Takeaways from AP analysis on the rise of world’s debt-laden ‘zombie’ companies
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded “zombie” companies —…
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The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Organizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the…
Continue ReadingZombies: Ranks of world’s most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the…
Continue ReadingNationalist parties, far-left on the rise ahead of Sunday’s federal elections in Belgium
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian voters return to the polls on Sunday while both the far-right and the far-left are…
Continue ReadingAttacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A dozen masked men jump out of two SUVs and a white pickup and storm a KFC…
Continue ReadingSamoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Samoan author is charged with killing another…
Continue ReadingHow AP analyzed Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By The Associated Press The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data provided by the Health Ministry in the Gaza…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll data
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and…
Continue ReadingWomen and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data finds the proportion…
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend…
Continue ReadingHundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There’s a vacant motel next door
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
By RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin isn’t a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — It’s five months before the general election, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about new claims that Trump made racist comments on ‘The Apprentice’
By GARANCE BURKE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press As Donald Trump seeks to make inroads with African American voters in his third run for the White…
Continue ReadingA new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’
By GARANCE BURKE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating…
Continue ReadingJames Beard finalists include an East African restaurant in Detroit and Seattle pho shops
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An East African eatery in Detroit, longtime family owned Seattle pho shops and a Palestinian chef…
Continue ReadingUS hiring and wage growth picked up last month in sign of sustained economic health
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and…
Continue ReadingChina’s exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Official statistics say that China’s exports for May grew at their fastest pace in more than a year…
Continue ReadingCeltics rout Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of NBA Finals behind Brown, returning Porzingis
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into…
Continue ReadingThird term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India’s rivalry with China grows
By DAVID RISING and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Fresh from declaring victory in India’s election, Prime Minister Narendra…
Continue ReadingRecords tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Records tumbled across the Southwest United States on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt…
Continue ReadingWoman who says she’s the real Martha from ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues Netflix for defamation
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer A woman who says she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the center of Netflix’s “Baby…
Continue ReadingPossibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill that would impose another hurdle for…
Continue ReadingMan takes murder plea deal in first Colorado case impacted by work of embattled DNA analyst
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the killings of three people in…
Continue ReadingThe Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant
By ED DAVEY Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sea turtles still scramble from the waters of Batangas Bay, paddling up the sand to bury…
Continue ReadingA Texas county removed 17 books from its libraries. An appeals court says eight must be returned.
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says eight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a…
Continue ReadingGuatemala lawyer who defended rural and Indigenous people killed in attack
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan lawyer who worked closely with organizations representing farmworker and Indigenous groups has been killed in an…
Continue ReadingMany leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says leaders in many conflict areas are more…
Continue ReadingAmanda Knox vows to ‘fight for the truth’ after Italian court convicts her again of slander
MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox told Italian TV that she was surprised by a Florence appeals court decision to convict her of slander for accusing a…
Continue ReadingReport shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023. It marks…
Continue ReadingFormer officers who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6 visited the Pa. House. Some GOP members jeered
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives booed…
Continue ReadingEx-NJ attorney general testifies Sen. Bob Menendez confronted him twice over a pending criminal case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New Jersey attorney general has testified at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial…
Continue ReadingMississippi police officer loses job after telling man to ‘go back to Mexico’
RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi police officer has lost his job after telling a Hispanic man “go back to Mexico” while responding to…
Continue ReadingNew York governor pushes for tax increase after nixing toll program in Manhattan
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to raise taxes on businesses in the city to close a…
Continue ReadingA new Nebraska law makes court diversion program available to veterans. Other states could follow
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Those seeking to keep military veterans out of jails and prisons are shining a spotlight on…
Continue ReadingUS to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker
By OLGA RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed several state charges against Paul…
Continue ReadingThe Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The Office of Inspector General says the Census Bureau didn’t adequately monitor contract orders worth hundreds…
Continue ReadingAnchorage police won’t release bodycam video of 3 shootings. It’s creating a fight over transparency
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three shootings in three weeks involving police officers in Anchorage, Alaska, have…
Continue ReadingJudge sentences former Illinois child welfare worker to jail in boy’s death
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former Illinois state child welfare worker to six months in jail in connection with a 5-year-old boy’s…
Continue ReadingWoman’s 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a…
Continue Reading‘Wheel of Fortune’: Vanna White bids an emotional goodbye to Pat Sajak
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Pat Sajak’s final episode as the host of “Wheel of Fortune,” Vanna White paid…
Continue ReadingA man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say the mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to…
Continue ReadingGiraffe’s nibble turns into airborne safari adventure for Texas toddler
GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — A Texas family got a brief scare when a nibble from a giraffe turned a 2-year-old’s safari visit into an airborne…
Continue ReadingRussian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing ‘friendly relations’
HAVANA (AP) — Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff says 7 suspects arrested, 11 migrants hospitalized after sting near San Antonio
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Seven migrant smuggling suspects have been arrested and 11 migrants are hospitalized after a…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina woman and her dad complete prison sentences for death of her Irish husband
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The wife of an Irish businessman who was beaten to death in 2015 and the woman’s father have been released from North…
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