German foreign minister scraps Pacific trip after a persistent problem with her plane
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has abandoned a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji after a problem…
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UK wages grow at a record pace, nearing the inflation rate
By Hanna Ziady and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Wages in the United Kingdom grew 7.8% in the three months to June, the fastest annual…
Continue ReadingRussia unleashes a country-wide missile barrage on Ukraine as Putin addresses security conference
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed missiles across Ukraine early on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingAs the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Victor Tsvyk harvested 4,800 tons of wheat this month, but after Russia exited a wartime deal…
Continue ReadingFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin acquitted of four graft charges
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been acquitted by the high court…
Continue ReadingNewly released video and sheriff’s report reveal details of the night Rep. Ronny Jackson was detained at a rodeo
By Ashley Killough and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was described as aggressive and threatening by members of…
Continue ReadingIsrael may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL MEGIDDO, Israel (AP) — An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the…
Continue ReadingAt least 106 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials say
By Nouran Salahieh and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingModi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Georgia indictment of Donald Trump and 18 others
By Jeremy Herb and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday was criminally charged for the fourth time this year in a…
Continue ReadingKishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II’s end without mentioning Japan’s wartime aggression
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed a peace pledge as Japan observed the 78th…
Continue ReadingSaying hello to neighbors could boost your well-being, a new survey says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to be neighborly when you’re raising two kids as a single mom and working long hours. That’s…
Continue ReadingTwo years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’
By Jessie Yeung, Anna Coren and Jawad Temori, CNN (CNN) — When Zahra thinks back to her life before the summer of 2021, it seems like another…
Continue ReadingMassive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 35 and injures scores more
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 35 people and injured scores more, Russian…
Continue ReadingIsraeli West Bank raid kills 2 Palestinians and a court releases a settler charged in shooting death
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians,…
Continue ReadingHow the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump may be the biggest yet and other case takeaways
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MEG KINNARD Associated Press The fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump may be the most sweeping yet. The…
Continue ReadingAs a criminal case against a Tesla driver wraps up, legal and ethical questions on Autopilot endure
By STEFANIE DAZIO and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County whose car…
Continue Reading4 Australians and 2 Indonesians are rescued after being missing in waters off Indonesia for 2 days
By EDNA TARIGAN and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Four Australian tourists and two Indonesians were rescued after being…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says
By CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help…
Continue ReadingMother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded…
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