US job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates. The Labor…
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling again, though it isn’t yet time to cut rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women’s Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to upend Texas’ age verification law for porn websites
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry seeking to upend a Texas law that…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an e-cigarette case. The high court agreed to consider Tuesday whether the Food…
Continue Reading Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Protests continue in Kenya’s capital and elsewhere over a finance bill that would raise the cost of…
Continue Reading Accused scammer who claimed to be Irish heiress has been extradited to UK to face charges
A woman accused of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming several victims out of tens of thousands of dollars has been…
Continue Reading US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New…
Continue Reading Small businesses could find filing for bankruptcy more difficult as government program expires
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired,…
Continue Reading Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right”…
Continue Reading Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society have rallied in the southern port city of Karachi against the death…
Continue Reading Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an…
Continue Reading Leaders of Poland, Germany meet to mend strained ties and discuss Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Government leaders of Poland and Germany are holding consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to…
Continue Reading Andy Murray withdraws from singles at his last Wimbledon and only will play doubles with his brother
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from…
Continue Reading Vandals behead a controversial sculpture of Mary giving birth to Jesus in an Austrian cathedral
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in…
Continue Reading Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
Associated Press It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian…
Continue Reading Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a…
Continue Reading Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ dead at 57
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player and artist turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the…
Continue Reading French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s…
Continue Reading 2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked. Aid group Tearfund announced…
Continue Reading UK’s landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 2010 Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown lost the election and handed power to a coalition…
Continue Reading Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
Associated Press ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading…
Continue Reading Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society
Associated Press HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political…
Continue Reading UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says it has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa…
Continue Reading A court in Belarus sentences 20 analysts to prison terms on charges of conspiracy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced 20 political analysts to prison terms of at least 10 years each after convicting them in…
Continue Reading A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Intelligence officials in Norway says that a Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of…
Continue Reading A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling…
Continue Reading Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years after Dutch King…
Continue Reading Inflation is down in Europe. But the European Central Bank is in no hurry to make more rate cuts
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the way down in Europe. That’s good news. But not good enough for the European…
Continue Reading Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s providing $504 million in implementation grants for a dozen technology…
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