News

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday with the yen moved between gains and losses after the latest update on inflation bolstered Wall Street’s belief that relief on interest rates may come as soon as September. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices rose. The USD/JPY currency dropped 2.1% overnight and

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country. Under the draft decision by regulator Ofwat, Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water company, would be

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — California authorities say a man is in custody after fatally shooting his wife, their 6-year-old son and his wife’s parents Wednesday night. Alameda Police say a 1-year-old son also was shot and is in critical condition. Police said the mortally wounded father-in-law reached a neighbor who called 911. Officers recovered multiple

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief, seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic variety instead of a victory for xenophobic far-right forces. “It was a moment of joy, a light at the end of the tunnel,” Loven Bensimon said about the

Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile elected three years ago in the wake of public unrest over income inequality, shares a street in downtown Santiago with an overwhelmed homeless shelter. The sight of cardboard boxes and blankets strewn across sidewalks in Boric’s bohemian

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young patients battling cancer. Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in four months severely damaged Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on Monday,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone. The Coast Guard says its crew detected three vessels approximately 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands.

TUGUEGARAO, Philippines (AP) — A passenger bus collided with a pickup truck early Thursday morning, killing 11 people and injuring six others in a northern Philippine town. All the dead were riding the small truck, which was rammed on the side by the bus early Thursday, causing it to lose control and smash onto a

AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a fresh opportunity Thursday to try to prove to the American public that he’s capable of serving another four years after his shocking debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt. But Biden is not known as a master of the big

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by

Associated Press SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Considering her choices in this year’s rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major party candidates should step aside. “They just need to get somebody that’s going to run this country right, that don’t have any health issues, that care about us people,” the 39-year-old culinary worker at

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking for restitution for the families of 34 people killed in a scuba dive boat fire in 2019 off the California coast. Jerry Boylan’s criminal negligence as captain of the Conception led to the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Thursday’s restitution hearing in federal court

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised new efforts to expand his coalition — and, in particular, to win over more of the nonwhite voters who largely rejected him during the 2020 election. But an AP analysis of two consecutive polls

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave. California’s top fire official says so far this year, the state has responded to more than 3,500 wildfires that have scorched nearly

Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin ‘s defense attorney questioned a crime scene technician over what he suggested were shoddy and subpar searches for the live ammunition that ended up in the actor’s revolver and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. On the second day of Baldwin’s New Mexico involuntary manslaughter trial, Judge Mary

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the worst price spike in four decades is steadily fading and may soon usher in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. In a better-than-expected report, consumer prices declined 0.1% from May to