Amsterdam court gives green light to plan to reduce flights at busy Schiphol Airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals court judges in Amsterdam say the Dutch government can order Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest…
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Protesters arrested in Kenya as the opposition rallies against new taxes
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — More than 20 anti-government protesters have been arrested in Kenya’s capital and other…
Continue Reading Countries agree to slash shipping emissions but not enough to stay within warming limits
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that…
Continue Reading Man who served 13 years for murder is acquitted at a retrial in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A man who spent 13 years in prison in Germany for the death of an elderly woman has been acquitted in a retrial by a court that…
Continue Reading Muslims across Pakistan hold anti-Sweden protests to denounce burning of Islam’s holy book
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Muslims in Pakistan have held protests to denounce last week’s burning of the…
Continue Reading Elevated mortgage rates are leading to sharply higher monthly payments even as home prices ease
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Would-be homebuyers are willing to take on sharply higher mortgage payments, even as home…
Continue Reading Chinese cities open air raid shelters for heat relief as extreme temperatures lead to deaths
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high…
Continue Reading Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over its new rival app Threads
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of…
Continue Reading Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a…
Continue Reading China says up to US to create ‘necessary conditions’ for anti-drugs cooperation
BEIJING (AP) — China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from…
Continue Reading 15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15…
Continue Reading Israeli forces kill 2 wanted Palestinians in shootout in the occupied West Bank
By AREF TUFAHA Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed two wanted Palestinians in a flashpoint West Bank city, days after…
Continue Reading Thousands take part in first running of the bulls in Spain’s San Fermin festival
By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of thrill seekers took part Friday in the first running of the bulls at the…
Continue Reading US Treasury chief Yellen and China’s No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better…
Continue Reading A fire in a nursing home in Italy has killed 6 residents and injured some 80 others
MILAN (AP) — A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home during the night has killed six residents. Italian firefighters said the blaze began…
Continue Reading Drones sweep for sharks along New York coast as encounters rise with beachgoers
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Off the coast of Long Island, drones sweep over the ocean, patrolling the water for any…
Continue Reading Yellen’s visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after jobs report comes in warm but hopefully not too hot
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm…
Continue Reading South Korea endorses the safety of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from Fukushima plant
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government has formally endorsed the safety of Japanese plans to…
Continue Reading An Indian state court won’t stay Rahul Gandhi’s defamation verdict in a blow to his election hopes
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian state court has refused to stay opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation. Friday’s…
Continue Reading ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s re-recording of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” is the third album in…
Continue Reading EU takes a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic ammunition production to help Ukraine
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic production of…
Continue Reading Armed rebellion by Wagner chief Prigozhin underscores erosion of Russian legal system
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution…
Continue Reading France’s small towns are reeling from the spread of rioting. ‘Now it’s affecting the countryside’
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After a pleasant evening of wine-tasting — joyfully billed “Grapes and Friends!” — with a…
Continue Reading Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador’s President Bukele turns to sports
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele stood before tens of thousands of roaring…
Continue Reading West clashes with Russia and Iran at UN over Tehran’s uranium enrichment and drones for Russia
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia and Iran at the U.N.…
Continue Reading For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the…
Continue Reading US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting
By TERRY TANG and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (AP) — A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black…
Continue Reading Trump blasts DeSantis in Iowa, says GOP rival ‘despises’ the state’s ethanol
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa on Friday, former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov.…
Continue Reading First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event…
Continue Reading Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized…
Continue Reading Cooler hiring in June could help the Fed achieve an elusive ‘soft landing’ for US economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another solid gain for America’s job market. The pace of hiring…
Continue Reading Passenger fearing ‘powerful cartel’ made bomb threat on Seattle-bound flight, documents say
SEATTLE (AP) — A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle is accused of making a bomb threat that caused pilots to land…
Continue Reading Double-decker bus collision with second bus in Manhattan sends 18 people to hospitals
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a crash involving a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan sent 18 people to hospitals for treatment. Deputy…
Continue Reading The Afghan Taliban say they banned beauty salons because they offered forbidden services
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says beauty salons have been banned in Afghanistan because they offered services forbidden by Islam and caused…
Continue Reading Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmacies
PHOENIX (AP) — Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription…
Continue Reading Drum-beating ‘monkeys’ and dancing ‘parrots’ celebrate 100th anniversary of Mexico City zoo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people in Mexico City have to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Chapultepec Zoo, founded in 1923 in a city park…
Continue Reading Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers. The recently…
Continue Reading Biden administration seeks stay of judge’s social media order, saying it could cause ‘grave harm’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications…
Continue Reading Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the nation’s largest truck makers on Thursday pledged to stop selling new…
Continue Reading Maine governor expected to sign bill easing restrictions on abortions later in pregnancy
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that would expand access to abortions…
Continue Reading Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in…
Continue Reading Greece pledges more high defense spending, seeks F-35 fleet
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government is promising to continue a multi-billion euro defense modernization program during its…
Continue Reading Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions…
Continue Reading The UN chief issues a rare condemnation of excessive force by Israel in its Jenin raid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is condemning Israel’s excessive use of force…
Continue Reading Frances Tiafoe sends footwear message to Travis Scott at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Frances Tiafoe is still waiting on his sneakers from Travis Scott. The American tennis player advanced to the third round…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Canada have broken records for area burned, evacuations and cost, official says
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Wildfires raging across Canada have already broken records for total areas burned, the number of people forced…
Continue Reading Sentencing for former Indiana congressman postponed as prosecutors seek $1.4 million in restitution
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Indiana congressman should pay nearly $1.4 million to cover…
Continue Reading Connecticut lawmaker attacked after Muslim service says Hartford police downplayed assault
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state lawmaker attacked as she left a Muslim prayer service is accusing local…
Continue Reading Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for…
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