US jobless claims rise by 28,000, but still low at 222,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the…
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Mehdi Hasan to share tips on ‘How to Win Every Argument’
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has learned a few lessons after interviewing everyone from John Legend to former National Security Adviser…
Continue Reading Germany’s Merkel at farewell ceremony: Don’t tolerate hate
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Germans to stand up to hatred, at a military ceremony bidding her farewell after 16 years in…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Ford Bronco versus Jeep Wrangler
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds After a 25-year hiatus, the Ford Bronco is back. This new 2021 Bronco SUV pays homage to its predecessors via boxy…
Continue Reading With Roe in question, justices dig into private debate
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of public arguments, the Supreme Court’s justices will now…
Continue Reading Paris archbishop who had ‘ambiguous’ relationship resigns
By ANGELA CHARLTON and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the archbishop of Paris’ resignation after he…
Continue Reading India confirms omicron variant cases, says get the shot now
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India has confirmed its first two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant. The Health…
Continue Reading Greece allowing 17 Turkish nationals to seek asylum
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities say 17 Turkish nationals received permission to enter Greece and apply for asylum there after they crossed…
Continue Reading China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s air regulator has cleared the Boeing 737 Max to return to flying with technical…
Continue Reading Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met face-to-face with his…
Continue Reading EU fines 4 banks $390M in foreign exchange trading cartel
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined four major banks a combined $390 million for colluding in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel that…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s leader Hun Sen endorses oldest son as successor
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen has explicitly declared support to…
Continue Reading Pushing COVID-19 boosters, Biden says ‘we need to be ready’
By ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe…
Continue Reading Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from…
Continue Reading Tel Aviv is priciest city, outranking Paris in new report
By AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Residents of Israel’s seaside metropolis Tel Aviv have for years complained of how…
Continue Reading UK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy with publisher
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit…
Continue Reading Austria’s new chancellor resigns; predecessor quits politics
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg has announced he is stepping down just two months after…
Continue Reading OPEC, allies stick to modest output boost despite omicron
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick to their…
Continue Reading In Denmark, a snow storm means people overnight in an IKEA
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In northern Denmark, six stranded customers and about two dozen employees spent the night in a IKEA furniture store,…
Continue Reading EU court advisor wants scrapping of Hungary-Poland challenge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top adviser to the European Union’s highest court says the principle of linking the bloc’s…
Continue Reading Israeli PM slammed for family trip amid travel restrictions
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has come under fire after his wife and children flew…
Continue Reading Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
By ARITZ PARRA and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan replaces finance minister as lira crashes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a new treasury and finance minister after Lutfi Elvan stepped down from…
Continue Reading Rights group says Myanmar forces purposely killed protesters
BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch says the killing of at least 65 protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city on March 14 this year was planned and…
Continue Reading A weary pope urges Greek, Turkish Cypriots to heal division
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Greek Cypriots and breakaway Turkish…
Continue Reading Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Governments around the world are weighing new measures for populations tired of hearing about…
Continue Reading Lebanese businesses pay steep price for standoff with Saudis
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese have been losing business opportunities and contracts in recent weeks as a result of a…
Continue Reading Report: Israel failed to probe shootings at Gaza protests
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Rights groups say Israel failed to investigate shootings that killed more than 200 Palestinians…
Continue Reading Virginia House recount underway; could affirm GOP majority
By BEN FINLEY and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Election officials in Virginia are painstakenly recounting votes in one…
Continue Reading Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices
By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation…
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