 21st birthday, according to court records. Zarrius Ray Hildabrand faces murder and evidence tampering charges in the death of his wife, Saria Hildabrand, of Utah, whose body

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people. People in the four areas of Yellowknife at highest risk should leave as soon as possible and residents in other areas have until noon Friday to leave, the

By The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in Hyundai and Kia vehicle thefts, saying it fails to provide “fair and adequate” relief to vehicle owners. The settlement, announced in May, could be valued at $200 million and covers about

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A first term U.S. congressman from New Mexico has introduced a bill that would create a health care fund for oil field workers nationwide. It would compensate oil workers and their immediate relatives for uninsured medical costs related to air pollution and heat-related illness. Democratic

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council over the plight of the 120,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region that Armenia says are blockaded by Azerbaijan and facing a humanitarian crisis. Armenia sought Wednesday’s council meeting saying Azerbaijan’s blockade of

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer during a traffic stop earlier this week. They are now acknowledging that the driver was shot inside the car rather than outside. And they have dropped an earlier assertion that the man “lunged at” police with a knife. Police

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former mayor of Anaheim has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into the $150 million sale of Angel Stadium to the owner of the Major League Baseball team. Federal prosecutors say “Harry” Sidhu acknowledged in a plea agreement Wednesday that while part of the city’s

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before. The person spoke to the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has executed an American citizen convicted of killing his father. The Interior Ministry identified the executed man as Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef and said he beat and then strangled his Egyptian father to death. It also said Naseef used narcotics, mutilated his father’s body after his slaying