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Updated 1 day, 11 hours ago

Newhouse to retire from Congress

WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Official: Roadside bomb kills 3 people in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan's capital Sunday, killing at least three people in a vehicle, the latest attack to take place even as government negotiators are in Qatar to resume …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A major technical fault in Pakistan's power generation and distribution system caused a massive power outage that plunged the country into darkness overnight, the energy minister said.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
New Zealand central bank says data system hacked

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank said Sunday that one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hacker who potentially accessed commercially and personally sensitive informat…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed sho…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Asia Today: China reports 360 cases south of Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — More than 360 people have tested positive in a growing COVID-19 outbreak south of Beijing in neighboring Hebei province.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Syracuse's Dolezaj finishes game after chipping tooth

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse senior forward Marek Dolezaj doesn’t pack a lot of muscle on his 6-foot-10 frame, but he’s tough as nails.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia military chief says divers have spotted parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea at a depth of 75 feet.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Indonesian divers spot parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's military chief says divers have spotted parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onb…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Landslides in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two landslides triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia left at least 11 dead and 18 injured, officials said Sunday.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Mexico sees record 16,105 new virus cases

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has posted another daily record for newly confirmed coronavirus cases, with 16,105 new infections reported Saturday, and a near-record of 1,135 deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters in San Diego on Saturday, prompting police to declare the gathering an unlawful assembly because of acts of violence.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Body parts, debris found after Indonesia plane crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crashed shortl…