Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse
MILAN (AP) — Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna,…
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Iran says an Israeli strike in Syria killed 2 Revolutionary Guard members while on advisory mission
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has stated through its website that two of its forces stationed in Syria were killed…
Continue Reading In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ REYES Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara…
Continue Reading Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of hell
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once one of the best known…
Continue Reading Teen girls are being victimized by deepfake nudes. One family is pushing for more protections
By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated…
Continue Reading At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a “smokescreen”
By JON GAMBRELL, PETER PRENGAMAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly…
Continue Reading Zambia landslides bury miners digging tunnels illegally, killing 7 and leaving more than 20 missing
By TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI and NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police and local authorities in Zambia say seven miners have been…
Continue Reading France and Philippines eye a security pact to allow joint military combat exercises
By JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would…
Continue Reading Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving…
Continue Reading Party of Pakistan’s former jailed Prime Minister Imran Khan elects new head
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Jailed former Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s party has elected a new head for the first time since it was established,…
Continue Reading A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe
BERLIN (AP) — Munich’s airport has canceled all flights for the day after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria…
Continue Reading US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power…
Continue Reading Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
By The Associated Press Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top…
Continue Reading Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking…
Continue Reading US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions,…
Continue Reading Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to…
Continue Reading Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and CARA ANNA Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on…
Continue Reading The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam.…
Continue Reading At least 12 people are missing after heavy rain triggers a landslide and flash floods in Indonesia
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rain has triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Officials say at least 12…
Continue Reading Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, killed 11 suspected Islamic…
Continue Reading DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival’s campaign is in deep trouble
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has completed his campaign promise to visit each of…
Continue Reading With ‘shuttle diplomacy,’ step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) — When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn’t pushing for peace — only…
Continue Reading A 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has been jolted by an earthquake that residents dozens of miles away in Dhaka say shook buildings. No damage or…
Continue Reading Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the…
Continue Reading McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have…
Continue Reading Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under…
Continue Reading Don’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on…
Continue Reading US Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylinders
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in…
Continue Reading Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a…
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