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China's exports surge in Jan-Feb despite waning trade with the US

HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics. The exp...

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government ...

15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown

ODAKA, Japan (AP) — Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-de...

Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are begin...

FBI hunts for clues after 2 men charged with lighting bombs at NYC protest

NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are trying to learn more about two Pennsylvania men accused of bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor. Emir Balat, 18, a...

Georgia voters choosing a successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene in US House

ATLANTA (AP) — Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district will vote for her successor in a spe...

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump...

Europe rallies around Cyprus days after the Iran war's first drone attack on EU territory

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to defend Cyprus and dispatch additional warships to the Eastern Mediterranean to strengthen allies' security in the ...

Arizona guard Jaden Bradley and coach Tommy Lloyd pick up Big 12 awards

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Arizona senior guard Jaden Bradley was named the Big 12 player of the year Monday in voting by the conference’s 16 coaches. Tommy Lloyd, who with Bradley led the No. 2 W...

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

NEW YORK (AP) — As the price of crude oil surpassed $110 a barrel Monday, reaching heights not seen since 2022, consumers were feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide...

Kenneth Walker III joins Mahomes in KC and Malik Willis starts QB reset in Miami, AP sources say

Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III is the new running back for Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City, Miami settled on Malik Willis for a reset at quarterback and receiver Mike Evans is headed to Sa...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt Chamberlain's record of 126 straight games with at least 20 points

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder has tied Wilt Chamberlain's record by scoring at least 20 points in 126 consecutive games. The reigning MVP hit a 3-...
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