Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to…
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Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a…
Continue Reading Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs.…
Continue Reading Planning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here’s how to avoid the rush
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Millions of Americans…
Continue Reading Want to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping, China and trimetazidine
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paris Olympics open next month and the agency that oversees doping enforcement is under scrutiny following…
Continue Reading Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
Associated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the…
Continue Reading European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world’s largest trading bloc
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in…
Continue Reading China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the…
Continue Reading List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals
Associated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species,…
Continue Reading Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more…
Continue Reading A Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a police officer guarding the house of a top judge has been hospitalized with burns after a gasoline…
Continue Reading Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over…
Continue Reading Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA has been negotiating its interactive media agreement for more than a year. The…
Continue Reading 3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed three people and injured dozens. The 14-carriage train…
Continue Reading Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy
Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was…
Continue Reading Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an…
Continue Reading India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime…
Continue Reading Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought…
Continue Reading Poles seek safety in gold investments during troubled times across their eastern borders
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold. While the…
Continue Reading Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal…
Continue Reading Stella Assange thanks Australian lawmakers for WikiLeaks founder’s freedom
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder…
Continue Reading Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The 61-year-old Labour…
Continue Reading Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively…
Continue Reading Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of…
Continue Reading Here’s what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president’s resignation
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler”…
Continue Reading President Luis Arce’s career has mirrored Bolivia’s economic trajectory from boom to bust
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The president of Bolivia is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed free-market and…
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