Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lawmakers in the Polish parliament have observed a minute of silence to honor a young…
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Baltimore’s busy port fully reopens after bridge collapse, and a return to normal is expected
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities anticipate that commercial shipping traffic through the Port of…
Continue Reading Heat wave in Greece halts visits to Acropolis as drones with thermal cameras monitor temperatures
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that…
Continue Reading France’s Macron defends decision on snap legislative elections, urges voters to defeat far-right
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parlimentary…
Continue Reading Ospreys face flight restrictions through 2025 due to crashes, military tells Congress
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of…
Continue Reading Hungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it’s not forced to help out
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary has agreed not to veto NATO support for Ukraine. But Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the…
Continue Reading At least 40 Indians die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 40 Indians died after a fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait. Officials…
Continue Reading Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special judge’s court in Bangladesh has indicted Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13…
Continue Reading Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
By BASSEM MROUE and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that mediators would keep…
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How many Americans have a perfect 850 credit score?
Experian reports on what sets consumers with perfect FICO Scores apart from…
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The decline of pay phones in every state
Spokeo used data from the Federal Communications Commission to explore the fall of pay phones across the United…
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Here are the top-selling used cars in the United States
CoPilot analyzed national sales data to uncover the 50 top-selling used cars in the United…
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AI at work: The impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace
Spokeo reports the results of its survey exploring how AI could impact the…
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This ain't just Texas: More states want power to wage 'war' on migrants
The Marshall Project reports that several states are sending troops to the Southern border as the legal battle over immigration enforcement…
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Which generations are the most and least obsessed with electric cars?
Way.com taps into Statista data to determine which generation loves EVs the…
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Preschool is popular, and more school districts are adding it
Chalkbeat reports on how preschool has expanded into Colorado’s elementary…
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The best EV charging apps
Edmunds reports on the apps that help electric vehicle drivers know where to get the charged…
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4 charts that show how much the role of phones has changed in the last 60 years
Visible partnered with Stacker to explore how the role of phones has evolved over the last six decades using data from World Bank, Gallup, and…
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Bus passengers frantically texted loved ones as gunman hijacked an Atlanta commuter bus during rush hour
CNN, WXIA, WANF By Shawn Nottingham, Nick Valencia and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta police had barely finished briefing the community…
Continue Reading Turkey can expect strong support from the Turkish-German community at Euro 2024. So can Germany
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Six years ago, Ilkay Gündogan’s place on the German national team was in…
Continue Reading Bus passengers frantically texted loved ones as gunman hijacked an Atlanta commuter bus during rush hour
WSB, WXIA, CNN By Shawn Nottingham, Nick Valencia and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta police had barely finished briefing the community…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia shares rise amid Bank of Japan focus after the Fed stands pat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, as investors turned their attention to what the Bank of Japan…
Continue Reading Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants engaged in sexual and…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials said inflation has fallen further toward their target level…
Continue Reading Australia anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports as they ease past 2020 row
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian…
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Vigil held for man killed in crash; family says he had also been drinking
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Family and friends of 25-year-old Rey Mendez gathered at the intersection of Zaragoza and Americas, the place where Mendez…
Continue Reading Historic Mexico City castle is depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials aren’t amused
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with…
Continue Reading Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows
By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from…
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