CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
By MAE ANDERSON, PAUL HARLOFF and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run…
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A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a Christian man who was accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has…
Continue Reading4 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation remains tense
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany has risen to four as three bodies were recovered from inundated…
Continue ReadingToyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven…
Continue ReadingFrom decay to dazzling, Ford restores grandeur to Detroit train station that once symbolized decline
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The once-blighted monolithic Michigan Central train station — for decades a symbol of…
Continue ReadingExpect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That’s the word from the…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on polio workers in the country’s northwest, killing a police officer…
Continue ReadingIran’s acting top diplomat dismisses US-proposed Gaza cease-fire deal in visit to Lebanon
BY ABBY SEWELL AND KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s acting foreign minister has dismissed a Gaza cease-fire deal proposed by…
Continue ReadingBeijing accuses 2 Chinese citizens of being British spies in latest test of relations
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing has accused two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, in the latest test of a relationship that has grown…
Continue ReadingFrance’s far right may win big in the EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is likely to emerge as a big winner at the weekend’s…
Continue ReadingParliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of Georgia’s parliament says he signed into law a divisive measure…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to…
Continue ReadingThe first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues
By SARA ESPAÑA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum’s name will go down in Mexican history. The governing party candidate won…
Continue ReadingA scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200…
Continue ReadingRemembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the…
Continue Reading2 Japanese F-35 fighter jets make emergency landings after 1 has a mechanical problem
TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jets have made emergency landings at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Monday, but there…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of children in Afghanistan are affected by ongoing flash floods, UNICEF says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected…
Continue ReadingHour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies’ June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normany, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carry…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in…
Continue ReadingRemembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever…
Continue ReadingIndia’s election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here’s what to know
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India has close to…
Continue ReadingIndonesia is to deport a fugitive to Thailand who is wanted on murder and drug trafficking charges
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Thailand’s most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force…
Continue ReadingJury is chosen in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday
By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the…
Continue ReadingPresident Milei’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
By ISABEL DEBRE and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines is back in court over firing of flight attendant with anti-abortion views
By KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has gone back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: ‘Hit Man,’ Tems, Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX and Star Wars: Hunters
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Nigerian singer Tems’ debut album, Dakota Johnson plays a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares decline after report shows US manufacturing contracted in May
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares retreated on Tuesday after a report showed that U.S. manufacturing contracted in May, in the…
Continue ReadingAfter crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
By KANIS LEUNG and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday’s 35th…
Continue ReadingProsecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot motorist Ricky Cobb
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes near Syria’s Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state media and Iranian media outlets are saying that Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed…
Continue ReadingSally Buzbee steps down as executive editor of The Washington Post
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead…
Continue ReadingPopular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, has…
Continue ReadingSwimmer injured by shark attack on Southern California coast
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures,…
Continue ReadingBorder mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
BY VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, TEXAS (AP) — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe…
Continue ReadingYuka Saso wins another US Women’s Open. This one was for Japan
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The first Filipina to win the U.S. Women’s Open, and now the first from Japan. Sweetest…
Continue ReadingEarthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering…
Continue ReadingDavid Levy, Moroccan-born ex-foreign minister of Israel, dies at 86
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated…
Continue ReadingGay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil’s national symbols
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen…
Continue ReadingArizona tribe temporarily bans dances after police officer is fatally shot responding to disturbance
SANTAN, Ariz. (AP) — The Gila River Indian Community has issued a temporary ban on dances after a tribal police officer was fatally shot and…
Continue ReadingUltra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case…
Continue ReadingGerman police officer dies of wounds suffered in knife attack
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A 29-year-old German police officer has died of injuries suffered during a knife attack that left five other people…
Continue ReadingRugby star and ALS campaigner Rob Burrow dies at age 41
LEEDS, England (AP) — Rob Burrow, a former rugby star who was widely praised for his fundraising and awareness campaigns after being diagnosed with…
Continue ReadingMississippi officials oppose plan to house migrant children at old Harrah’s Tunica hotels
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — Local officials won’t support a proposal to house unaccompanied migrant children at two former casino hotels in…
Continue ReadingIsrael seeks a ‘governing alternative’ to Hamas in Gaza. It’s been tried and failed before
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said…
Continue ReadingMichael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Actor Michael Douglas on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that…
Continue ReadingNo one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Catching the right amount of sleep is no easy task in Grand Slam tennis these days — for the…
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard
NEW YORK (AP) — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday. Murdoch and Elena…
Continue ReadingEx-NJ officer sentenced to 27 years in shooting death of driver, wounding of passenger in 2019 chase
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison in the shooting death of one man and the…
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