A UN-backed expert will continue scrutinizing human rights in Russia for another year
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to renew the work of an independent expert who has reported on deteriorating human…
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Algeria’s top court rejects journalist’s appeal of his seven-year sentence
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that a journalist targeted as part of a broader crackdown against pro-democracy…
Continue Reading Approaching 80, Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for investment in women’s sports
By MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s…
Continue Reading Polish government warns of disinformation after fake messages are sent out before election
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is warning citizens to beware of a disinformation campaign after some…
Continue Reading An Israeli jewelry designer described as ‘the softest soul’ has been abducted, her family says
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Moran Stela Yanai’s family is speaking about the Israeli woman who loved making jewelry and protecting…
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Las Cruces Police arrest man on multiple child sex charges
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 60-year-old Curtis Powell is now facing multiple child sex charges. Las Cruces Police arrested him at a home on the…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is refusing to back down from possibly impeaching a…
Continue Reading Teen faces adult murder charge in slaying of Michigan election canvasser
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of a Michigan election canvasser he is accused of…
Continue Reading 5 drug task force officers and a man have been hurt in a gunbattle at a home in rural Minnesota
By MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press FOLEY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say five drug task force officers and a 64-year-old man have…
Continue Reading Woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring 2 others at Atlanta airport, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — A police report says a woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he drove down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee…
Continue Reading Why Russia is engaged in a delicate balancing act in the Israel-Hamas war
By The Associated Press The Israel-Hamas war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without…
Continue Reading Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity
LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists and London’s mayor have helped bring beavers back to the city for the first time in some 400 years in an…
Continue Reading South African authorities target coal-smuggling gang they say contributed to a power crisis
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have conducted raids across five provinces to…
Continue Reading Indian official won’t confirm a reported meeting of ministers over Sikh leader’s killing in Canada
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian government representative says Indian and Canadian officials have been in…
Continue Reading Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents safely arrive home from Israel
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents have safely arrived home from Israel. They were among about 50 people…
Continue Reading Hornets’ Miles Bridges faces more domestic allegations, clouding his future on and off the court
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets forward Miles Bridges’ latest legal issues have clouded his future on and off the…
Continue Reading Early morning storms leave path of damage from Tampa Bay into north Florida. No injuries reported
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses.…
Continue Reading NATO will hold a major nuclear exercise next week as Russia plans to pull out of a test ban treaty
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief of NATO says the alliance will hold a major nuclear exercise next week. The announcement…
Continue Reading Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few…
Continue Reading A Japanese court rules it’s unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in central Japan has ruled that it is unconstitutional to require a transgender person to…
Continue Reading Sandra Hüller’s burdens of proof, in ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘Zone of Interest’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the…
Continue Reading IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by…
Continue Reading ‘The Care & Keeping of You’ author and her podcast co-host break down puberty for today’s parents
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The average onset of puberty is about two years earlier than a generation ago. Well over half of…
Continue Reading The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed its first set of sanctions on two companies that shipped…
Continue Reading English Football Association to honor the Israeli and Palestinian victims at Wembley Stadium
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association says it will pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian victims of the war in the Middle East when…
Continue Reading An Italian couple is unaccounted for in Southern Israel. The husband needs regular medical care
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Eviatar Moshe Kipnis and Lilach Lea Havron are among the estimated 150 people believed held by Hamas in Gaza. The…
Continue Reading More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western…
Continue Reading Sony’s Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Paul Lane uses his mouth, cheek and chin to push buttons and guide his virtual car…
Continue Reading In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women’s work group took over a college…
Continue Reading Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far…
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