Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply
Associated Press KENITRA, Morocco (AP) — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has…
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‘We were built for this moment’: Black women rally around Kamala Harris
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Four years ago, a Zoom meeting to build support for Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee…
Continue Reading Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Forest Service has announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently…
Continue Reading As Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As Vice President Kamala Harris works to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. president, reaction across her…
Continue Reading British equestrian great Dujardin out of Olympics after coaching video reveals possible horse abuse
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video…
Continue Reading Russian parliament passes measure broadening ‘undesirable’ organization criteria
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation expanding the reach of a law on declaring foreign-funded organizations…
Continue Reading Cyber security startup Wiz reportedly rejects $23 billion acquisition proposal from Google
NEW YORK (AP) — Wiz, a cloud security firm based in New York, has rejected a proposed $23 billion acquisition deal offered by Google parent…
Continue Reading In Sean Wang’s ‘Dìdi,’ a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young…
Continue Reading Florida’s population passes 23 million for the first time due to residents moving from other states
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the…
Continue Reading Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most…
Continue Reading Iraq bans a Kurdish separatist group and strengthens its cooperation with Turkey
Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a…
Continue Reading Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid
Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision…
Continue Reading They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along
Associated Press Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their…
Continue Reading Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former…
Continue Reading Dan Aykroyd revisits the Blues Brothers’ remarkable legacy in new Audible Original
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to…
Continue Reading Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning…
Continue Reading Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser
LONDON (AP) — Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out…
Continue Reading US is investigating Delta’s flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage
AP Business Writers U.S. regulators are investigating why Delta Air Lines failed to recover as quickly as other airlines from a global technology…
Continue Reading Colombian bullfighters decry new ban on the centuries-old tradition and vow to keep it alive
Associated Press CHOACHI, Colombia (AP) — Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion…
Continue Reading As hurricane season begins, here’s how small businesses can prepare in advance of a storm
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hurricane season roared into the U.S. with Hurricane Beryl hitting Texas in early July. And NOAA is…
Continue Reading UK government scrapping use of a barge off English coast to house asylum-seekers
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will end the controversial use of a barge to house asylum-seekers off the south coast of England. The…
Continue Reading German court rules in migration case that there’s no general danger now to all civilians in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that there is no longer a general danger to all civilians from the long-running conflict in Syria. In the…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in June to slowest pace since December amid rising mortgage rates, home prices
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June for the fourth straight month as elevated mortgage rates…
Continue Reading Police in St. Maarten detain suspect in shooting of politician whose wife was killed in the attack
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in St. Maarten say they have detained a suspect linked to the recent shooting of a politician in an attack…
Continue Reading Suspected gunman in Croatia nursing home killings charged on 11 counts, including murder
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say a suspected gunman in a mass shooting in a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11…
Continue Reading Belarus’ foreign minister arrives in North Korea for talks expected to focus on Russia cooperation
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean…
Continue Reading Bernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — These may be the most luxurious Olympics ever. A key sponsor is LVMH, the biggest seller of luxury goods in the…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty. Leader sentenced to almost 200 years
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities…
Continue Reading Court sentences man over explosive parcels sent to Ukrainian, US and Spanish offices in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has given an 18-year prison sentence to a man found guilty of sending six letters containing explosives to Spanish…
Continue Reading Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement
Associated Press In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow…
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