Federal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press The Biden administration has announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that…
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Small Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay
GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) — A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department. The exodus was spurred by low pay for the chief and his…
Continue Reading Lithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus this…
Continue Reading Intel calls off $5.4b Tower deal after failing to obtain regulatory approvals
HONG KONG (AP) — Intel is terminating a $5.4 billion agreement to acquire Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor after China failed to sign…
Continue Reading Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and…
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3 ways to stretch your dollar on a European vacation in 2023
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet To save money on Europe travel in 2023, look to second cities (usually the second-largest city in a popular tourist…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds You may be familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now…
Continue Reading A Nigerian military helicopter crashed on a rescue mission. Witnesses say it was shot down by gangs
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say a military helicopter sent to rescue troops under attack crashed in the…
Continue Reading World Aquatics to debut ‘open category’ races for transgender swimmers in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — World Aquatics says the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors will take place at a World…
Continue Reading Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for Parliament to vote for a new…
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A family outing at a popular waterfall turns grim as mother drowns trying to rescue son
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A mother drowned trying to rescue her 10-year-old son as he was pulled by the current at a…
Continue Reading Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of…
Continue Reading Ex-FBI counterintelligence official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has pleaded guilty to a federal…
Continue Reading Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
By HANNA ARHIROVA and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube…
Continue Reading Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near the border with Israel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its destination in the…
Continue Reading A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was…
Continue Reading Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after…
Continue Reading UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower…
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Jury finds mom guilty of murdering her 3 young daughters
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand jury has found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters…
Continue Reading Germany’s Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the…
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Stock market today: Asia follows Wall Street lower after Fed’s notes dent hopes of rate hikes ending
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after notes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting…
Continue Reading Poland showcases military might in a parade as war rages in neighboring Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland displayed its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems at a…
Continue Reading India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Indian military commanders have pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border in an…
Continue Reading Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon are under evacuation orders after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a…
Continue Reading Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui are starting…
Continue Reading An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press AL-MADAM, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nestled in sand dunes an hour’s drive from the skyscrapers of Dubai, a…
Continue Reading Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
By TRAVIS LOLLER, MATT O’BRIEN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a…
Continue Reading Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes
By ARIANA CUBILLOS and JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ Associated Press MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst…
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