Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger
By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near…
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Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames
By RAF CASERT Associated Press ANDEREN, Netherlands (AP) — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a…
Continue Reading Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage. One…
Continue Reading United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest…
Continue Reading China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on…
Continue Reading US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese…
Continue Reading Chinese foreign minister criticizes US role in Gaza talks during visit to Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United…
Continue Reading Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the…
Continue Reading How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since…
Continue Reading Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A Muslim community leader says a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian…
Continue Reading Prominent figure in German far-right party stands trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan
By GEIR MOULSON and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press HALLE, Germany (AP) — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Continue Reading Panama’s presidential frontrunner skips third and final debate ahead of May 5 election
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president have laid out their plans to…
Continue Reading Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family’s Passover celebration of the liberation of…
Continue Reading South Carolina making progress to get more women in General Assembly and leadership roles
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Progress is being made in getting more women into leadership positions in South Carolina.…
Continue Reading Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is…
Continue Reading New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of…
Continue Reading Trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant goes to the jury
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue Reading Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan…
Continue Reading Social media searches play central role at jury selection for Trump’s first criminal trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former…
Continue Reading 12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates is ongoing
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in…
Continue Reading A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at…
Continue Reading Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of…
Continue Reading 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between…
Continue Reading Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang…
Continue Reading UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the…
Continue Reading French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — French construction worker Damien Guerot has spoken of his mixed emotions at being…
Continue Reading Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return
By JILL COLVIN and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met in New York with Polish President Andrzej…
Continue Reading Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were…
Continue Reading Schumer says US will provide $6.1 billion to Micron Technology for chip plants in NY, Idaho
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for…
Continue Reading Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the headquarters of a group in Salem,…
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