Federal judge hears challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan was the…
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The unofficial spokesman for the American muscle car, Tim Kuniskis, is retiring
DETROIT (AP) — Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Ram and Dodge brands and the unofficial voice of American muscle cars, is retiring after nearly 32 years…
Continue Reading English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 people
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a…
Continue Reading EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread…
Continue Reading German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for…
Continue Reading Moroccan asylum-seeker gets life sentence for killing UK retiree in attack motivated by war in Gaza
LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas has been sentenced to at…
Continue Reading A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an…
Continue Reading He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one…
Continue Reading Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has…
Continue Reading Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship, then returns and climbs leaderboard
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky’s primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All of Donald Trump’s top opponents for the Republican presidential nomination dropped out…
Continue Reading An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots…
Continue Reading Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s state primary and Democratic presidential caucus
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Idaho voters are heading to the polls to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state…
Continue Reading Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de…
Continue Reading South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building and revises figures: 33 dead, no more missing
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say an exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
By SIMINA MISTREANU and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia and China helped each other expand their territorial…
Continue Reading German council approves a revised plan by Tesla to expand its plant near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A local council in Germany has approved a plan by electric carmaker Tesla to expand the grounds of its first plant in Europe, a…
Continue Reading Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 ‘postmodern coup’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the…
Continue Reading 7 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of seven European Union member states say the situation in Syria…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition
By PETR DAVID JOSEK Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials in Slovakia say Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone,…
Continue Reading Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump’s son-in-law Kushner
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development…
Continue Reading Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say suspected militants have bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the…
Continue Reading Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say a man has stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two officers in what’s being investigated…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday…
Continue Reading French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ROUEN, France (AP) — France’s Interior Minister said Friday that a man who was shot and…
Continue Reading North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on…
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