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By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite its lack of outbreaks to align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland. Hong Kong has not had a major outbreak in months while remaining largely closed to international travel. Leader Carrie

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A TikTok star with nearly a million online followers pleaded not guilty on Monday to shooting and killing his newly estranged wife and a man she was with last week at a San Diego high-rise. Prosecutors say Ali Abulaban had surreptitiously installed a listening device on his 5-year-old daughter’s tablet device,

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Details are still emerging about how Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. But some political onlookers swiftly assigned guilt to one of Hollywood’s most prominent liberals. Right-wing pundits and politicians have long chafed at Baldwin’s criticism of

By REBECCA BOONE and KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police say they exchanged gunfire with a suspect during a shooting at a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho, that killed two people and injured four — including an officer. Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee said at a news conference the shooting was reported

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remains to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain to cause

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Johnson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in his NFL debut, and the New Orleans Saints capitalized on a series of Seattle mistakes for a 13-10 win over the Seahawks. Alvin Kamara carried the load for New Orleans and Jameis Winston made a

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Stocks have been pushing broadly higher as companies turn in much stronger profit reports for the summer than

By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is zeroing in on a package of clean energy strategies for President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill. The administration believes the new approach could reach greenhouse gas emission reduction goals similar to an initial proposal that ran into opposition from

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says the country is set to reduce emissions by 35% below 2005 levels by 2030. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he would not commit at the U.N. climate conference in Scotland next month to increasing the country’s current 2030 target of

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako says she will “walk together” in a new life with her husband after they married without a celebration in a union that has split public opinion. Mako lost her royal status upon marrying commoner Kei Komuro and the couple will live in New York,