Anger over corruption and Portugal’s economy could help a radical right party in Sunday’s election
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Corruption is a key issue in Portugal’s early general election on Sunday.…
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Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a…
Continue Reading What to know about the ‘Rust’ shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin’s trial
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Now that jurors in New Mexico have convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary…
Continue Reading To save water, drought-hit Morocco is closing its famous public baths three days a week
By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Climate change and a yearslong drought have forced Morocco’s famous public baths to close…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ armorer’s trial gives Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold
By MORGAN LEE and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal…
Continue Reading Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are…
Continue Reading Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine’s history
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court says criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail…
Continue Reading China coast guard flexes its might against the Philippines in disputed waters as journalists watch
BY JOEAL CALUPITAN AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China…
Continue Reading International Women’s Day is a celebration and call to action. Beware the flowers and candy
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice,…
Continue Reading China’s exports and imports beat estimates for first 2 months, signaling improving demand
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports and imports for the first two months of the year beat estimates, an indication that…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy has stalled. But an interest rate cut will likely have to wait for summer
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate at a record high even though…
Continue Reading Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the…
Continue Reading Jury hears frantic 911 call from Michigan school shooter’s dad: ‘I have a missing gun’
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury in Michigan has heard a frantic 911 call made by the father of a school shooter in 2021.…
Continue Reading Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting that…
Continue Reading Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press RACINE, Wis. (AP) — An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists…
Continue Reading Fumes in cabin cause Alaska Airlines flight to Phoenix to return to Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fumes detected in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix caused pilots to head back to Portland…
Continue Reading For social platforms, the outage was short. But people’s stories vanished, and that’s no small thing
By DEEPTI HAJELA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once upon a time, there was a brief outage on some social media…
Continue Reading Spectacular fields of yellow mustard draw visitors to Northern California’s wine country
By ERIC RISBERG and JANIE HAR Associated Press NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — Brilliant yellow and gold mustard is carpeting Northern…
Continue Reading Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State…
Continue Reading Mexico’s most dangerous city for police refuses to give up or negotiate with cartels
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CELAYA, Mexico (AP) — Welcome to what might be the most dangerous place to be a police officer in North America.…
Continue Reading Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed region of…
Continue Reading China accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is accusing the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and…
Continue Reading Top Virginia Senate negotiator vows to keep Alexandria arena out of the budget
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker is vowing to keep language enabling a proposed relocation…
Continue Reading Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers elevate their nations’ booming economic relationship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers have discussed ways of improving an already…
Continue Reading Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks.
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists calculate that for the ninth straight month Earth has obliterated global heat…
Continue Reading Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of…
Continue Reading Frozen in time: Families of those on missing Flight 370 cannot shake off their grief without answers
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Over the past decade, Grace Subathirai Nathan graduated from law school, got married,…
Continue Reading Republicans running to face Ohio’s Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall vie for voters’ trust
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen.…
Continue Reading Canada reaches settlement with Canadian detained in China for nearly three years
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government has reached a settlement with one of two Canadians who were detained in…
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