Child migration through Panama’s dangerous Darien Gap is up 40%, UN report says
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A U.N. report says child migration through Panama’s dangerous Darien Gap is up 40% so far this year. UNICEF, the U.N.…
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In first AI dialogue, US cites ‘misuse’ of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington’s restrictions
By JAMEY KEATEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The National Security Council says high-level U.S. government envoys raised concerns…
Continue ReadingA second scourge is battering Brazil’s flooded south: Disinformation
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul…
Continue ReadingThe jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history — most of the time
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press A gag order. The House Speaker turning up outside court. Angry denouncements of the judge overseeing the case. Some…
Continue Reading2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics
By SAM METZ and MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as…
Continue ReadingSoulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, ‘What a Fool Believes’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Something stopped Michael McDonald from telling his story publicly — him. The Rock &…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a…
Continue ReadingInvestigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators say the electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left…
Continue ReadingFrom acting to the squared circle, Emmy winner Hauser is ready to rumble for Major League Wrestling
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser is set to take the next step in his professional wrestling career. Hauser has declared…
Continue ReadingJapan, US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic weapons interceptor as regional threats grow
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States have signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile…
Continue ReadingTerry Blair, serving life in prison for killing six women in Kansas City, Missouri, dies
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of killing six women 20 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, has died. The Missouri Department of Corrections…
Continue Reading‘The Fly’ has become notorious in France after a brazen escape. What’s his criminal history?
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A prisoner nicknamed “The Fly” has become notorious in France after a daring escape from a…
Continue ReadingWho is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting?
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously…
Continue ReadingShopping complex fire inflicts tragedy on Vietnamese community in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A weekend fire in a shopping center in Warsaw dealt tragedy to many members of…
Continue Reading‘American Idol’ alum Jordin Sparks to perform national anthem ahead of 108th Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jordin Sparks, the singer-songwriter who shot to stardom on “American Idol,” will perform the national anthem before the…
Continue Reading‘Mad Max’ has lived in George Miller’s head for 45 years. He’s not done dreaming yet
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Only recently has George Miller realized just how influential his medical education was to the…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how — and why — to try again
By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, you’re not alone. Experts say many people try it only once…
Continue ReadingUS will send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in. It’ll test ties with China
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the White House is sending an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this…
Continue ReadingFewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingChances of Cyprus peace talks restart look dimmer as Turkish Cypriot leader sees no common ground
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division…
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