Greek coast guard rescues scores of migrants from boats drifting in the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable…
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Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to certain social media…
Continue ReadingGreece hosts meeting of several Balkan leaders; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy also will attend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials…
Continue ReadingWWE’s WrestleMania 40 ticket sales show strength of the brand months before 2-day event
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is flexing its branding muscle, selling more than 90,000 tickets to next year’s WrestleMania about eight…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch…
Continue ReadingA decade after a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb, Syrian survivors lose hope for justice
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press AFRIN, Syria (AP) — A decade after a sarin gas attack killed hundreds and left thousands hurt in…
Continue ReadingAngry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth
By DAVID BRUNAT and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s soccer federation marred the country’s Women’s World…
Continue ReadingUK police to take no action after investigation into cash-for-honors allegation at king’s charity
LONDON (AP) — London police say they will take no action on allegations that people associated with one of King Charles III’s charities offered…
Continue ReadingWhite House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his…
Continue ReadingProtests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held…
Continue ReadingA list of the 5 new vehicles with the lowest average purchase prices in the US
By The Associated Press A new car that costs under $20,000, once an unofficial threshold of affordability, is all but history in the United States.…
Continue ReadingEcuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the…
Continue ReadingGale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four…
Continue ReadingBiden says federal government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ to recover from wildfire
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told survivors of Hawaii’s wildfires that the nation…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: Create a care plan for older parents (or yourself)
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Most of us will need help with daily tasks at some point, such as dressing or bathing. Ignoring that fact until a health…
Continue ReadingGerman central bank sees the economy stagnating again in the 3rd quarter
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank anticipates that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will be more or less stagnant again in the…
Continue ReadingThailand’s Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party says it plans to form a new government with an…
Continue ReadingClinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” –…
Continue ReadingBritish nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
By BRIAN MELLEY and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying…
Continue Reading14 people were shot, one fatally, in the same Milwaukee neighborhood, police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say 13 people were injured and one was killed in three separate shootings, just blocks from each other, over the…
Continue ReadingPakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan are promising $6,800 in compensation for each of…
Continue ReadingWomen’s World Cup teams head home to different futures
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Teams headed home from the Women’s World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667…
Continue ReadingLooking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a…
Continue ReadingSuspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say that a suspected Palestinian attacker has killed an Israeli woman and…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won’t have an immediate war impact
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his…
Continue ReadingA bus crashes off the road in central Turkey, leaving 12 passengers dead
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a passenger bus has veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey, killing 12…
Continue ReadingHiding beneath normality, daily life in Kyiv conceals the burdens of war
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JAE C. HONG Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Life in the capital of a war-torn country seems normal on the surface. In…
Continue ReadingJapanese government pledges long-term support for fisheries during Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised his government’s full support for fishing…
Continue ReadingRussia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world…
Continue ReadingMore hearings begin soon for Summit’s proposed CO2 pipeline. Where does the project stand?
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More hearings this month and in September are set for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s president, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of Federal Reserve conference
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of interest rate…
Continue ReadingHilary left California desert roads covered in water and mud. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho
By MARK J. TERRILL, JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern…
Continue ReadingSon of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoff
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challenge
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans overwhelmingly picked an independent progressive to…
Continue ReadingNew faces in Cambodia’s parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king has congratulated the country’s new lawmakers and urged them to…
Continue ReadingDentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan’s…
Continue ReadingImmigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JULIE WATSON and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when…
Continue ReadingTrump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying…
Continue ReadingA rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep…
Continue ReadingA Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US
By REBECCA SANTANA and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Valerie Laveus remembers when she first heard about an immigration program…
Continue ReadingThe GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee,…
Continue ReadingRights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants
By JON GAMBRELL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: Adam Sandler, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka,’ Tim McGraw and ‘Honor Among Thieves’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the “Mandalorian” spin-off “Star Wars: Ahsoka” starring Rosario…
Continue ReadingFour die in climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s highest peak
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say four Mexican citizens have died in a climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba. Also known by its…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks mixed as traders await Fed conference for interest rate update
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Monday as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s summer conference…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim watches cruise missile launches as US, South Korean troops begin annual drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing of strategic cruise…
Continue ReadingTrump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican…
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