Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says Orioles lease at Camden Yards headed to a vote
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says a long-term agreement between the Baltimore Orioles and the…
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The EU struggles to unify around a Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A number of European Union leaders are trying to use mounting concern about civilian deaths in…
Continue Reading The title of Bill Maher’s new book promises ‘What This Comedian Said Will Shock You’
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher has had a few second thoughts, or at least some variations on the first ones. Next June, Simon & Schuster will…
Continue Reading Companies announce partnership to release dengue-fighting mosquitoes in the Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two private companies have announced a partnership to release mosquitoes across the Caribbean bred with a bacterium…
Continue Reading Plane crashes and catches fire on North Carolina highway with 2 people escaping serious injuries
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed on a western North Carolina highway and caught fire, but the two people on board…
Continue Reading Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination?
Associated Press The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of…
Continue Reading US national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says he has discussed with Israeli officials the…
Continue Reading One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination…
Continue Reading Suriname’s ex-dictator faces final verdict in 1982 killings of political opponents. Some fear unrest
By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the…
Continue Reading Germany’s parliament approves a plan for a bigger hike in carbon price after a budget deal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has approved plans to raise the country’s levy on carbon dioxide emissions from fuel by more than…
Continue Reading Spanish police arrest 14 airport workers after items go missing from checked-in luggage
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested 14 workers at one of the country’s main tourist airports on suspicion of stealing items from…
Continue Reading Airbnb agrees to pay $621 million to settle a tax dispute in Italy
ROME (AP) — Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay 576 million euros ($621 million) to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes…
Continue Reading EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year’s end as new government works to restore rule of law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Polish prime minister and a top EU leader say that the European Union will by year’s end transfer to Poland the first 5…
Continue Reading Fighting reported to be continuing in northern Myanmar despite China saying it arranged a cease-fire
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say there is continuing fighting in the northeastof the country between the…
Continue Reading Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s phone was hacked by journalists and private investigators working for the Daily…
Continue Reading Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor in Denmark says authorities are holding two people in custody and four…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says he won’t hesitate to slam the brakes on Ukraine’s EU membership
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says he will have plenty of opportunities in the future to…
Continue Reading Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has rejected a request by a group of human rights organizations to order a halt to the transfer to…
Continue Reading Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France
By JOHN LEICESTER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager…
Continue Reading China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad
BEIJING (AP) — China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad. The rewards have been heavily…
Continue Reading Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants…
Continue Reading Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said his lawyer was told in court…
Continue Reading Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death…
Continue Reading 2 attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes out its 7th straight winning week with a quiet finish
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading on Friday to put a quiet end to another rocking week. The…
Continue Reading More than 100 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
BEIJING (AP) — Two subway trains have collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones.…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a…
Continue Reading Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from…
Continue Reading A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture’ to boost its range
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to…
Continue Reading How the US keeps funding Ukraine’s military — even as it says it’s out of money
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on…
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