India’s Modi elected as leader of coalition and set to form new government
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally elected leader of the National Democratic…
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Sweden’s foremost opera and ballet theater fined $300,000 for 2023 fatal fall of stage technician
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Stockholm-based Royal Swedish Opera has been fined 3 million kronor or $300,000 after a stage technician died last…
Continue Reading An explosion at a DIY chain store in Romania injures at least 15 people, 4 seriously
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say an explosion at a chain home improvement store in the northeast of the country has injured at…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown
By JON GAMBRELL and BARAA ANWER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been…
Continue Reading Irish and Czech voters go to the polls on Day 2 of EU elections as the far right seeks more power
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic are going to the polls on the second day of the…
Continue Reading Will North Korea fly trash balloons into South Korea again? A look at rising tensions between them
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are alert for possible new launches by North Korea of balloons carrying…
Continue Reading Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas set a new record high again on Friday and Albuquerque tied its high mark, but…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations in…
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States are required to background check child care workers, but many are falling short
The 19th reports that states had until 2018 to comply with new federal child care regulations, but as many as 27 still aren’t in…
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License to rage: These 10 U.S. states have the worst road rage
ConsumerAffairs compared the rate of speeding/careless driving tickets, accidents, fatalities, and traffic incidents involving gun violence to…
Continue Reading Emirati authorities say an ex-Royal Marine arrested in Dubai over spying suspicion has been cleared
DUBAI Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared. U.K. media…
Continue Reading Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, SYLVIE CORBET and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following a hotter-than-expected jobs report
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs…
Continue Reading Swedish defense chief says actions against Philippines in South China Sea threaten global security
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers…
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City of El Paso hosts reopening ceremony for Michelle T. Adjemian Recreation Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso hosted a reopening ceremony for the Michelle T. Adjemian Recreation Center in Far East El Paso on…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP analysis on the rise of world’s debt-laden ‘zombie’ companies
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded “zombie” companies —…
Continue Reading El Paso DWI Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program receives award
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso DWI/Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program received an award for its mission in reducing recidivism of…
Continue Reading The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Organizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the…
Continue Reading Zombies: Ranks of world’s most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the…
Continue Reading Nationalist parties, far-left on the rise ahead of Sunday’s federal elections in Belgium
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian voters return to the polls on Sunday while both the far-right and the far-left are…
Continue Reading Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC…
Continue Reading Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Samoan author is charged with killing another…
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Video screening of Oct. 7 attack in Israel held in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — About two dozen people were invited to attend a private screening of the videos taken during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas…
Continue Reading How AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By The Associated Press The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and…
Continue Reading Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion…
Continue Reading China’s exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Official statistics say that China’s exports for May grew at their fastest pace in more than a year…
Continue Reading Political newcomer who blew whistle on Trump faces experienced foes in Democratic primary
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s 7th District is a must-win for Democrats looking to regain control of the…
Continue Reading Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to defend…
Continue Reading Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There’s a vacant motel next door
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife…
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