BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge despite a slowing economy, ongoing trade war with the U.S. and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of power. The Chinese president and head of the ruling Communist Party looms large over the annual legislative session that starts Tuesday in a manner like no […]
Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia were to sign a free trade agreement Monday that will eliminate many tariffs, allow Australian-owned hospitals to be set up in the giant Southeast Asian country and increase work visas for young Indonesians. Trade ministers from the two countries were to sign the agreement, negotiations for which first […]
Read More WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man who joined the Islamic State group has been captured in Syria and has told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation he regrets not being able to afford a slave and expects to return home. Mark Taylor is among a half-dozen or so New Zealanders thought to have joined […]
Read More TOKYO (AP) — The children of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is under arrest in Tokyo, have defended their father’s love for Japan and denounced comments by the Japanese automaker’s chief executive. The statement from Caroline, Nadine, Maya and Anthony Ghosn, seen Monday by The Associated Press, says they grew up in Japan and […]
Read More JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel. For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians. Now, that outreach will be handled by a Palestinian […]
Read More WILLOW, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The world’s most famous sled dog race is underway in Alaska. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started Sunday afternoon in Willow, Alaska, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Anchorage. Mushers leave the start […]
Read More BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a Maryland man who reported his wife was killed by a panhandler last year was actually the one who killed her. Baltimore Police announced murder charges Sunday against 52-year-old Keith Smith and his daughter, 28-year-old Valeria Smith. Both were arrested in Harlingen, Texas. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at a […]
Read More SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the decision by a prosecutor not to charge the police officers who shot an unarmed black man last year (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The attorney for the family of a black man shot to death by police as he held a cellphone says his clients are hoping […]
Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a dual Saudi-U.S. citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year are claiming that he has been regularly tortured and is on the verge of an emotional breakdown. After months of quietly trying to secure his release, the family of Dr. Walid Fitaihi (wal-eed fi-TAY-hee) now seeks […]
Read More Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the company’s next vehicle will be unveiled March 14. The vehicle, currently dubbed “Model Y”, is expected to be an SUV with many of the same underpinnings as its lower-cost sedan, the Model 3. Tesla has an avid fan base for its cars but it has struggled […]
Read More The Latest on Deep South storms (all times local): 4:30 p.m. An emergency management official says two people are confirmed dead and there are many injuries in a southeast Alabama community hit by an apparent tornado that destroyed several homes. Spokeswoman Rita Smith with the Lee County Emergency Management Agency says she wasn’t authorized to […]
Read More LOS ANGELES (AP) — An FBI spokeswoman says a California man freed after his arrest last year on suspicion of having explosives after a blast killed his ex-girlfriend at her day spa has been arrested again, this time directly tied to the explosion. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says Stephen Beal was arrested on Sunday morning […]
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