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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight a new U.S. law boosting support for computer chip manufacturing when she meets with Japanese technology executives on Wednesday. The meeting comes on Harris’ last full day in Tokyo, and it reflects an intense focus on boosting semiconductor

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gave up some of their early gains in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as markets stagger amid recession worries. The volatile trading comes a day after a broad sell-off sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bear market, joining other major U.S.

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — It took Vsevolod four days to drive from Moscow to Russia’s southern border with Georgia. He had to abandon his car at one point and continue on foot. On Tuesday, he finally finished his 1,800-kilometer (1,100-mile) journey and crossed the frontier to escape being called up

By ADAM SCHRECK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Moscow officials said Tuesday that residents in one of the four occupied areas of Ukraine voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the U.S. and its Western allies as illegitimate. According to Russia-installed election officials in the

MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state. The Seattle Times reports that if the Federal Aviation Administration eventually certifies the small airplane to carry passengers, it could become the first all-electric commercial airplane. The plane, built by startup Eviation, was built to carry

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans social services nonprofit long known as the Kingsley House has ditched the name of a Victorian clergyman found to have held profoundly racist views. It was named in 1896 for both social reformer Charles Kingsley and the founder’s son Kingsley Warner, who died

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — A Palestinian from Beirut who survived one of the deadliest migrant boat sinkings in recent years has shared a harrowing tale. He said in an interview Tuesday that he is still traumatized after seeing the body of an infant in the water and hearing the

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A woman who was seriously injured when the parked police patrol vehicle she was detained in was struck by a train in northern Colorado is out of the hospital. KUSA-TV reports Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, of Greeley, has several broken bones and head and back injuries. Authorities responded to a report of a

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan, which covers routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care. The rare 3% decrease in monthly premiums — a savings of $5.20 for most — comes after

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States is boosting aid for Pakistan’s flood relief efforts with $10 million, in addition to the already announced assistance of $56.1 million. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the announcement followed a meeting the previous day between the country’s foreign minister,

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA , JAN M. OLSEN and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Metter Frederiksen says her government views the gas leaks off a Danish island in the Baltic Sea as “deliberate actions.” Asked whether it was an attack on Denmark, Frederiksen replied Tuesday that the leaks happened in

By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed an executive order banning guns and deadly weapons from the city’s indoor and outdoor recreation spaces including parks, basketball courts and pools. It’s the latest attempt by Philadelphia officials to regulate guns inside city limits, something made difficult by Pennsylvania’s

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Lawyers for a Black man who was paralyzed in June when a police van braked suddenly has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Randy Cox was being driven to a police station on a weapons charge when the driver braked and caused Cox to

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A dolphin habitat at a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has been temporarily closed after the third mammal death at the attraction in five months. Officials at the Mirage Secret Garden and Habitat said an 11-year-old bottlenose dolphin named K2 died Saturday. The cause of death remains unclear, but officials

EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Economy and Energy Minister says the country will keep two of its remaining three nuclear power plants running until April to help prevent an energy shortage in the coming months. Tuesday’s announcement officially, albeit temporarily, reverses Germany’s long-held plan of shutting down its remaining nuclear plants by

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told his jury about his use of racist language and symbols while on the internet. They also told the jury Tuesday during their rebuttal case about his use of misogynistic language and his search

By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British pound has stabilized as U.K. authorities tried to ease investor concerns after the biggest tax cuts in 50 years sent the currency tumbling to a record low. Some businesses are predicting a devastating combination of a weak currency and rising

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system repairs in the capital city. Reeves, a Republican, blames Jackson’s water crisis on mismanagement at the

BY THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris is the center of the global luxury industry this week with Tuesday marking the first major day of ready-to-wear shows. Powerhouses Saint Laurent and Dior are among some 107 brands showcasing spring-summer 2023 collections at Paris Fashion Week. Here are some highlights so far: DIOR’S

By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Ian Hockley testified Tuesday that he was ridiculed online as a “party boy” and an actor after posting a video of the memorial service for his 6-year-old son, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Hockley is the latest family