Biden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday
(CNN) — President Joe Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Tuesday as discussions on…
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At least $2.1 billion in new funds pledged at COP28, as foundations focus on health and agriculture
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1…
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El Paso Police unveils their approach to improve transgender and gender-diverse interactions
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Police is responding to city council’s directive from September, asking the department to ensure bias-free…
Continue Reading Court overturns conviction of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of parliamentary election
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has overturned the 2018 conviction of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a…
Continue Reading In Florida farmland, Guadalupe feast celebrates, sustains 60-year-old mission to migrant workers
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press NARANJA, Fla. (AP) — Martin Monjaraz takes special pride in helping to organize the Guadalupe festival…
Continue Reading As Navalny vanishes from view in Russia, an ally calls it a Kremlin ploy to deepen his isolation
MOSCOW (AP) — The loss of contact with Alexei Navalny at the prison colony where the opposition leader was being held likely signals a Kremlin…
Continue Reading DeSantis attorneys ask federal judge to dismiss Disney’s free speech lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed by Disney after the…
Continue Reading Ranked choice voting bill moves to hearing in front of Wisconsin Senate elections committee
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would dramatically rework how Wisconsin residents choose…
Continue Reading Prosecutors want a former Albanian prime minister under house arrest on corruption charges
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors have asked lawmakers to strip former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of…
Continue Reading Police and customs seize live animals, horns and ivory in global wildlife trafficking operation
PARIS (AP) — Interpol and the World Customs Organization say they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds in their sweeping…
Continue Reading An asylum-seeker in the UK has died onboard a moored barge housing migrants
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say an asylum-seeker on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of…
Continue Reading Kenya marks 60 years of independence, and the president defends painful economic measures
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA AND BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president is defending the high taxes the government recently…
Continue Reading A Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Jordanian troops have clashed with dozens of drug smugglers along the country’s northern border with Syria, leaving several…
Continue Reading EU remembers Iranian woman who died in custody at awarding of Sakharov human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament is remembering a young woman who died in Iranian police custody during a ceremony at which she and a…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Would your documents survive a disaster? What to protect and how to do it
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Floods, fires, historic storms — severe weather events are on the rise. If your home was hit by high water or a fire…
Continue Reading Choice Hotels goes hostile in $8 billion takeover bid for Wyndham after being repeatedly rebuffed
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Choice Hotels is launching a hostile takeover offer for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts after repeated attempts…
Continue Reading Tricia Tuttle appointed as the next director of the annual Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s culture minister has announced that Tricia Tuttle, a former director of the London Film Festival, will become the new…
Continue Reading Thousands of protesters rally in Brussels for better wages and public services
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters have rallied in the capital of the European Union for better public…
Continue Reading Congo and rebel groups agree a 3-day cease-fire ahead of the presidential vote, US says
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The White House says Congo’s security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour…
Continue Reading Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India and SIBI ARASU, Associated Press Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations climate…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak gets a respite after UK lawmakers vote in favor of the Rwanda migration bill
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted in favor of the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a…
Continue Reading Australians prepare for their first cyclone of the season
BRISBANE, Australia: (AP) — Residents have begun evacuating and battening down homes and businesses as the first tropical cyclone of Australia’s…
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A sobering history of drunk driving in the US and why it's still so prevalent
CheapInsurance.com analyzed federal data to trace the history of America’s battle with the dangers of drunk…
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When will the nursing shortage end?
The nursing shortage has impacted nearly every region in the U.S. NurseJournal looked into when the HRSA projects this shortage to…
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The 10 best US cities for public transportation
Rent.com explores the top 10 best cities for public transportation in the…
Continue Reading Poland’s new prime minister vows to press the West to continue helping neighboring Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s newly elected prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed that…
Continue Reading Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas
By NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their…
Continue Reading A court sets aside the South African president’s recognition of the Zulu king
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize…
Continue Reading A court in Japan convicts three former soldiers in groundbreaking sexual assault case
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had…
Continue Reading Poor countries need trillions of dollars to go green. A long-shot effort aims to generate the cash
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A major, long-shot effort is gearing up to mobilize money to save Planet Earth…
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