China says it has the right to develop South China Sea islands as it sees fit and is accusing the U.S. of undermining security in the disputed waterway ByThe Associated Press March 22, 2022, 9:46 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING — China […]
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Tokyo area warned of power outages due to cold, quake damage
Japan’s government is alerting people in the Tokyo region of potential blackouts because power supplies are low after several coal-fired plants temporarily stopped generating electricity following last week’s earthquake By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press March 22, 2022, 9:28 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article […]
Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again
Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah they had previously hit two years ago By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press March 22, 2022, 8:27 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article DUBAI, United Arab Emirates […]
Germany conducts raids over hate posts against politicians
German authorities have carried out raids across the country and questioned more than 100 suspects in an investigation of hate posts against politicians connected to last year’s national election ByThe Associated Press March 22, 2022, 8:28 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — […]
California grocery workers vote on strike authorization
Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers have started voting on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains ByThe Associated Press March 21, 2022, 11:55 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES — Thousands of […]
GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn’t exist, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana saying it planned a lawsuit against […]
Video shows teacher leading preschoolers in anti-Biden chant
A California private school has apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden ByThe Associated Press March 21, 2022, 11:21 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NORCO, Calif. — A Southern […]
GOP Senate candidate and former governor accused of abuse by ex-wife
Eric Greitens called the claims “completely fabricated” and “baseless.” March 22, 2022, 2:28 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Some GOP members of Congress are calling on fellow Republican and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to drop out of his Senate race following accusations […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson faces 4th Senate grilling as Republicans preview attacks
For Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the easiest part of a Senate confirmation hearing is over. Next come the questions — 19 hours of them over two days. Jackson, 51, was sworn in Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivering an opening statement and reintroducing herself to the nation. […]
Ukrainian refugees speak of bombs, half-empty cities, hunger
MEDYKA, Poland — Yulia Bondarieva spent 10 days in a basement as Russian planes flew over and bombs were falling on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Having reached safety in Poland, Bondarieva’s only wish now is for her twin sister in the besieged city of Mariupol to get out, too. […]