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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares fell Monday after another week of sizable losses on Wall Street, as investors braced for another interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Japan’s markets were closed for a holiday. Oil prices and U.S. futures declined. On Friday, a stark warning Friday from FedEx about rapidly

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse a rally in the western, mainly Kurdish city of Sanandaj, where protesters were decrying the death of a young woman while in police custody in Tehran last week. The semiofficial Fars news agency reported that police also arrested several of about 500 protesters

By DANICA KIRKA, MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world are laying Queen Elizabeth II to rest on Monday at a state funeral that is drawing presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and up to a million people lining the streets of London to say a

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A tropical storm slammed southwestern Japan with rainfall and winds Monday, leaving one person dead and another missing, as it swerved north toward Tokyo. Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Fiona bore down on the Dominican Republic Monday after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto Rico, where the governor said the damage was “catastrophic.” No deaths have been reported, but authorities in the U.S. territory said it was too early

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Northern California woman should be sentenced to eight months in prison for carefully faking her own kidnapping. The hoax triggered a multi-state search before Sherri Papini resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. She is to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Prosecutors say a disgruntled sailor set the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire while his defense points to the fact that there is no physical evidence to prove that. The court martial of 21-year-old Ryan Sawyer Mays is scheduled to start Monday at Naval Base San Diego

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Just 20 years ago, Massachusetts voters had yet to elect a woman as governor, attorney general, U.S. senator or mayor of its largest city. This year, Democratic women won five of six statewide primary contests. 2022 is shaping up to be a watershed year for women seeking

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance at parole this week. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman in 1997 when he fired a stolen pistol at a before-school prayer group in

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American presidents usually make a splash when they travel abroad, holding the spotlight and quickly becoming the center of attention. Not this time. For U.S. President Joe Biden and other presidents, prime ministers and dignitaries, there were no red-carpet arrivals, no big speeches and no news conferences

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A tropical storm slammed southwestern Japan with fierce rainfall and winds, injuring dozens of people, as it swerved north toward Tokyo. Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power. Local reports say more than 60 people were injured, some from

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed southwestern Japan with fierce rainfall and winds, injuring dozens of people, as it swerved north toward Tokyo. Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power. Local reports say more than 60 people were injured, some from

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island, but gave no indication of possible retaliation. Biden said “yes” when asked during an interview broadcast Sunday

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it “irresponsible.” Biden, who rarely does interviews, spoke to CBS’ “60 Minutes” in a segment that aired Sunday. He said that when

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world’s fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels includes data from over 50,000 oil, gas and coal fields in

By JORGE RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has thrown back in prison the brother of the country’s former oil czar as part of an ongoing investigation into a multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme at the state-run oil company. Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab told the AP that Fidel Ramirez

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title, and the city’s first pro title, in a 78-71 road win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4.

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden remembers the crumpets. His wife, first lady Jill Biden, remembers the tea. The Bidens spent part of Sunday sharing memories of their tea time last year with Queen Elizabeth II, who died earlier this month. The president is among scores of world leaders