Algae blooms prompt 2 warnings along parts of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hamsphire officials have issued two warnings of potentially dangerous algae blooms along parts of Lake Winnipesaukee, the…
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US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet…
Continue ReadingPutin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start…
Continue ReadingExplosions in a Swiss garage have left 2 people dead and 11 injured
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say two people have been found dead after explosions in an underground parking garage at an apartment building in…
Continue ReadingNiger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The highest court in Niger lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically…
Continue ReadingGreece’s prime minister tweaks his government to focus on cost of living and labor
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is tweaking his Cabinet with a focus on cost-of-living and labor policies after his…
Continue ReadingSwedish officials say weak replacement parts caused a fatal roller coaster derailment last year
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish accident investigators say the country’s oldest amusement park did not…
Continue ReadingChinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
BEIJING (AP) — Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has…
Continue ReadingPope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI. The G7 responds
By NICOLE WINFIELD and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BARI, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis challenged leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies on…
Continue ReadingIran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install…
Continue ReadingA street in The Hague gets an all-encompassing orange facelift for Euro 2024
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The fluttering of 64 kilometers (40 miles) of orange bunting and a hammer driving a…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by…
Continue ReadingCanada’s defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister says
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair says his country looks on track to meet NATO’s military…
Continue ReadingR.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of…
Continue ReadingChinese soccer fans are pouring money into a food stall run by Singapore’s goalkeeper. Here’s why
By FU TING Associated Press Chinese soccer fans have poured their love — and money — into a Singaporean goalkeeper’s food stall after his…
Continue ReadingAI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it’s ripping them off
By MATT O’BRIEN and SARAH PARVINI AP Technology Writers The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after European stocks slump
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hung around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street remained relatively quiet…
Continue ReadingA pond in warming Mali is disappearing, and a UNESCO-listed fishing tradition is in danger
By MOUSTAPHA DIALLO Associated Press SAN, Mali (AP) — For hundreds of years, people have gathered in the southern Mali town of San for a collective…
Continue ReadingCuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island’s troubles in new album
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and CRISTIANA MESQUITA Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for…
Continue ReadingBoy accused of terrorist act in Sydney church faces new charges of stabbing bishop and priest
SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of committing a terrorist act by stabbing a bishop in a Sydney church in April faces two additional…
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