An Islamist group used child soldiers in Mozambique attacks, says Human Rights Watch
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Human Rights Watch says an Islamist group operating in Mozambique’s northern Cabo…
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Preakness favorite Muth ruled out of the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a…
Continue ReadingPakistani court grants bail to Imran Khan in a graft case. But he won’t be released just yet
I ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court granted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in a graft case. However, he won’t be released as…
Continue ReadingCommunity colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MELINA WALLING Associated Press DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot…
Continue ReadingHungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of…
Continue ReadingRetail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and interest rates curb spending
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued…
Continue ReadingNepal’s top cricket star has his 8-year sentence for rape thrown out and is cleared of all charges
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A high court in Nepal has overturned an eight-year prison sentence for rape for the country’s star cricket player and…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed targeting a U.S. Navy…
Continue ReadingUnited Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
By DAVID CRARY, HOLLY MEYER and PETER SMITH Associated Press Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist…
Continue ReadingChina and Russia reaffirm their close ties as Moscow presses its offensive in Ukraine
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed…
Continue Reading‘Furiosa’ debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment
CANNES, France (AP) — “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s…
Continue ReadingReport: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s…
Continue ReadingCanadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
MADRID (AP) — Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer…
Continue ReadingPakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed rocket system with a range of 400…
Continue ReadingUN agency authorizes second vaccine against dengue amid outbreaks in the Americas
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide…
Continue ReadingParis garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
PARIS (AP) — Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the…
Continue ReadingSlovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear…
Continue ReadingGerman court convicts a Palestinian man of murder over a fatal stabbing on a train last year
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted a man of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for carrying out a fatal stabbing on a train…
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