On the sidelines of the U.N.: Hope, cocktails and efforts to be heard
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the…
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Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a…
Continue Reading Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to…
Continue Reading California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the…
Continue Reading Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to purchase US Stryker combat vehicles and related equipment
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land…
Continue Reading Authorities search for suspect wanted in killing who was mistakenly released from Indianapolis jail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man wanted for a 2021 killing in Minnesota was mistakenly released from jail in Indianapolis last week and authorities are…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinians in besieged strip launch incendiary balloons toward Israel
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip have launched incendiary balloons into Israel, prompting…
Continue Reading Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department has announced a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar…
Continue Reading Norway drops spying claims against foreign student, says he’s being held now for a ‘financial crime’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities have dropped spying allegations against an unidentified 25-year-old foreign student and are now…
Continue Reading Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband has lung cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In an announcement Thursday, the governor…
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Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About a half-million people are regaining Medicaid coverage after the federal…
Continue Reading A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on…
Continue Reading United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic…
Continue Reading Auto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38…
Continue Reading Norway can extradite man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian court has ruled that a man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other…
Continue Reading EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case
LONDON (AP) — European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker…
Continue Reading Ukrainian missile strikes headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
By SAMYA KULLAB and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a…
Continue Reading Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano has sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 nearby towns and…
Continue Reading Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts…
Continue Reading BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another member of K-pop supergroup BTS has begun his mandatory military service in…
Continue Reading India’s Parliament passes law that will reserve a third of legislature seats for women from 2029
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in…
Continue Reading Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?
By TODD WALLACK AND CHRISTINE WILLMSEN, WBUR Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts,…
Continue Reading US breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics
By AARON MORRISON AP Race and Ethnicity News Editor U.S. breaking pros who hope to compete in the Paris Olympics next year have a challenge. As…
Continue Reading With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime…
Continue Reading Thousands of teachers protest in Nepal against education bill, shutting schools across the country
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Schools for millions of students in Nepal are closed as tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of…
Continue Reading Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and Syria have announced the formation of a strategic partnership as Chinese leader Xi…
Continue Reading Russia says Armenian separatists surrender arms after Azerbaijan reclaims Nagorno-Karabakh
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says that ethnic Armenian separatists in…
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