France will soon ban disposable vapes under an anti-smoking plan, prime minister says
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says disposable vapes will soon be banned in the country as part of a national anti-smoking…
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For small biz reliant on summer tourism, extreme weather is the new pandemic — for better or worse
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing…
Continue Reading Students transform their drab dorm rooms into comfy living spaces
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From $300 studded headboards and $100 coffee table books to custom-made cabinets to…
Continue Reading Tim Scott is the top Black Republican in the GOP presidential primary. Here’s how he discusses race
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Tim Scott seldom specifically brings up race in Iowa. Nor does the Republican…
Continue Reading Ukraine President Zelenskyy says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with…
Continue Reading Bavaria’s governor leaves his deputy in office despite a furor over antisemitism allegations
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The governor of the German state of Bavaria said Sunday that he will let his deputy stay in office…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deported
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants…
Continue Reading As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3…
Continue Reading Putin has dashed global hopes for reviving the Ukraine grain deal. This is why it matters
By ANDREW WILKS and ELISE MORTON Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Vladimir Putin, hoping to…
Continue Reading Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Concealed under pine branches in the forests of northeast Ukraine, the muzzle of a…
Continue Reading Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne’s legacy is getting a second look at Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a…
Continue Reading India’s moon rover completes its walk. Scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode…
Continue Reading Aspiring Taiwan presidential candidate Terry Gou resigns from board of Apple supplier Foxconn
BEIJING (AP) — Aspiring Taiwanese independent presidential candidate Terry Gou has resigned from the board of Foxconn, the Apple supplier he…
Continue Reading AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during…
Continue Reading Tribe getting piece of Minnesota back more than a century after ancestors died there
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Golden prairies and winding rivers of a Minnesota state park also…
Continue Reading Students criticize the University of North Carolina’s response to an active shooter emergency
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at…
Continue Reading Berlin Wall relic gets a ‘second life’ on US-Mexico border as Biden adds barriers
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of…
Continue Reading Fatal police shooting of pregnant Ohio woman raises concerns over firing at moving vehicles
By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press Body camera video of the fatal police shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant mother in a…
Continue Reading Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everything
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and…
Continue Reading Pope gives ‘noble’ Chinese people a shoutout at Mass in Mongolia in bid to warm ties
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis sent a special greeting to China’s “noble”…
Continue Reading Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island
BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan has suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes and outdoor events and it is urging workers to…
Continue Reading Plans for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II to be unveiled in 2026 to mark her 100th birthday
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says an independent body will unveil plans for a permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in 2026, to mark…
Continue Reading DeSantis’ redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is…
Continue Reading For at least a day, all the world is ‘Margaritaville’ in homage to Jimmy Buffett
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ANDY NEWMAN Associated Press KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — All the world was “Margaritaville” on Saturday, from Key West…
Continue Reading Reds’ Williamson to miss start as team’s COVID-19 outbreak worsens
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brandon Williamson tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his…
Continue Reading Clashes in Iraq’s Kirkuk over handover of police HQ to Kurds leave 1 dead, several injured
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD AND QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Witnesses and local officials say that demonstrations in the northern…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Olaf Scholz falls while jogging and bruises his face
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this…
Continue Reading Libya’s chief prosecutor is seeking more details on minister’s meeting with Israel’s chief diplomat
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor says he will establish a fact-finding mission to investigate a meeting last month between the foreign…
Continue Reading An attack on a Chinese mining convoy carrying gold in Congo leaves 4 dead, authorities say
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities say an attack on a Chinese mining convoy transporting gold in northeast…
Continue Reading GOP lawmakers take aim at LGBTQ+ ‘safe places’ program in small Florida town
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (AP) — Some central Florida lawmakers say they are considering “all legislative, legal and executive options available” to…
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