Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
By JIM SALTER and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers…
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EU, Ukraine to discuss military training and cyberthreats
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering providing a training military mission to Ukraine amid…
Continue Reading Car bomb in market of opposition-held Syrian town kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers and a war monitor are reporting that at least four people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a market in a…
Continue Reading Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government after more than two months without one. The Cabinet named Monday by the new prime minister…
Continue Reading ‘Citizens decide’: Climate protests near Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary…
Continue Reading Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next storm
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected…
Continue Reading Changed race, familiar result: Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon as the race returned from a 30-month absence…
Continue Reading Poland leader: Idea of ‘Polexit’ is ‘fake news’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says that the idea of “Polexit” is harmful “fake news.” Mateusz Morawiecki was reacting…
Continue Reading Russia’s new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a…
Continue Reading 2 men guilty of lawyer’s murder that shocked the Netherlands
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two men have been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of a…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Fortify your finances against natural disaster
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s not enjoyable to think about what could happen in a natural disaster, but it’s wise to invest some time and…
Continue Reading Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Bing Crosby’s heirs sell stake in estate to boost his work
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just old rock stars benefiting from the current trend of artists selling off rights…
Continue Reading Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off Alaska coast
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an…
Continue Reading Official says journalist’s Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has…
Continue Reading Charles urges leaders to do more than ‘just talk’ on climate
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is urging world leaders to do more than “just talk” when they gather in Scotland’s…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including…
Continue Reading Israeli archaeologists discover ancient winemaking complex
By TSAFRIR ABAYOV Associated Press YAVNE, Israel (AP) — Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating…
Continue Reading 5 Indian soldiers killed in gunfight with rebels in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Five Indian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle with militants fighting against Indian rule in the Himalayan…
Continue Reading Merkel: Israel can’t ‘lose sight’ of deal with Palestinians
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has implored Israel not “to lose sight” of the need to…
Continue Reading Austria swears in new chancellor after Kurz steps aside
BERLIN (AP) — Austria has a new chancellor, two days after former leader Sebastian Kurz resigned amid corruption allegations. Austria’s…
Continue Reading UK police won’t act against Prince Andrew over abuse claim
LONDON (AP) — British police will not be taking any further action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who…
Continue Reading 3 US-based economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, DAVID McHUGH and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist has won the Nobel prize for…
Continue Reading Flooding sends bus into river in China; 120,000 evacuated
BEIJING (AP) — A bus has fallen into a river in northern China, leaving at least three people dead and 11 others missing after flooding from heavy…
Continue Reading Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq says it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida…
Continue Reading French actor breaks silence on child sex abuse within church
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At 8 years old, Laurent Martinez was sexually abused by a priest. Forty years later, he has chosen…
Continue Reading Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US
COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports of deaths or…
Continue Reading Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
By FADI TAWIL Associated Press ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of…
Continue Reading Police: TV reporter killed in bomb attack in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say a roadside bomb has killed a regional television reporter in the country’s southwest.…
Continue Reading Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to…
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