Northern Ireland police chief resigns after controversies including huge data breach
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer has resigned following a series of controversies that plagued…
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Pope insists Vatican-China relations are on track but says more work is needed
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Monday that the Vatican’s relations with China were…
Continue ReadingPope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican…
Continue ReadingProtesters in southern Syria smash statue as they mark 2015 assassination of anti-government leader
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of angry protesters in southern Syrian have destroyed the statue of the country’s late president as they marked the…
Continue ReadingSerbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Serbian Basketball Federation has announced that forward Borisa Simanic lost…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is recommending slashing its language…
Continue ReadingZimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says last month’s elections are a sign of…
Continue ReadingSummer’s over for UK politicians as Sunak faces a crisis over crumbling schools
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have headed back to Parliament after their summer break but thousands of U.K.…
Continue ReadingThe EU wants to limit protections for wolves as farmers fear for their livestock
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it’s weighing whether to adjust rules on protecting wolves as a…
Continue ReadingInsider Q&A: Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic foresees interest rates staying higher for longer
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has reached a delicate stage in its fight against inflation. Its…
Continue ReadingCopenhagen mayor urges foreigners to stop buying marijuana at city’s drug oasis following shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen’s mayor has urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city’s Christiania neighborhood where a 30-year-old…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s defense minister resigns following Zelenskyy’s announcement of his replacement
By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of…
Continue ReadingRussia arrests mathematician on terrorism charges minutes after his release from prison
MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Russia have arrested a mathematician on terrorism charges after he completed a prison sentence. Russian media outlets…
Continue ReadingReport says Dutch government spends billions on subsidies for fossil fuel producers and users
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new report says the Dutch government spends some 37.5 billion euros — about $40.5…
Continue ReadingRugby World Cup teams gather across France ahead of tournament’s start this week
PARIS (AP) — The team’s participating in the Rugby World Cup have arrived in villages, towns and cities across France and are finalizing…
Continue ReadingLions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s majority party in parliament pushes to impeach the president but is unlikely to succeed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The majority party that dominates the parliament in Georgia has launched a campaign to impeach the country’s president…
Continue ReadingA drone attack on Myanmar border police reportedly kills 5. A resistance group claims responsibility
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials…
Continue ReadingSweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last…
Continue ReadingJapan announces emergency relief for seafood exporters hit by China’s ban over Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters…
Continue ReadingThe US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical…
Continue ReadingPakistan navy helicopter crashes during a training flight, killing all 3 crew members on board
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan navy helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing all three crew…
Continue ReadingGabon’s military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the president last week
By SAM MEDNICK and YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon ‘s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state…
Continue ReadingSeoul’s spy agency says Russia has likely proposed North Korea to join three-way drills with China
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has likely proposed that North Korea participate in three-way naval exercises…
Continue ReadingA massive wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating, with over 700 firefighters deployed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire that destroyed vast tracts of forest in northeastern Greece over 17 days was in abeyance on Monday,…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: 3 ways to reduce taxes on social security
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Most people drawing Social Security pay taxes on at least some of that money, but there are ways to reduce the bite if…
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history,…
Continue ReadingGerman Chancellor Scholz tweets picture of himself with black eye patch after jogging accident
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Rugby World Cup preparations disturbed by calls to drop Chalureau in racism controversy
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer France’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup have been disrupted by calls to remove one of its players…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels,…
Continue ReadingArmy veteran who served in Afghanistan is named foreign minister in Netherlands’ caretaker Cabinet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A military veteran who served with the Dutch army in Afghanistan has been appointed as the Netherlands’ new foreign…
Continue ReadingAccusers in Japanese boy band producer’s sex abuse scandal hope for company apology and compensation
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope…
Continue ReadingJapan’s top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive government plan to build US military runways
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court has dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build…
Continue ReadingMoroccans protest after Algeria acknowledges deadly shooting at a group on water scooters
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Long-standing tensions between Morocco and Algeria have moved up a notch with a deadly confrontation at sea last week…
Continue ReadingSwedish citizen goes on trial on charges of collecting information for Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial has opened in Stockholm of a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military…
Continue ReadingUAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The…
Continue ReadingClashes erupt in Sweden’s third largest city after another Quran burning and at least 3 are detained
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Sweden say clashes have erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in the third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester…
Continue ReadingMob attacks on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan set off by false implication, police say
By ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police say last month’s mob attacks on churches and homes of Christians in eastern…
Continue ReadingPutin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy.…
Continue ReadingFrance’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer
By JAMEY KEATEN, SAM MEDNICK and CARA ANNA Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may…
Continue ReadingThe first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing
By CARA ANNA and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and…
Continue ReadingMalaysian court dismisses dozens of graft charges against deputy prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has dismissed 47 corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi after…
Continue ReadingA Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge…
Continue ReadingUpward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI
By EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. (AP) — Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared…
Continue ReadingSudan’s top general meets with South Sudan’s president on the war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top military general has visited South Sudan and held talks with its president. It is Gen.…
Continue ReadingEndangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way — humans
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Akin had to bite his tongue. He was chatting with a…
Continue ReadingNew Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city’s poor say they were simply erased
By RISHI LEKHI and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s crowded streets have been resurfaced. Streetlights are…
Continue ReadingFour astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the…
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