Global shares trade mostly rise as Japan and other markets calm from last week’s crazy swings

TOKYO — Global shares traded mostly higher Tuesday, as the Tokyo benchmark bounced back and calmed…

Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Monday to finish mixed, as markets around…

Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion

LOS ANGELES — Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and two former foreign military officials…

Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as experts work to identify the dead

SAO PAULO — Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at…

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and…

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it’s a plot against populist president

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday against lithium mining in Serbia,…

Greek customs agents seize more than 90 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that originated in Ecuador

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Customs agents have seized around 93 kilograms (205 pounds) of cocaine at the…

Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans

PARIS — As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are…

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion as fighting persists

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced what it called a counterterrorism operation to increase security…

Brazilian authorities are investigating the cause of the fiery plane crash that killed 61

VINHEDO, Brazil — Brazilian authorities worked Saturday to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash…