Greek coast guard rescues scores of migrants from boats drifting in the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable…
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Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to certain social media…
Continue Reading Greece hosts meeting of several Balkan leaders; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy also will attend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials…
Continue Reading WWE’s WrestleMania 40 ticket sales show strength of the brand months before 2-day event
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is flexing its branding muscle, selling more than 90,000 tickets to next year’s WrestleMania about eight…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch…
Continue Reading A decade after a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb, Syrian survivors lose hope for justice
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press AFRIN, Syria (AP) — One summer night a decade ago, the al-Shami family was woken up by a roaring…
Continue Reading White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his…
Continue Reading Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth
By DAVID BRUNAT and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s soccer federation marred the country’s Women’s World…
Continue Reading UK police to take no action after investigation into cash-for-honors allegation at king’s charity
LONDON (AP) — London police say they will take no action on allegations that people associated with one of King Charles III’s charities offered…
Continue Reading Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say protests have broken out in two government-held…
Continue Reading A list of the 5 new vehicles with the lowest average purchase prices in the US
By The Associated Press A new car that costs under $20,000, once an unofficial threshold of affordability, is all but history in the United States.…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the…
Continue Reading Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four…
Continue Reading Biden says federal government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ to recover from wildfire
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told survivors of Hawaii’s wildfires that the nation…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Create a care plan for older parents (or yourself)
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Most of us will need help with daily tasks at some point, such as dressing or bathing. Ignoring that fact until a health…
Continue Reading German central bank sees the economy stagnating again in the 3rd quarter
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank anticipates that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will be more or less stagnant again in the…
Continue Reading Thailand’s Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party says it plans to form a new government with an…
Continue Reading Clinton Global Initiative will return to New York with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” –…
Continue Reading British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
By BRIAN MELLEY and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying…
Continue Reading 14 people were shot, one fatally, in the same Milwaukee neighborhood, police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say 13 people were injured and one was killed in three separate shootings, just blocks from each other, over the…
Continue Reading Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
By ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan are promising $6,800 in compensation for each of…
Continue Reading Women’s World Cup teams head home to different futures
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Teams headed home from the Women’s World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press The Biden administration is continuing its push to bring internet connectivity to every home and business in the…
Continue Reading Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a…
Continue Reading Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say that a suspected Palestinian attacker has killed an Israeli woman and…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won’t have an immediate war impact
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his…
Continue Reading A bus crashes off the road in central Turkey, leaving 12 passengers dead
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a passenger bus has veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey, killing 12…
Continue Reading Hiding beneath normality, daily life in Kyiv conceals the burdens of war
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JAE C. HONG Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Life in the capital of a war-torn country seems normal on the surface. In…
Continue Reading Japanese government pledges long-term support for fisheries during Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised his government’s full support for fishing…
Continue Reading Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world…
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