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GOP's Moreno joins race to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio

GOP's Moreno joins race to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Wealthy Cleveland business owner Bernie Moreno has joined the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, becoming the second Republican candidate to challenge the three-term incumbent.

Russian lawmakers vet bill allowing electronic draft notices

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers approved legislation Tuesday that would allow authorities to issue electronic summons to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The State Duma voted to pass the bill on its second and third readings.
Biden administration seeks input on AI safety measures

Biden administration seeks input on AI safety measures

President Joe Biden's administration wants stronger measures to test the safety of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT before they are publicly released, though it hasn't decided if the government will have a role in doing the vetting.
4 in 10 say next vehicle may be electric: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

4 in 10 say next vehicle may be electric: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents. About 4 in 10 U.S.
Cambodia deports 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects

Cambodia deports 19 Japanese cybercrime scam suspects

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Nineteen Japanese men detained in Cambodia in January on suspicion of participating in phone and online scams were deported to their homeland on Tuesday, police said.
Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal

Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s parliament opened a special session Tuesday to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS — and consider strengthening the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups .

NATO member Romania pushes to buy US-made F-35 fighter jets

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s top defense body approved on Tuesday the acquisition of an unspecified number of American-made F-35 fighter jets, as the NATO-member state pushes to modernize its air force, Romania’s presidential office said.
US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters

US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, where Washington has repeatedly warned
Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S.
Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in three years in the new government’s latest step toward repairing relations wit
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