Biden asks Congress to secure $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, the border and more
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to…
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US auto workers’ union boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s…
Continue Reading A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted…
Continue Reading Hurricane Norma heads for Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, and Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic
By IGNACIO MARTÍNEZ Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma is heading for the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of…
Continue Reading Estonia says damage to Finland pipeline was caused by people, but it’s unclear if it was deliberate
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonian officials say damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable connecting Finland and Estonia was caused by…
Continue Reading Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to…
Continue Reading Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Angry protesters in Cape Town have confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands…
Continue Reading Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has recovered 14 archaeological items allegedly stolen by a Russian man who…
Continue Reading CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is pulling from its drugstore shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has…
Continue Reading Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent
By The Associated Press A Russian-American journalist was ordered Friday to be detained for another three days on charges of failing to register as a…
Continue Reading Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany needs to start deporting “on a large scale” migrants who don’t have the right to stay in…
Continue Reading Church parking near stadiums scores big in a win-win for faith congregations and sports fans
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The Eagles and the NFL might still be the sports favorites at Calvary Baptist Church,…
Continue Reading Can the new film ‘Uncharitable’ change people’s minds about overhead at nonprofits?
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary “Uncharitable,” from “Paris Trout” and “Losing Isaiah” director…
Continue Reading House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan…
Continue Reading Dove Cameron drops new spiky banger, ‘Lethal Woman,’ ahead of debut album ‘Alchemical: Volume 1’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dove Cameron’s new single starts with the sound of maniacal laughter and then a piano…
Continue Reading China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians
BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to…
Continue Reading 2 San Antonio police officers shot and wounded during domestic disturbance call; suspect surrenders
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Two San Antonio police officers were shot and seriously wounded as they tried to stop a man from burning a home during a…
Continue Reading A stampede in Kenya leaves 6 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday has killed at least six people and…
Continue Reading Refugee children’s education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education…
Continue Reading Thousands in Muslim countries and beyond demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes
By The Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond have held demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza…
Continue Reading Australia decides against canceling Chinese company’s lease of strategically important port
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year…
Continue Reading Rebel ambush in Indonesia’s restive Papua region kills a construction worker and injures 3 others
By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have killed a construction worker and…
Continue Reading The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess resources as their war heads toward another winter
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke by phone with President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading A Palestinian engineer who returned to Gaza City after fleeing south is killed in an airstrike
By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Omar Khodari and his family heeded the Israeli military’s…
Continue Reading Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism
By GARANCE BURKE and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to…
Continue Reading Italian Premier Meloni announces separation from partner, father of daughter
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that she is separating from her partner and the father of their young daughter after…
Continue Reading For author Haruki Murakami, reading fiction helps us ‘see through lies’ in a world divided by walls
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — Japanese author Haruki Murakami says he is torn by the conflict in Israel since he has…
Continue Reading Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK
By JAN M. OLSEN and PAN PYLAS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Gale-force winds and floods have struck several countries in northern…
Continue Reading Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths says it will temporarily shut down most of its…
Continue Reading Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence apps due to security risks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using…
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