At least 15 people killed and dozens injured in bus crash in Mali
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says that at least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when two…
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German government to present 1st national security strategy to address growing threats
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is unveiling its first comprehensive national security strategy in Berlin as part of an effort to address what it views as…
Continue Reading Chinese navy ship pays port call to Philippines in goodwill tour of region
By IYA FORBES Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese navy training ship with hundreds of cadets has made a port call in the…
Continue Reading At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least…
Continue Reading At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to…
Continue Reading British economy recovers slightly in April but strikes set to keep a lid on growth
LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that the British economy bounced back in April amid strong sales at bars and pubs as well as a rebound in car…
Continue Reading How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for…
Continue Reading Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa…
Continue Reading As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister airs concerns in phone call with Blinken ahead of planned visit
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang…
Continue Reading Long-awaited Vietnam energy plan aims to boost renewables, but fossil fuels still in the mix
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Power outages are leaving Vietnamese homes and businesses without power for hours at…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed as Fed keeps rates steady but signals more hikes may come
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks swung to a mixed close on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve hinted it may raise interest…
Continue Reading Federal assistance sought for northeastern vineyards, orchards hit by late frost
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season…
Continue Reading To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila, a pest that one…
Continue Reading Historic Boston church where the Revolution was sparked to host its first play
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Old North Church played a pivotal role in the nation’s fight for independence and has continued to…
Continue Reading An Amazon rainforest rite of passage in threatened territory
By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DAVID BILLER Associated Press ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — The Indigenous adolescents danced in a…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP governor signs transgender health bills while vetoing another, bucking party trends
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender…
Continue Reading Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Toyota’s shareholders have rejected demands from some investors that the automaker…
Continue Reading Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan clears Wisconsin Legislature
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going…
Continue Reading Benito the giraffe is alone and struggling at small Mexican zoo, climate activists say
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last…
Continue Reading Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark…
Continue Reading Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker’s death in 2005
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against German immigrant Tobias…
Continue Reading 110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution,…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes over southwest Damascus wounded soldier and caused damage
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say airstrikes attributed to Israel over Syria’s capital have critically wounded one soldier. Syria’s state…
Continue Reading 18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge…
Continue Reading Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo…
Continue Reading ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor facing additional charges in Canada
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police have issued warrants for a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who is facing nine charges…
Continue Reading Tour boat capsize in underground cave wasn’t the first, agency says; passenger recounts ordeal
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system in upstate New York, members of…
Continue Reading Despite serious legal threat, Trump turns day in court into a campaign event
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential…
Continue Reading Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set, prosecutors say
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Oil producers say tech will soon handle climate-wrecking fumes. US envoy Kerry says be skeptical
By EDITH M. LEDERER, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is urging skepticism…
Continue Reading Senate just barely confirms Bernstein as Biden’s economic adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has narrowly confirmed Jared Bernstein to be the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A…
Continue Reading Los Angeles city councilman charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with 10 counts,…
Continue Reading Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country for Old Men,’ dies at 89
By SUE MAJOR HOLMES and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both…
Continue Reading Starbucks denies claims that it’s banning Pride displays but union organizers are skeptical
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is denying union organizers’ claims that it is banning Pride displays in its U.S. stores in the wake…
Continue Reading Tory Lanez sentencing on Megan Thee Stallion shooting delayed to August
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday. Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says a columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award…
Continue Reading Iraqi immigrant pleads guilty in federal court in Oregon to supporting Islamic State
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An immigrant from Iraq has pleaded guilty in federal court in Portland, Oregon, to conspiring…
Continue Reading Buttigieg vows federal help to fix collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia
By MARC LEVY Associated Press U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south…
Continue Reading Israeli soldiers will not face criminal charges in death of elderly Palestinian-American
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it will not bring criminal charges against soldiers involved in the…
Continue Reading Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and…
Continue Reading Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor
FORT JOHNSON, La. (AP) — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I…
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Florida estate
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge…
Continue Reading Republicans delay vote on University of Wisconsin budget after promises to cut diversity funds
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of…
Continue Reading France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war
PARIS France’s government has accused Russia of a long-running online manipulation campaign that included impersonating the websites of leading…
Continue Reading In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present. Outside, he campaigned for all to see
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and thumbs-up to crowds gathered outside…
Continue Reading Israeli military raid kills 1 Palestinian, 4 people wounded in separate West Bank shooting attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that an Israeli military raid into the northern West Bank has sparked a gunfight with militants…
Continue Reading NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making…
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