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Month: July 2025

Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers in closely watched poll

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island’s legislature. The independence-leaning ruling

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With Columbia as a model, White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard and others

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, using the deal it struck with Columbia University as a template, according to an administration official familiar with the matter. Fines have become

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