Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships, climate education at his former elementary school
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio will fund scholarships and a climate education program at the…
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Millennial Money: Stop using paper checks, already
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet You’re probably not using paper checks for most things. But are you returning payments to medical providers and…
Continue ReadingCourt sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don’t need to install…
Continue Reading Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from…
Continue Reading Thailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
Continue Reading Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline Global Citizen Festival
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s…
Continue Reading Live Updates | Zelenskyy gets hero’s welcome in Lithuania’s capital as he arrives for NATO meeting
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a hero’s welcome at a concert in Lithuania’s capital where he…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 11: NATO, Floods, Twitter, Volcano eruption, Wimbledon
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Banks collect billions of dollars each year from credit card late fees that often range around $40 per…
Continue Reading Rights group urges probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary forces battling the army
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A prominent rights group has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate atrocities in…
Continue Reading Aid group says 2 children died as families fled Taliban demolition of their Kabul shantytown
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international aid group says two children died as Afghan families fled a Taliban demolition of their shantytown homes in the…
Continue Reading Iceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is…
Continue Reading White House lays out effort against animal sedative xylazine but doesn’t call for new restrictions
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are calling for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal…
Continue Reading With player stylists and Gucci collabs, MLB eyes a fresh look with younger fans
By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. topped off a Barbiecore ’fit with a jeweled chain of his own likeness. Adley…
Continue Reading Inside the AP’s investigation into the ethics practices of the Supreme Court justices
By ERIC TUCKER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press examination of the ethics practices of the U.S. Supreme…
Continue Reading Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn’t in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the University of Hawaii law school has marketed its Jurist-In-Residence program…
Continue Reading ‘I will not stay quiet’: Israel evicts Palestinian family from home after 45-year legal battle
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have evicted a Palestinian family from a contested apartment in…
Continue Reading Giant panda gives birth to squirming, squealing healthy twin girls at South Korean theme park
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to squirming, squealing healthy twin girls at a South Korean theme park. Ai Bao gave birth…
Continue Reading Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s #MeToo movement is making a resurgence as accusations hit politics, TV and schools
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is facing a long-delayed reckoning with sexual harassment and sexual violence. In the…
Continue Reading Cold temperatures to continue in South Africa but no further snowfall is predicted
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African weather officials are warning of continued very cold temperatures, but say…
Continue Reading Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Champion runner Caster Semenya won a potentially landmark legal decision for sports on Tuesday when the European…
Continue Reading Australian war hero appeals court decision that blamed him for unlawful killings in Afghanistan
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living war veteran has lodged an appeal against a civil…
Continue Reading Thousands gather in Bosnia and commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre anniversary
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people are gathering in Srebrenica for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 massacre in…
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Powerball prize jumps to an estimated $725 million after no jackpot winners Monday
By Nouran Salahieh and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — There were no jackpot winners after Monday’s Powerball drawing and the grand prize jumped…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia deposits $2 billion in Pakistan’s central bank as a boost ahead of a key IMF meeting
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia has deposited $2 billion into Pakistan’s central bank, a much-needed financial…
Continue Reading Rapper Lil Nas X reported to be among among scooter-riding tourists stopped in Oslo tunnel
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Norway’s capital briefly stopped four Americans who rode through an Oslo tunnel on electric scooters, and a…
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Louisiana judge quashes some counts against officers charged in connection with death of Black motorist Ronald Greene
By Nick Valencia, Amy Simonson and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana judge has quashed counts against two of the law enforcement…
Continue Reading Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a ‘miscalculation away’ from a catastrophe
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top diplomat is warning of the threat posed by nuclear…
Continue Reading China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on ‘law enforcement and security matters’
BEIJING (AP) — The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on law enforcement and security matters in a move likely…
Continue Reading UK wages are rising at a record pace. That makes higher interest rates more likely
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation. That’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall Street higher; Activision Blizzard jumps
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street as…
Continue Reading All 6 aboard helicopter carrying Mexican tourists are killed in a crash near Mount Everest in Nepal
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All six people on board a helicopter carrying Mexican tourists were killed when it…
Continue Reading German businessman’s dismembered body found in freezer in Thailand with chainsaw and hedge clippers
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say they have found the dismembered body of a missing German…
Continue Reading Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership
By KARL RITTER Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected…
Continue Reading Israelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Protesters in Israel have blocked highways and thronged the country’s main international…
Continue Reading Desperate Ukrainians take long and uncertain journey to escape Russian occupation
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Rima Yaremenko, the 5,000-kilometer (3,000-mile) odyssey to escape…
Continue Reading EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament in Strasbourg as the bloc…
Continue Reading Hong Kong will ban more products from Japan if treated wastewater is discharged, its leader says
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee says the city will ban marine products from “a large number…
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Catastrophic flooding swamped Vermont’s capital as intense storms forced evacuations and closures in Northeast
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Intense rainstorms that inundated the Northeast turned streets into rivers, forced…
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Across the US Southwest, people in desert cities like Phoenix are enduring an extreme heat wave
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme…
Continue Reading Across the US Southwest, people in desert cities like Phoenix are enduring an extreme heat wave
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme…
Continue Reading UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a grim report, the U.N. is warning that at the current rate of global progress 575…
Continue Reading Native American leaders visit site of archeological dig to find remains of boarding school students
By TRISHA AHMED and CHARLIE NEIBERGALL Associated Press GENOA, Neb. (AP) — A grandmother wearing beaded necklaces of bright red, yellow and blue…
Continue Reading At least 2 killed as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities say at least two people have been killed after an elevated road being built in Bangkok collapsed. Another 11 people…
Continue Reading Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign Friday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly…
Continue Reading Vermont hit by 2nd day of floods as muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in capital city
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the…
Continue Reading A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury that was sworn in Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges…
Continue Reading Test scores show American students slipping further behind despite recovery efforts
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A new analysis shows students across the U.S. fell further behind academically last…
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