Yeezy shoe sales lead Adidas to plan to donate $150 million to anti-hate groups
LONDON (AP) — Adidas said Wednesday that it’s donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and…
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3 Egyptian Coptic church monks are killed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Police say three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were…
Continue Reading Karl Wallinger, ex-member of The Waterboys and creative force behind World Party, dies
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former…
Continue Reading Maximalism on a budget: affordable options for bold home decor
By RONITA CHOUDHURI-WADE of NerdWallet Maximalism is a design trend emphasizing more color, texture and one-of-a-kind pieces. However, filling your…
Continue Reading Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack
GRUENHEIDE, Germany (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at…
Continue Reading Spanish police arrest six in burglaries at wealthy footballers’ homes in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested six members of gang that specialized in burgling footballers’ home in and around Madrid. A…
Continue Reading Denmark plans to expand military draft to women for the first time and extend service terms
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government wants to increase the number of Danes doing military…
Continue Reading Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Jefferies is trying to come back from a second Tommy John surgery at age 28. A…
Continue Reading 50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to…
Continue Reading Children in Brazil are climbing 70-foot-high trees so you can eat açaí berries
CNN By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Macapá, Brazil (CNN) — At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload…
Continue Reading Spring for Amish in Pennsylvania means ‘mud sales,’ from pitchforks to pies
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press GORDONVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Spring in southcentral Pennsylvania brings an annual tradition in Amish communities: mud…
Continue Reading Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s close associate…
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Demoted, deleted, and denied: There's more than just shadowbanning on Instagram
An investigation by The Markup found that Instagram demoted images of the Israel–Hamas war, deleted captions without warning, and denied users the…
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Population growth is greatest in these US states
Way.com looks at Census Bureau data to see which states are losing or gaining the most…
Continue Reading US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia…
Continue Reading ‘The Fall Guy,’ a love letter to stunt performers, premieres at SXSW
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt…
Continue Reading Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened
By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drifts to a mixed close
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday in lackluster trading after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed…
Continue Reading At least 2 are dead and 24 missing after a fishing boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia authorities say a fishing boat that was carrying 37 people capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi…
Continue Reading Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China’s heroes
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough…
Continue Reading Elderly retirees face big losses after Chinese trust goes bust, reflecting turbulent economy
By DAKE KANG Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — Some investors in a troubled Chinese trust fund are facing financial ruin under a government…
Continue Reading Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law…
Continue Reading Putin is set to win 6 more years in power. Here’s how it will affect the war and Russia’s relations
By The Associated Press Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week’s presidential election, even though Russians…
Continue Reading Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7…
Continue Reading Seavey now has the most Iditarod wins, but Alaska’s historic race is marred by 3 sled dog deaths
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s annual Iditarod dog sled race ended with a victory for the ages: One of…
Continue Reading New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some…
Continue Reading IAEA chief reassures residents that treated wastewater discharge at Fukushima nuclear plant is safe
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOMIOKA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency has told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in…
Continue Reading Chinese stocks slide as investors maintain caution after US inflation report
by ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China stocks were lower Wednesday after the overnight United States inflation report that signaled…
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Price of cattle products could rise after Texas wildfires devastate ranching industry
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — While the wildfires in the Texas panhandle are mostly contained, their effects could last for months. A local…
Continue Reading Mississippi has the nation’s worst infant mortality. It will allow earlier Medicaid to help babies
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women…
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