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Watchdog halts a Japanese nuclear plant's safety review after seismic data found to be fabricated
January 06, 2026 - 9:46 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan after the plant's operator was found to have fabricated data about earthquake risks, in a setback to Japan's attempts to accelerate reactor restarts to boost nuclear energy use.
Pope signals reform-minded priorities as his pontificate gears up
January 06, 2026 - 9:41 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities going forward.
Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island
January 06, 2026 - 9:38 PM

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
January 06, 2026 - 9:05 PM

Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island
Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton taps former state Democratic Chair David Pepper as running mate
January 06, 2026 - 9:02 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton has chosen an outspoken former state party chair as her running mate, confirming her selection of David Pepper as her No. 2 to The Associated Press ahead of their first public appearance together Wednesday.
Yemen's anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges
January 06, 2026 - 8:41 PM

ADEN, YEMEN (AP) — A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that it had expelled the leader of a separatist movement and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks.
Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over 'rhetoric' targeting country after Trump's comments
January 06, 2026 - 8:40 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” America “will come to their rescue."
South Korean leader says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues
January 06, 2026 - 8:35 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and ease animosities between the two Koreas.
Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy
January 06, 2026 - 7:52 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy Tuesday night during a protest in Jerusalem against a law seeking to draft the ultra-Orthodox community into Israel's military.
Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests
January 06, 2026 - 7:30 PM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mukesh Awasti was all set to leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead he joined a youth revolt against corruption in Nepal and lost his leg after being shot by security forces.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Watchdog halts a Japanese nuclear plant's safety review after seismic data found to be fabricated

Pope signals reform-minded priorities as his pontificate gears up

Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton taps former state Democratic Chair David Pepper as running mate

Yemen's anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader and says he faces treason charges

Iran army chief threatens preemptive attack over 'rhetoric' targeting country after Trump's comments

South Korean leader says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues

Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox boy

Gen Z revolters are angry at the government they installed after Nepal's protests

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