TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to… Read More »Taiwan earthquakes

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public,… Read More »Trump hush money trial

Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his… Read More »Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports… Read More »NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine,… Read More »House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package moving ahead as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to… Read More »Sweden’s parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change their gender

Boeing was the subject of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer, which has been… Read More »Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker’s safety culture

It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s growing as more… Read More »Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California

DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation’s aging infrastructure against… Read More »Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation’s infrastructure against climate change

Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the… Read More »New study calculates climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The chants of “Light the Beam!” started midway through the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings kept piling on the Golden… Read More »The Kings eliminate the Warriors from play-in tournament with 118-94 win

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge… Read More »Tesla wants shareholders to reinstate $56 billion pay package for Musk rejected by Delaware judge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday before arguments even begin. Senate Majority Leader… Read More »Senate will convene the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot a quick dismissal

JERUSALEM (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone… Read More »British envoy says Israel is ‘making a decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond to any incursion

DALLAS (AP) — The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine… Read More »American Airlines

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Dame Touré rushed to quickly gather what she could as bulldozers rolled into her neighborhood in Ivory Coast’s fast-growing economic… Read More »Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast’s main city over alleged health concerns. Thousands are homeless

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment… Read More »Russia-Ukraine war

The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in… Read More »Paris Olympics

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded… Read More »Dubai floods

Iran’s president has warned that the “tiniest invasion” by Israel would bring a “massive and harsh” response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation… Read More »Israel-Iran

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to… Read More »Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest due to heat wave, Myanmar military says

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change,… Read More »Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders in the US more likely to believe in climate change: AP-NORC poll

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday that… Read More »Retired general’s testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses