Month: June 2023

By RICHARD LARDNER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19…

By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s election commission says President Julius Maada Bio has won a…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — The Cuban government opened the door to the creation of more small- and medium-sized…

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On another 100-degree day in Texas, Sean Whitaker lingered outside a Dallas cafe after…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat…

LONDON (AP) — A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 74 million pounds ($94.35 million), making it the most…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have created embryo models to help study the mysteries of early human development, the medical problems…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — As Spain sizzles in its first official heat wave of the year, the National Statistics Institute…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in…

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — English soccer club Watford has apologized to the victims of a former physiotherapist…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan’s law minister says he expects a tougher armed response in the event of any…

MILAN (AP) — Italians can celebrate lower pasta prices but must face higher prices across the board for fruit and vegetables. Italy’s industry…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Ivan Rossomakhin returned home from the war in Ukraine three months ago, his…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has ruled that international prosecutors should…

By STEVE LeBLANC and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Jill D’Amore helped make Our Lady Help of Christians Church beautiful,…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe director says nearly 36 million people in the region may have long-lasting…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein was left alone in his jail cell with a surplus of bed…

By MATTHEW BROWN, TERRY CHEA, CALEB DIEHL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has discussed his country’s interest in boosting economic ties with China during a…

MILAN (AP) — A still-life fresco recently discovered in the Pompeii archaeological site features a flatbread with colorful toppings that looks like…

LONDON (AP) — Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi says he’s taking a break from touring “for the foreseeable future” as he seeks to…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by sex assault…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs…

By TRISHA THOMAS and REBECCA PRECCIUTI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist…

By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia’s military belies…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he never thought he would be shot even after the white man at…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance has been postponed for a valet for Donald Trump charged…