The mausoleum holding Congo independence hero Lumumba’s gold-capped tooth is vandalized
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba has been…
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Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to…
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Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
Associated Press HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences”…
Continue Reading On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Associated Press had rare access to a night patrol by Senegal’s navy as it scanned the sea for a…
Continue Reading Roger Federer tells friend and rival Rafael Nadal that he made him enjoy tennis more
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis even more during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over…
Continue Reading Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation
Associated Press From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote…
Continue Reading Bill Clinton explains why philanthropy fills his post-presidential life in his new book ‘Citizen’
AP Business Writer Former President Bill Clinton talks about how philanthropy has allowed him to continue making changes in the world to help others…
Continue Reading 4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for…
Continue Reading School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of schools closed and road and train travel ground to a halt in many parts of the U.K. on Tuesday as a cold snap brought snow,…
Continue Reading Pakistani police arrest a man accused of insulting the Quran and save him from being lynched by mob
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan have arrested a man accused of insulting Islam’s holy book after being alerted that…
Continue Reading Serbia’s opposition is locked in a standoff with police as tensions rise over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian opposition protesters have blocked a court house over a deadly roof collapse at a railway station in the…
Continue Reading Scholz’s party struggles to quell debate over whether he should seek a second term as German leader
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — While Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets world leaders in Brazil, a discussion is swirling in his party at home about…
Continue Reading Walmart heads into official start of holiday season with strong momentum after robust 3Q results
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a…
Continue Reading Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik seeks parole for a second time
Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, has made another application…
Continue Reading The World Food Prize Foundation announces changes to expand international reach
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger is announcing a leadership change as it works…
Continue Reading Spain’s royals return to flood disaster zone for 1st time since being pelted by mud
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s royal couple has returned to the area devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding for the first time since…
Continue Reading Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
PARIS (AP) — Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities…
Continue Reading Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking…
Continue Reading US defense chief says alliance with Philippines will transcend administrations
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China’s dangerous actions against the…
Continue Reading Journalists strike in Greece ahead of a nationwide walkout on Wednesday
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalist unions in Greece have launched a 24-hour strike, joining broader labor unrest on the eve of a nationwide general…
Continue Reading Tackling estate planning in 7 basic steps
Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly. The good news is that you’ve probably…
Continue Reading German police break up an environmental activists’ camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in…
Continue Reading Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British farmers have descended on Parliament to protest a tax hike they say will deal a “hammer blow” to…
Continue Reading Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country will not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy as…
Continue Reading Germany’s defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by…
Continue Reading The son of Norway’s crown princess is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested again, this time on suspicion…
Continue Reading Italian Premier Meloni’s coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in…
Continue Reading US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in…
Continue Reading 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit…
Continue Reading Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe…
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