Second man dies following weekend shooting in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Authorities say second man has died following a weekend shooting near a Louisville, Kentucky, restaurant and bar that also…
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Study suggests global warming set to worsen snow shortages on Europe’s ski slopes
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe’s ski resorts will face…
Continue Reading Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it’s probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new study says Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants could do a better job giving instructions on CPR to…
Continue Reading One year before Paralympics, Paris trying to make city more accessible to those with disabilities
By YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris has one year to go before hosting the Paralympic Games and is faced with a significant…
Continue Reading Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of revelers have packed the streets of west London for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the…
Continue Reading Military leader Burhan visits east Sudan in first tour outside of capital since conflict erupted
JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of Sudan’s army has made a rare public speech in his first tour outside of the capital since…
Continue Reading AP Was There: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 draws hundreds of thousands
By RAYMOND J. CROWLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On Aug. 28, 1963, AP reporter Raymond J. Crowley went to the National Mall and chronicled…
Continue Reading American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which…
Continue Reading Mother of beleaguered Spanish soccer chief starts hunger strike as calls mount for his resignation
BY CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The mother of the Spanish soccer federation president under fire for kissing a Women’s World Cup…
Continue Reading German rail workers vote against open-ended strikes, accepting a pay offer and inflation bonus
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s rail workers will not go on open-ended strikes after less than 50% of union members voted for all-out strike action. A…
Continue Reading Ceremony marks start of journey home for Indigenous totem pole taken to Scotland a century ago
LONDON (AP) — Members of a Canadian First Nation have held a spiritual ceremony at a Scottish museum to begin the homeward journey of a totem pole…
Continue Reading Spain urges Mauritania to allow 168 migrants rescued at sea to disembark
MADRID (AP) — Spanish media reports say about 170 migrants rescued in the Atlantic Ocean have been stuck for days aboard a Spanish Civil Guard boat…
Continue Reading Poland, Baltic states warn they could seal borders with Belarus if military, migrant tensions grow
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO members Poland and the Baltic states say they will seal off their borders with…
Continue Reading Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall
By LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents are evacuating from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as…
Continue Reading French ambassador stays in Niger, defying junta, as Macron defends French policy
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says France’s ambassador is staying at his post in Niger despite being asked to leave by the ruling…
Continue Reading Official says the UN remains committed to helping reach a deal healing Cyprus’ ethnic split
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior United Nations official says the U.N. chief is paying very close attention…
Continue Reading Illinois judge refuses to dismiss case against father of parade shooting suspect
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son obtain a…
Continue Reading Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with…
Continue Reading To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests,…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta seeks to strengthen its grip on power and prepare for possible regional intervention
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The mutinous soldiers who overthrew democratically elected Niger President Mohamed Bazoum…
Continue Reading How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made its public debut…
Continue Reading Iran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that’s now at port in Houston
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian…
Continue Reading Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return with a heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return this winter with a holiday tour called “The Ghosts of…
Continue Reading Tehran and Baghdad reach a deal to disarm and relocate Iranian dissident groups based in north Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm members of Iranian Kurdish dissident groups…
Continue Reading UK air traffic control says it has fixed a technical problem that sparked delays and cancellations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of airline passengers faced delays on Monday after Britain’s air traffic control…
Continue Reading Top Pakistani court in southwest quashes sedition case against imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a court in southwest Pakistan has quashed a sedition case against imprisoned former Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Clashes between US-allied Arab and Kurdish fighters in east Syria kill 3 and raise tensions
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say clashes have broken out between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to get comfortable with taking smart financial risks
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Taking on some degree of risk is a healthy part of making financial decisions, but it’s not always comfortable. To…
Continue Reading Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
By WILL WEISSERT, EMILY SWANSON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said a…
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