
Sri Lanka PM invites protesting youth to join governance
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says protesting youth groups will be invited to be part…
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says protesting youth groups will be invited to be part…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines utility has filed lawsuits, proposed legislation and even tried public…
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of flights worldwide were canceled by mid-afternoon Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the…
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely…
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Starbucks has until later this week to file objections after workers at a shop in Birmingham became the first of the…
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing on Sunday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but…
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press Cultural and arts organizations in Chinatowns across North America have worked for decades on bringing greater…
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Florida gallery owner has been arrested on federal charges…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend.…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military’s…
Continue ReadingBy ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka used tear gas and a water cannons Saturday to disperse…
Continue ReadingThe proposed settlement of more than $1 billion as compensation for the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium collapse is far from the largest…
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to…
Continue ReadingBy MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A new independent union at a Mexican auto plant that won a historic organizing vote last year has negotiated an 8.5% wage…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Federal officials signed an agreement with leaders of the Navajo Nation on Friday that provides…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and AMY FORLITI Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general’s office is not charging…
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California woman who punched a flight attendant in the face during a flight and broke her teeth…
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change. California Gov. Gavin…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Big Lots, American Eagle fall; Dell, Ulta Beauty…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday and closed higher for the week, breaking a seven-week losing streak, the longest such stretch…
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press Texas authorities said Friday that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 98 cents to $115.07 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $2.03 to…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway has opened a sports book lounge in time for Sunday’s…
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has…
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The owner of the largest natural gas utility in Alaska says it is selling the company to Canada-based TriSummit Utilities…
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A leading international credit ratings agency has warned that the results of this month’s…
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The biggest convoy of aid since Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral…
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