Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December as shoppers pause after strong holiday season
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans pulled back their spending in January after splurging during the holiday…
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Voters in two UK special elections deliver their verdict as gloom mounts for Sunak’s government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — People in two districts of England are voting in special elections that could spell bad news for…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall as labor market continues to show resilience
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to show resilience in the face of…
Continue Reading High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home
BANGKOK (AP) — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, have been ordered to work from home for two days as air pollution soars to…
Continue Reading What’s the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade?
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the men charged in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration…
Continue Reading Stephen and Evie McGee Colbert collaborate on cookbook ‘Does This Taste Funny”
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert’s next book will be light on politics, if not always light on the palate. Celadon Books announced Thursday that…
Continue Reading Sweden won’t reopen an investigation into 1994 Baltic Sea ferry disaster
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities say they will not reopen an investigation into a 1994 ferry sinking in the Baltic Sea that killed 852 people…
Continue Reading US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited Albania to reaffirm relations with a…
Continue Reading German chancellor welcomes Microsoft’s $3.5 billion AI investment in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed an announcement by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros, or about $3.5…
Continue Reading London’s iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s iconic underground train map is getting a major update. The city’s mayor has…
Continue Reading Britain and Poland appeal to the US Congress to approve vital aid for Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The foreign ministers of Britain and Poland have appealed to the U.S. Congress and…
Continue Reading South Korean doctors rally against government plans to increase the number of medical students
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Korean doctors have rallied in the capital Seoul and other cities…
Continue Reading Liberal Russian politician loses appeal against officials’ ruling to bar him from presidential race
MOSCOW (AP) — A liberal Russian politician has lost an appeal contesting the decision by election official barring him from running in next…
Continue Reading Lawmakers slam decision by city in southern Norway to only take in Ukrainian refugees and not others
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Lawmakers in Norway have slammed a decision this week by a southern city to only take in Ukrainian refugees and not…
Continue Reading ‘Neutral’ Swiss plan to boost defense spending in a world destabilized by Ukraine, Mideast wars
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years. It cites rising global…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks the NCAA women’s career scoring record with a signature ‘logo 3’
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday…
Continue Reading The Biden administration announces $970 million in grants for airport improvements across the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports around the country, with…
Continue Reading Fire at a shantytown in Montenegro kills 2 women and 2 children, state TV says
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin state television says a fire killed two children and two women in a makeshift Roma settlement. The report…
Continue Reading NATO chief warns against dividing the US and Europe or undermining their joint nuclear deterrent
By LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s chief is warning member countries not to allow a wedge to be driven…
Continue Reading South Korea says opening diplomatic relations with Cuba would shock North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office claims that the country’s move to…
Continue Reading Turkey dispatches rescue boats after cargo ship with 6 crew sinks in Marmara Sea
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a search and rescue mission is underway after a cargo ship with six crew members on board sank in the Turkish…
Continue Reading 6 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on…
Continue Reading Israel complains after Vatican denounces ‘carnage’ and disproportionate response in Gaza
ROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza. The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See…
Continue Reading 2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in…
Continue Reading France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in…
Continue Reading UK fell into recession at the end of 2023 as economy takes center stage in runup to general election
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy fell into recession at the end of 2023 as output shrank more than anticipated in…
Continue Reading Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out
By TOM ODULA and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press LOISABA CONSERVANCY, Kenya (AP) — Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned…
Continue Reading Proposing on Valentine’s Day, Albanese becomes Australia’s first leader to get engaged in office
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to get engaged while in…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally as Japan’s Nikkei nears a record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index trading…
Continue Reading Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there
By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern…
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