Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for…
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Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared…
Continue Reading Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged…
Continue Reading Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels…
Continue Reading Wreckage from Tuskegee airman’s plane that crashed during WWII training recovered from Lake Huron
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A team of divers have been trolling the deep, cold waters of Lake Huron off Michigan’s Thumb…
Continue Reading Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. Along with her two Grammy Awards,…
Continue Reading WeWork’s future: What to know after the company sounds the alarm on its ability to stay in business
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in…
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he’s qualified for GOP presidential debate, but RNC can’t confirm
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next…
Continue Reading Russia arrests the leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge has formally arrested and detained one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges…
Continue Reading Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost Kyiv’s grain exports through Romanian territory
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukraine and neighboring Romania have signed an agreement to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of…
Continue Reading A woman interrupts a Quran-burning protest in Sweden by spraying activist with a fire extinguisher
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning…
Continue Reading DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of small gifts
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DonorsChoose has seen a banner year for donations in 2023, setting records by collecting nearly…
Continue Reading Hungary is to produce combat drones in cooperation with Israel and Germany, the prime minister says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed an agreement to manufacture combat drones in cooperation with…
Continue Reading Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved…
Continue Reading Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway’s ‘Here Lies Love’ to spotlight Filipino stars
By TERRY TANG Associated Press As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role…
Continue Reading 90 migrants rescued from a stranded sailboat in Greece as the number of arrivals rises
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 90 migrants have been rescued from a stranded sailboat in the Aegean Sea, amid an increase in arrivals…
Continue Reading A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral meetings in the coming…
Continue Reading Second suspect arrested in Houston shooting that left a deputy critically wounded, sheriff says
HOUSTON (AP) — A manhunt came to an end with a shootout and wounding of three law enforcement officers after a second suspect was arrested in the…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a…
Continue Reading Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus’ buffer zone
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international…
Continue Reading Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was…
Continue Reading China’s Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy
BEIJING (AP) — A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt says it is asking a U.S. court…
Continue Reading Italian police arrest Dutch man, 21, over the stabbing deaths of his father and a family friend
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 21-year-old Dutch man suspected in the stabbing death of his father and a family friend in the…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false…
Continue Reading China blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit, warns of ‘contradictions and increasing tensions’
BEIJING (AP) — China is blasting this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands…
Continue Reading US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries
By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South…
Continue Reading Japanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry…
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