UK wages are rising at a record pace. That makes higher interest rates more likely
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation. That’s…
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For first time, every player at the Women’s World Cup will be paid at least $30K
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer At the behest of players from across the globe, FIFA has agreed that a chunk of the prize money pool at the…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup showcases inequity within the women’s game
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The World Cup always draws attention to the inequities between men’s and women’s soccer. But it also…
Continue ReadingPro surfer Mikala Jones dies at 44 after surfing accident in Indonesia
By Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN) — Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones has died at the age of 44 following an accident while surfing in Indonesia’s…
Continue ReadingPro surfer Mikala Jones dies at 44 after surfing accident in Indonesia
By Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN) — Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones has died at the age of 44 following an accident while surfing in Indonesia’s…
Continue ReadingAustralian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A retired baker has returned home to Sydney after being released from prison in Vietnam,…
Continue ReadingOzzy Osbourne pulls out of Power Trip festival citing health problems
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — British rock icon Ozzy Osbourne announced on Monday he was pulling out of the Power Trip music festival scheduled…
Continue ReadingSweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership
By KARL RITTER Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected…
Continue ReadingAll 6 aboard helicopter carrying Mexican tourists are killed in a crash near Mount Everest in Nepal
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All six people on board a helicopter carrying Mexican tourists were killed when it…
Continue ReadingIsraelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Protesters in Israel have blocked highways and thronged the country’s main international…
Continue ReadingDesperate Ukrainians take long and uncertain journey to escape Russian occupation
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Rima Yaremenko, the 5,000-kilometer (3,000-mile) odyssey to escape…
Continue ReadingNiña recibe el corazón de un niño de 4 años en el primer trasplante de este tipo en Ucrania
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — En medio de la furiosa guerra y la constante amenaza de los misiles rusos, se realizó con éxito un trasplante de…
Continue ReadingBiden and NATO leaders ride wave of momentum after Turkey agrees to Sweden’s membership
By Betsy Klein, CNN Vilnius, Lithuania (CNN) — President Joe Biden and alliance leaders enter the first day of the high-stakes NATO Summit Tuesday…
Continue ReadingEU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament in Strasbourg as the bloc…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 killed as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities say at least one person has been killed after an elevated road being built in Bangkok collapsed, and two others are…
Continue ReadingHong Kong will ban more products from Japan if treated wastewater is discharged, its leader says
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee says the city will ban marine products from “a large number…
Continue ReadingCatastrophic flooding swamped Vermont’s capital as intense storms forced evacuations and closures in Northeast
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Intense rainstorms that inundated the Northeast turned streets into rivers, forced…
Continue ReadingAcross the US Southwest, people in desert cities like Phoenix are enduring an extreme heat wave
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Even desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave…
Continue ReadingNative American leaders visit site of archeological dig to find remains of boarding school students
By TRISHA AHMED and CHARLIE NEIBERGALL Associated Press GENOA, Neb. (AP) — A grandmother wearing beaded necklaces of bright red, yellow and blue…
Continue ReadingLa noche de juegos en familia también puede esculpir las habilidades matemáticas de los niños, según un estudio
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Tira los dados, aterriza en Pennsylvania Avenue y cuenta tu dinero para ver si tienes suficiente para comprar esa…
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