Risk of a Ukraine war spreading in Europe rests on unknowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be devastating and a wider European war even worse. Whether a larger war happens would depend partly on Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions, partly on the West's military response and partl...
US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the U.S. warned that Russia had added as many as 7,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations that forces were be...
A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in US
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The arrest of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that followed — a leader shackled and paraded before the cameras like a common criminal — were a stunning reversal for a man who
California companies’ pollution credits risk climate aims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Oil refineries, utilities and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases in California have saved up so many credits allowing them to pollute that it may jeopardize the state's ability to reach its ambitious
Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as COVID-19 cases surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Coronavirus patients lay in hospital beds or open-air tens amid record numbers of infections as Hong Kong doggedly adheres to its “zero-COVID” strategy, and China's leader Xi Jinping said the local government's “overriding task” was to...
RCMP release names of 13 people arrested, charged at Coutts, Alta., border blockade
COUTTS, Alta. — The RCMP said Tuesday night that it has charged a total of 13 people with Criminal Code offences from the Coutts, Alta., border blockade protest. They include: -- Chris Carbert, 44, Chris Lysak, 48, Anthony Olienick, 39, and Jerry
Billionaire LA candidate Caruso discloses vast holdings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire developer Rick Caruso, a candidate for Los Angeles mayor, disclosed a vast network of investments and financial holdings Tuesday that included millions of dollars of stock in blue-chip technology, health care and financia...
GOP-controlled Arizona Senate passes 15-week abortion ban
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, moving to put a new ban in place ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision that could bring seismic
Arkansas Senate rejects push for Texas-styled abortion ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' majority-Republican Senate rejected a push Tuesday for an abortion ban modeled after Texas' restrictive law, with abortion opponents divided about emulating their neighbor's approach as they await a key ruling from th...
AP sources: White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is telling Congress that it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19, officials said. Two
