German city of Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call
BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Cologne will start permitting mosques to broadcast muezzin calls for prayer. The city says calls can be broadcast…
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Ameren announces changes in leadership, including next CEO
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will…
Continue Reading Greece boosts border guards over Afghan migration fears
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece will further increase its border guards at the Turkish…
Continue Reading Audrey Diwan eager to bring Venice winner ‘Happening’ to US
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer French filmmaker Audrey Diwan’s life changed forever when her sophomore film “Happening” won the top award at…
Continue Reading Migrants protest outside UN office in Libya for 10th day
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press AUGUSTA, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of migrants have protested for the 10th straight day outside a United Nations…
Continue Reading Body found in search for Asian American in California desert
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Searchers in Southern California have found a body in the Yucca Valley desert, two months after Lauren Cho disappeared…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi pleads not guilty to breaking virus rules
BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint have pleaded not guilty to violating COVID-19 restrictions…
Continue Reading App designed to save lives not popular with Florida teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An app designed to help save lives by targeting the location of an emergency at a school is not popular with teachers…
Continue Reading Gun violence and kids: Shattered dreams, devastated families
By CLAUDIA LAUER and JIM SALTER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of children and teenagers across…
Continue Reading Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
By JIM SALTER and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers…
Continue Reading EU, Ukraine to discuss military training and cyberthreats
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering providing a training military mission to Ukraine amid…
Continue Reading Car bomb in market of opposition-held Syrian town kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers and a war monitor are reporting that at least four people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a market in a…
Continue Reading Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government after more than two months without one. The Cabinet named Monday by the new prime minister…
Continue Reading ‘Citizens decide’: Climate protests near Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary…
Continue Reading Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next storm
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected…
Continue Reading Changed race, familiar result: Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon as the race returned from a 30-month absence…
Continue Reading Poland leader: Idea of ‘Polexit’ is ‘fake news’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says that the idea of “Polexit” is harmful “fake news.” Mateusz Morawiecki was reacting…
Continue Reading Russia’s new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a…
Continue Reading 2 men guilty of lawyer’s murder that shocked the Netherlands
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two men have been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of a…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Fortify your finances against natural disaster
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s not enjoyable to think about what could happen in a natural disaster, but it’s wise to invest some time and…
Continue Reading Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Bing Crosby’s heirs sell stake in estate to boost his work
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just old rock stars benefiting from the current trend of artists selling off rights…
Continue Reading Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off Alaska coast
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an…
Continue Reading Official says journalist’s Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has…
Continue Reading Charles urges leaders to do more than ‘just talk’ on climate
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is urging world leaders to do more than “just talk” when they gather in Scotland’s…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including…
Continue Reading Israeli archaeologists discover ancient winemaking complex
By TSAFRIR ABAYOV Associated Press YAVNE, Israel (AP) — Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating…
Continue Reading 5 Indian soldiers killed in gunfight with rebels in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Five Indian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle with militants fighting against Indian rule in the Himalayan…
Continue Reading Merkel: Israel can’t ‘lose sight’ of deal with Palestinians
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has implored Israel not “to lose sight” of the need to…
Continue Reading Austria swears in new chancellor after Kurz steps aside
BERLIN (AP) — Austria has a new chancellor, two days after former leader Sebastian Kurz resigned amid corruption allegations. Austria’s…
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