HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials said Monday that the protective netting that covered scaffolding around buildings that caught on fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance. Chris Tang, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security, said samples of the netting were taken from multiple locations from the seven buildings that burned. Seven […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Missouri launches sports betting Monday, people will be able to wager on how many points a particular athlete will score in a game — so long as it doesn’t involve a Missouri college or university. The restriction on ” proposition bets,” though less sweeping than in some states, highlights […]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — With votes from about 43% of polling places counted early Monday in Honduras’ presidential contest, preliminary and partial results showed two conservative challengers leading the race. The vote came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race by endorsing a candidate and announcing that he would pardon […]

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. futures fell and Asian shares began the week mixed, with Tokyo’s benchmark falling nearly 2% on Monday after the release of data showing weak factory activity. Oil prices surged more than $1 a barrel. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.9% to 49,303.28 after the government reported weaker than expected corporate […]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Preliminary and partial count shows conservatives Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading Honduras’ presidential vote. The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wraps up on Cyber Monday. It’s no secret that buying things online is now a staple of many people’s everyday […]

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries’ rising military spending, according to a report released Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, […]

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases. Gentile had reported to prison on Nov. 14, just days before Trump commuted his […]