12 new charges against man in Canada accused of selling deadly substance
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say are charging a man with 12 additional counts of counseling and aiding suicide…
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Fighting in eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and Arab tribesmen kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say Arab tribesmen have clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several…
Continue Reading3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members
NEW YORK (AP) — Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service…
Continue ReadingDutch prosecutors demand 12-year sentence for Pakistani cricketer for call to kill lawmaker Wilders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a former Pakistan cricketer accused of incitement to…
Continue ReadingJob vacancies, quits plunge in July in stark sign of cooling trend in the US labor market
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses posted far fewer open jobs in July and the number of Americans quitting…
Continue ReadingUS consumer confidence wanes with prices still high and signs of a cooling job market
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident as summer comes to a close as high prices and interest rates weigh on…
Continue ReadingRussian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to the Hollywood strikes, it’s not just the entertainment industry that’s being hurt
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The company had struggled for years, tossed around by pandemic-induced production shutdowns…
Continue ReadingMan who killed 3 at a Dollar General in Jacksonville used to work at a dollar store, sheriff says
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville shooter used to work at a dollar…
Continue ReadingMaine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press EASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine (AP) — On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in…
Continue ReadingJean Dawson is introducing fans to 3 new characters in his latest musical trilogy
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jean Dawson is an open book. Onstage, the eccentric performer takes control as he bounces…
Continue ReadingBavarian governor orders his deputy to fully explain himself to clear allegations of antisemitism
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Bavaria’s governor says his deputy has not done enough to prove he wasn’t responsible…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains cause significant flooding in parts of West Virginia
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thunderstorms have dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West…
Continue ReadingTop European court says that Bosnian minorities are treated like ‘second-class citizens’
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A top European court says Bosnia’s political system set up under a…
Continue ReadingThe U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia over Amhara region unrest since July
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in…
Continue Reading127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways
NEW YORK (AP) — A 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way early Tuesday, flooding midtown streets and the city’s…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia gets some unlikely visitors when a plane full of Israelis makes an emergency landing
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles has…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas is sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for corruption
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A veteran Los Angeles politician was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison for a scheme in which he sought benefits for his…
Continue ReadingA French soldier is killed in clashes with extremists in Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The French military says a French soldier serving alongside Iraqi forces was killed in combat…
Continue ReadingMore than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding. It is one…
Continue ReadingAlumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MÉXICO CITY (AP) — Long before it was confiscated by President Daniel Ortega’s government in…
Continue Reading3 activists are acquitted of defaming a Thai poultry company accused of violating labor laws
By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three Thai human rights activists have been acquitted of criminally defaming a poultry company with…
Continue ReadingA German woman who belonged to IS is imprisoned for allowing a 5-year-old child slave to die in Iraq
BERLIN (AP) — A Munich court has sentenced a German woman who was a member of the Islamic State group to 14 years in prison for allowing a…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: How to manage caregiving costs for parents while raising kids
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Nearly a quarter of millennials are caregivers for an adult, according to a 2020 AARP survey. And a 2020 survey from…
Continue ReadingCyprus police arrest 21 people after protesters tried to attack Syrian migrants
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus say they have arrested 21 people and used tear gas and a water cannon after a group of Greek Cypriots…
Continue ReadingUN warns that hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia have been roped into online scams
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of…
Continue ReadingGermany arrests a man accused of illegally exporting electronic components for drones to Russia
A German-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Germany on allegations of violating the country’s foreign trade act multiple times by exporting…
Continue ReadingUS given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for Pacific influence
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau, which gives Coast Guard ships the…
Continue ReadingAustralian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Anthony Albanese says he expects public support for creating a…
Continue ReadingGermany presents plans for a German-Polish House to commemorate Polish victims of World War II
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented plans for a “German-Polish House” in Berlin to serve…
Continue ReadingVatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised…
Continue ReadingRussian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to…
Continue ReadingMassive Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday…
Continue ReadingNigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in the northeast
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says its troops have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children…
Continue ReadingDaughter of ex-Thai leader Thaksin says he is fatigued, as criticism grows of his hospitalization
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter says he is suffering from…
Continue ReadingNFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one…
Continue ReadingRare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn…
Continue ReadingUS commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she rebuffed an appeal by Chinese leaders to reduce…
Continue ReadingPakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court has suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of…
Continue ReadingBritain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions
By SIMINA MISTREANU and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat James Cleverly is set to visit China on…
Continue ReadingHong Kong police arrest 2 men accused of foreign collusion over links with protest fund
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained two men on suspicion of violating the city’s national security…
Continue ReadingUK air controllers say flight data sparked glitch that snarled hundreds of flights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Authorities say a technical failure that saw hundreds of flights delayed and canceled across the U.K.…
Continue ReadingLondon’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate-reading cameras…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military leader visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since his country plunged into war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top military officer has made a one-day visit to Egypt on his first trip abroad since his…
Continue ReadingNeurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares boosted by Wall Street rise on consumer confidence and jobs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Wednesday, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on…
Continue ReadingSyria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of the 2011 anti-government uprising
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Anti-government protests in southern Syria have stretched into a second week, with demonstrators…
Continue ReadingNative nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska,…
Continue ReadingUniversity of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina graduate student…
Continue ReadingDentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes expected to plead not guilty
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with…
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