Taiwan’s vice president accuses China of attempting to influence upcoming elections
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s vice president and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections has…
Continue ReadingNews
Danish government to present draft law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government will propose a law that would make it illegal to desecrate any…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s interim central bank chief vows not to lend money to government, calls for economic reform
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has called on the country’s ruling class to quickly…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris will meet with King’s family on the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday’s 60th…
Continue Reading Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a Palestinian man cannot sue…
Continue Reading As temperatures climb across the globe, track and field athletes try to keep cool
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Everyone in track and field is constantly looking for ways to keep cool in an era of rising…
Continue Reading Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidation
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed…
Continue Reading The death toll from wildfires in Greece this week rises to 21 after another victim is found
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities battling a major wildfire in northeastern Greece that has been described as…
Continue Reading Players credit the NFL and union with doing a better job of teaching when sports betting isn’t OK
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Jameson Williams and Tennessee right tackle Nicholas…
Continue Reading Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin
By The Associated Press The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader…
Continue Reading Norway to spend $6 million a year stock-piling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate change
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway will spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year until the end of the decade on filling up emergency stocks…
Continue Reading UN Geneva complex shuts briefly after ‘intruder’ breaks into security perimeter in ‘minor’ incident
GENEVA (AP) — The sprawling U.N. compound in Geneva was briefly shut down after an intruder broke through the security perimeter. A U.N.…
Continue Reading Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast…
Continue Reading UK police are investigating the deaths of 88 people linked to Canadian self-harm websites
LONDON (AP) — British police are investigating the deaths of 88 people who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal…
Continue Reading
Online college enrollment is on the rise: What brings students to virtual campuses?
Using data from the NCES and research from Education Dynamics, EDsmart explored why online college enrollment is on the…
Continue Reading
Dark Forest: A look inside controversial wilderness therapy camps
The Daily Yonder took a close look at the controversial practices employed by the wilderness therapy camp industry to treat troubled teens that,…
Continue Reading Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch brewer Heineken has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale…
Continue Reading Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or…
Continue Reading Australian, US, Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, have practiced retaking an island…
Continue Reading
Person seriously injured after single-vehicle rollover crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person is seriously injured after a single-vehicle rollover crash, early Friday morning. It happened on Gateway East…
Continue Reading UNICEF says a year on from Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, millions of children still need support
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency is warning that a year on from Pakistan’s…
Continue Reading San Antonio shooter wounds 2 officers during car pursuit, police say
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — A suspect shot and wounded two Texas officers during a car pursuit before barricading himself in an apartment complex…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to clinch its first winning week in a month
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Friday to send Wall Street to its first winning week since July after the head of the…
Continue Reading Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italy’s first far-right head of government of…
Continue Reading Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players…
Continue Reading AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah’s power
By The Associated Press In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over…
Continue Reading Biden’s shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate
By AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces…
Continue Reading A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime…
Continue Reading
Is that temperature probe in your vehicle way off?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — You see that temperature of 99 or 109 on your vehicle dashboard as you’re driving to work or the grocery store. Is it…
Continue Reading Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European…
Continue Reading